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When preparing my presentation for this opening lecture, I thought about how to best embed it in the context of this congress. Let me start with 3 introductory remarks. First, you are attending the 3rd International Congress on Hidden Hunger. We gathered for the first time exactly 4 years ago, just a few kilometers away. While 4 years ago the headline was “From Assessment to Solutions!” today we are discussing strategies to improve nutrition quality and combat hidden hunger. We have made progress since then [1].

Second, therefore, with my second introductory remark, I would like to stress that we are talking about action, about the roadmap to success. With the adoption of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) [2], the world has defined this roadmap. Improved nutrition is explicitly mentioned in SDG 2. Goal 2 calls for action to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030, for attaining the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years and, for addressing the specific nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant, and lactating women.

Moreover, at least 12 of the 17 goals also contain indicators that are highly relevant for nutrition. This leads me to my third remark. None of the different SDGs can be achieved by treating each goal separately. Aiming at improved nutrition, achieving nutrition security as well as nutrition quality urges us to consider a wide range of aspects – from diversified and sustainable agriculture to food systems that care for the transportation and processing of food while preserving its quality. We need to consider the availability of good food for consumers at affordable prices throughout the year. And, of course, we need to consider issues such as health, sanitation, education, environmental challenges, gender issues, cultural issues, and rights issues. Improved nutrition is a truly multi-sector issue.