DSM first company to endorse the 'Roadmap to End Global Hunger'
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences
company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announced that it has
officially endorsed the 'Roadmap to End Global Hunger', a
comprehensive strategy announced by a broad based coalition of
leading humanitarian organizations aimed at addressing global hunger
through short, mid range and long term initiatives focused on
achieving the Millennium Development Goals of halving global hunger
by 2015.
DSM, as a world leader in nutrition, is proud to be the first company
to endorse this strategy, and pledges to continue its work in
partnership with humanitarian organizations and governments around
the world to find sustainable solutions to the issue of micronutrient
deficiency. This endorsement further demonstrates DSM's commitment to
addressing the problem of micronutrient deficiency - or 'hidden
hunger' as it is also known - a problem that affects an estimated 2
billion people across the world.
The Roadmap to End Global Hunger sets forth a strategy and
comprehensive plan for the United States government to lead the
international community in alleviating all forms of hunger. It calls
for increased allocation of resources to address the challenges of
hunger and malnutrition and the creation of a White House Office on
Global Hunger and Food Security.
The private sector has a crucial role to play in addressing the
problem of hidden hunger in both the developed and the developing
world through the development of new business models, and nutritious
food and food supplements, tailored to the specific needs of
particular population groups.
DSM is for example delivering support to the World Food Programme
through donating its MixMe(TM) sachets - a single dose sachet of
vitamins and minerals that can be sprinkled over food just before
serving or eating. So far approximately 250,000 thousand people
across Kenya, Nepal and Bangladesh have been supplied with the
MixMe(TM) sachets. For another product, NutriRice(TM), DSM recently
received the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) award for
the most important innovation towards addressing micronutrient
malnutrition.
On the occasion of the Micronutrient Forum 2009 in Beijing, DSM has
started to raise awareness for what is in danger of becoming a
forgotten issue and signed a private sector declaration calling for
action. DSM took a next step in participating in the Amsterdam
Initiative on Malnutrition (AIM), a Dutch public-private partnership,
launched at the end of May 2009, aiming at eliminating malnutrition
for 100 million people in Africa by 2015.
According to Stephan Tanda, Member of the Managing Board of DSM: 'It
is clear that not one sector - neither public, nor private - will be
able to solve the problem of hidden hunger alone. Both public and
private sectors will have to work together very closely. We are happy
to endorse this important US initiative addressing the challenges of
malnutrition.'
He further stated that 'We welcome the measures recently announced at
the G8 Summit to address the problem of food security, and urge the
US Administration, in partnership with the private sector and other
stakeholders, to show similar leadership in relation to hidden
hunger: the forgotten Millennium Development Goal.'
DSM is committed to continuing to work in partnership with the
Friends of the World Food Programme, government, trade associations,
corporate stakeholders and other private sector actors to facilitate
further successful public/private partnerships in finding sustainable
solutions to hunger issues and furthering the strategic goals set
forth in the Roadmap to End Global Hunger.
DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
Royal DSM N.V. creates innovative products and services in Life
Sciences and Materials Sciences that contribute to the quality of
life. DSM's products and services are used globally in a wide range
of markets and applications, supporting a healthier, more sustainable
and more enjoyable way of life. End markets include human and animal
nutrition and health, personal care, pharmaceuticals, automotive,
coatings and paint, electrical and electronics, life protection and
housing. DSM has annual net sales of EUR 9.3 billion and employs some
23,500 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in the
Netherlands, with locations on five continents. DSM is listed on
Euronext Amsterdam. More information: www.dsm.com
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