Leaving no one behind: making the case for adolescent girls

On 22-23 October 2018 IFAD and Save the Children Italy, with the support of the Government of Canada organized the International Conference “Leaving no one behind: making the case for adolescent girls”.

The aim of the conference was to highlight the importance of adolescent girls as a key target group to achieve global nutrition goals, advance progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and contribute to the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition.

This report presents the main messages that emerged during the event, including the gaps identified by all panellists and stakeholders involved, as well as the main commitments taken by the IFAD and Save the Children Italy, the youth and members of the Steering Committee.

The report also provides an overview of the highlights of the different panels, including hyperlinks to some of the presentations displayed during the two days.

Finally, the Annexes include the Agenda of the conference and the list of participants.