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The World Bank’s Investment Framework for Nutrition 2024 outlines a strategic plan to address global malnutrition and rising obesity rates. Despite improvements, malnutrition remains widespread, with 148 million children still affected by stunting and obesity, impacting nearly half of adults worldwide. According to the report, scaling up high-impact nutrition interventions over the next decade could prevent 6.2 million child deaths and avert 27 million cases of stunting, generating an estimated $2.4 trillion in economic benefits. Authored by the World Bank, this report provides cost-effective, evidence-based investment strategies and policy recommendations to guide countries in addressing these critical health issues ahead of the 2025 Nutrition for Growth Summit in France. With a focus on innovative financing—such as integrating nutrition in health interventions, repurposing agrifood subsidies, and leveraging climate funds—the framework presents a compelling case for making nutrition investments central to economic development and human capital improvement worldwide, contributing to the discourse on the Economics of Health for All.