Nutrition for Growth summit’s press review

How was the Nutrition for Growth 2025 Summit covered by the media in France and abroad?

As with other international development issues, the fight against malnutrition is often relegated to the periphery of media debates. However, the Nutrition for Growth 2025 Summit, held in Paris, received relatively significant attention in the French press during the week of the event, despite limited media coverage beforehand.

Some media outlets provided an in-depth analysis of global malnutrition issues and of the N4G Summit itself, such as the article from l’Express discussing the challenges of the N4G Summit, the piece from Le Monde, or Les Echos which highlight the commitments made during the Summit. Most publications, however, only briefly mentioned the event, focusing instead on related topics such as cuts in development and humanitarian aid, or the visit of the King of Lesotho to Paris.

Furthermore, compared to other recent international summits organized by France — such as the one on artificial intelligence in February — the N4G Summit received significantly less media coverage.

It is also important to note that the N4G Summit took place at the same time as a summit on the war in Ukraine, held in Paris by the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, which was announced only a week earlier and heavily captured media attention, partly overshadowing the visibility of the N4G Summit.

The Nutrition for Growth Summit received media attention :

In the French Press

• Article published in Le Figaro on November 14, 2024: “La nutrition, pierre angulaire de la croissance et de la lutte contre les inégalités mondiales” (interview with Secretary of State for Francophonie and International Partnerships, Thani Mohamed-Soilihi)
• Article from La Croix dated November 19, 2024: “Au G20, le Brésil de Lula lance une nouvelle Alliance globale contre la faim”
• Article from Franceinfo dated March 4, 2025: “Vous souffrez de surpoids comme 50% de la population : quels sont les risques pour vous et vos enfants ?”
• Article from France 3 Régions dated March 4, 2025: “Vous souffrez d’obésité comme 50% de la population : quels sont les risques pour vous et vos enfants ?”
• Article from Brut dated March 7, 2025: “La malnutrition, un défi majeur face au manque de financement”
• Article from Franceinfo dated March 12, 2025: “Malnutrition infantile : des partis d’opposition et des ONG demandent des repas gratuits dans les écoles publiques”
• Article from Msn dated March 12, 2025: “Thani Mohamed Soilihi évoque une volonté commune de redéfinition des axes de partenariat”
• Article from Les Echos dated March 21, 2025: “Ensemble pour fournir des ressources vitales aux enfants vulnérables”
• Article published in Libération on March 23, 2025: “Alimentation : Produire des insectes de manière économiquement viable reste un défi”
• Article from Les Echos dated March 24, 2025: “Sommet ’Nutrition for Growth’”
• Article from La Croix, March 25, 2025: “Malnutrition : ‘Augmenter le prix de la canette de soda sauverait la vie de millions d’enfants”
• Article from Mediatico, March 25, 2025: “Malnutrition : crash test à Paris pour la solidarité internationale”
• Article from France Info, March 26, 2025: “Sommet sur la nutrition à Paris : ’Ça devait être un sommet des chefs d’État, ça va être une réunion ministérielle’, regrette Action contre la faim”
• Article from Le Figaro, March 26, 2025: “Faute de moyens, la moitié des enfants souffrant de malnutrition sévère dans le monde ne sont pas traités”
• Article from La Croix, March 27, 2025: “Contre la faim et pour le climat, le roi du Lesotho Letsie III dans la cour des grands”
• Article from La Croix, March 27, 2025: “La lutte contre la faim dans le monde à l’épreuve de la disette budgétaire”
• Article from France 24, March 27, 2025: “La malnutrition : un fléau aggravé avec le changement climatique”
• Article from La Croix, March 27, 2025: “Crise au Tigré : ’Nous n’entendons plus les fusils, mais l’insécurité alimentaire continue à nous tuer en silence’”
• Article from France Info, March 27, 2025: “’Prioriser certains enfants, c’est difficile’ : dans le nord du Cameroun, les humanitaires démunis face à la baisse des aides internationales”
