Brieuc Pont is a French diplomat with a global mission: He’s rallying governments, businesses, philanthropy, civil society, and development banks to end malnutrition together.
Last December he became France’s special envoy on nutrition and secretary-general of the Nutrition for Growth Summit, a major pledging conference. With four months until the big event in Paris on March 27-28, he’s been traveling worldwide trying to get anyone and everyone involved to prepare their commitments — both financial pledges and, for governments, nutrition policy plans.
But with major donors such as the United States and Europe tightening aid budgets, it’s a tough time to ask for money. Still, Pont said he is “confident we will succeed.”