This document is based on the report “The Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition in Egypt, Ethiopia,
Swaziland and Uganda”, prepared within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UN
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Food Programme (WFP): “The Cost of Hunger in Africa:
The Economic and Social Impact of Child Undernutrition”, coordinated by Josué Dioné, Director of the FoodSecurity and Sustainable Development Division at ECA, Steven Were Omamo and Abdoulaye Diop from the WFP Liaison Office to the African Union and ECA, and Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko, Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union Commission (AUC).