• Article from Femme actuelle, March 27, 2025: “Brigitte Macron reçoit la Première dame du Brésil dans une tenue bleue et beige, à la fois élégante et moderne”
• Article from ZePros, March 27, 2025: “Repas scolaires : l’Unesco appelle à une révolution nutritionnelle mondiale”
• Article from HuffPost, March 27, 2025: “Emmanuel Macron envoie une pique à Donald Trump en soutenant le Lesotho”
• Article from Le Petit Journal, March 27, 2025: “Sommet Nutrition for Growth : un enfant de moins de 5 ans sur 2 meurt de malnutrition”
• Article from Le Monde, March 27, 2025: "In Paris, a summit to fight against malnutrition amid a financing crisis"
• Article from L’Express, March 27, 2025: "Facing cuts in international aid, the challenges of the Nutrition for Growth summit"
• Article from TV5 Monde, March 27, 2025: "Malnutrition: In the era of American withdrawal, Macron emphasizes ’the necessity of this fight’"
• Article from La République des Pyrénées: "Malnutrition: In the era of American withdrawal, Macron emphasizes ’the necessity of this fight’"
• Article from MSN, March 27, 2025: "Malnutrition: In the era of American withdrawal, Macron emphasizes ’the necessity of this fight’"
• Article from Sciences et Avenir, March 27, 2025: "Malnutrition: In the era of American withdrawal, Macron emphasizes ’the necessity of this fight’"
• Article from Les Echos, March 27, 2025: "Investing in nutrition makes economic sense"
• Article from Courrier Picard, March 27, 2025: "Malnutrition: 14 million children may not receive the aid they need, a summit opens in Paris"
• Article from Le Monde, March 27, 2025: "Jeff Bezos’ parents make a ’historic’ $500 million donation to UNICEF"
• Article from Le Télégramme, March 27, 2025: "To fight malnutrition, the EU promises a new commitment of 3.4 billion euros"
• Article from Sud Ouest, March 27, 2025: "Malnutrition, a social and economic scourge affecting billions of people, at the heart of a summit in Paris"
• Article from France 24, March 28, 2025: "Summit against malnutrition: Donations announced but the financial challenge persists"
• Article from Yahoo Actualités!, March 28, 2025: "Summit against malnutrition: Donations announced but the financial challenge persists"
• Article from TV5 Monde, March 28, 2025: "Summit against malnutrition: Donations announced but the financial challenge persists"
• Article from Le Parisien, March 28, 2025: "The Bezos family announces a $500 million donation to UNICEF"
• Article from Les Echos, March 28, 2025: "Auto, hunger, PS: the 3 words of the week by Dominique Seux"
• Article from Le Journal des Entreprises, March 28, 2025: "The France CGIAR 2026-2028 Plan signed in Paris, a ’major advance’ for Montpellier and Medvallée"
• Article from RFI, March 28, 2025: "Nutrition for Growth Summit: France takes up the torch in the fight against malnutrition"
• Article from Paris Match, March 28, 2025: "Laughter on the Élysée steps for Brigitte Macron and the Brazilian First Lady"
• Article from Les Actualités, March 28, 2025: "Now, we know that Lesotho exists"
• Article from France 24, March 28, 2025: "The Instant +: Apps, porridge, insects... these initiatives against malnutrition in Africa"
• Article from Atlas Info, March 29, 2025: "Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris raised nearly 28 billion dollars"
• Article from Le Monde, March 29, 2025: "The fight against malnutrition generates a financial momentum in Paris, but the needs are far from met"
• Article from Les Echos, March 30, 2025: "At the N4G summit, over 27 billion dollars in commitments for nutrition"
• Article from L’Infodrome, March 31, 2025: "Paris sets a record with over 27 billion dollars in commitments for nutrition at the N4G summit"
• Article from Témoignage Chrétien, April 3, 2025: "Hunger progresses worldwide"
• Article from EcoloBizz, April 5, 2025: "Nutrition for Growth: 27 billion dollars in promises to fight malnutrition worldwide"
• Article from Paris Match, April 6, 2025: "Philippe and Mathilde in Vietnam, Letsie III of Lesotho in France... Stéphane Bern’s royal chronicle"
• Article from Le Petit Journal, April 7, 2025: "Public health scourges affecting the world in 2025"
• Article from MSN, April 10, 2025: "Malnutrition: 14 million children threatened by aid reductions"

The tribunes calling for mobilization for the N4G Summit:

• Tribune in the Huffpost by former tennis champion Marion Bartoli and Anita Zaidi from the Gates Foundation, alongside the Women’s Tennis Association, titled « En marge de Roland-Garros, il est urgent d’agir pour la santé des femmes » published on May 31, 2024.
• Tribune in Inter Press Service on August 7, 2024 by Afshan Khan, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition movement, and Sania Nishtar, Executive Director of Gavi titled « Improving Childhood Health and Development Need Not Be an Olympian Effort »

• Collective Tribune published in the daily Le Monde signed by Isabelle Defourny (President of Médecins Sans Frontières France), Richard Kojan (President of Alima), and Alexia Sena (President of Action Santé Mondiale) titled « Nous appelons la France à garantir une hausse des investissements dans le renforcement des systèmes alimentaires, de santé et de protection sociale » published on October 16, 2024.
• Tribune published in Les Échos titled "Sommet « Nutrition for Growth » : « Mobilisons-nous contre la malnutrition" on March 24, 2025.
• Collective Tribune published in La Croix titled "Malnutrition : « Augmenter le prix de la canette de soda sauverait la vie de millions d’enfants » on March 24, 2025.

• Tribune published in Carenews by Action Against Hunger titled « Une COP de la nutrition à Paris 2025 et personne n’en parle ? Action contre la Faim alerte sur les enjeux du sommet N4G » and published on February 12, 2025.
• Tribune by Action Against Hunger in La Tribune titled "OPINION. « Nutrition For Growth (N4G), the decisive summit to defeat malnutrition... but where are our leaders? » on March 25, 2025.
• Tribune in Les Echos by Axel Van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director of the World Bank, titled « Investir dans la nutrition relève du bon sens économique » published on March 27, 2025.
• Editorial published in Le Temps on April 1, 2025: "L’irresponsabilité des Etats face au fléau de la faim"

Radio and television coverage:

• Eléonore Caroit in the Parlement hebdo program from February 16, 2025 on France 3 Midi-Pyrénées.
• Podcast by RFI from March 26, 2025: « Sommet Nutrition for Growth contre la malnutrition »
• Show on France 24 from March 27: "Nutrition for Growth summit: Leaders call for solidarity amid funding crisis"
• Podcast by France Culture from March 27, 2025: « Sommet sur la nutrition : Action contre la faim attend des engagements concrets, durables et suivis d’effets
• Show on FranceInfo from March 27, 2025: "Sommet sur la nutrition à Paris : "Ça devait être un sommet des chefs d’État, ça va être une réunion ministérielle", regrette Action contre la faim"
• Podcast by France Info from March 27, 2025: « Franceinfo junior. Comment lutter contre la malnutrition et la faim dans le monde ? »
• Show on France 24 from March 27, 2025: "La malnutrition : un fléau aggravé avec le changement climatique"
• Podcast by RFI from March 28, 2025: « Sommet Nutrition for Growth : la France reprend le flambeau du combat contre la malnutrition »
• Article from RTL on March 28, 2025: « “La malnutrition, ce n’est pas inéluctable" : Ann Avril et Marc-Olivier Fogiel appellent à la mobilisation sur RTL »
• Show on RFI from March 29, 2025: « Nutrition for growth, une bonne alimentation pour tous »
• Show on RFI from March 29, 2025: « Un monde sans faim, une utopie ? »
• Show on RFI from March 31, 2025: « Comment développer les systèmes agro-alimentaires locaux et de qualité ? »
• Show on France 24 from March 31, 2025: "Malnutrition : un fléau mondial qui ne recule pas"
• Action contre la Faim and the World Food Programme on a show from TV5 Monde on April 8, 2025

Media coverage on social media:

• A video interview Brut on Instagram with Benjamin des Gachons, Advocacy Director at the Eleanor Crook Foundation
• A video interview Brut on TikTok with Benjamin des Gachons, Advocacy Director at the Eleanor Crook Foundation
• A video interview Brut on Instagram with Michael Siegel, Advocacy Director at Action Against Hunger
  
  

Media coverage after the mobilization action of civil society actors and public figures calling for action against malnutrition

• Margot Delpierre in the 8 AM news, a podcast from France Culture, on March 27, 2025 « Malnutrition : un sommet s’ouvre à Paris »
• A Brut video on Instagram covering the event on Tuesday, March 25, on the Parvis des Droits de l’Homme.
• A Brut video on Tik Tok
  
  

Seen in the foreign press

• Article from Devex on October 10, 2023: « Opinion: 5 ways to accelerate momentum for the Paris nutrition summit »
• Article from Devex on December 4, 2024: « This French diplomat thinks nutrition is a ‘magic wand’ for development » (interview with the Special Envoy of the N4G Summit, Brieuc Pont)
• Article from The Times on February 18, 2025: "Starmer risks Macron’s fury by ruling out global hunger funds"
• Article from SciDevNet on March 21, 2025: "Nutrition summit seeks investors as key donors withdraw"
• Article from The Guardian on March 25, 2025: "A chance for world leaders to end malnutrition and save lives"
• Article from Devex on March 26, 2025: "Devex Dish: Nutrition for Growth summit faces funding headwinds"
• Article from Devex on March 27, 2025: "Nutrition for Growth summit raises $27B to end malnutrition"

• Article from Devex on March 28, 2025: "Devex Newswire: The big USAID to-do list, part two"
• Article from Senego on March 30, 2025: "Sommet Nutrition for Growth – Mabouba Diagne: « L’Afrique n’attend pas de l’aide, elle a besoin d’une relation gagnant-gagnant"
• Article from Abidjan.net on March 31, 2025: "Rencontre d’échanges de Emmanuel Macron avec des chefs de délégation au Sommet ’’Nutrition for Growth’’
• Article from Midimagasikara on April 1, 2025: "Sommet Nutrition pour la Croissance : Renforcement de l’engagement de Madagascar pour la souveraineté alimentaire"
• Article from Devex on April 2, 2025: "Devex Dish: A dose of hope as Nutrition for Growth exceeds expectations"
• Article from NewsMada on April 2, 2025: "N4G Paris 2025: engagement renforcé de Madagascar pour la souveraineté alimentaire"

NB : The press review was carried out from May 2024 to April 2025 and is not exhaustive.