The Joint Statement on Child Wasting (March 2025) emphasizes the urgent need for action to combat child wasting, a severe form of malnutrition that affects 45 million children under five globally. While progress has been made, with 9.3 million children receiving life-saving treatment in 2023—a 27% increase from the previous year—wasting remains a persistent challenge. The document highlights the economic rationale for investing in nutrition, stating that for every $1 spent on addressing undernutrition, a $23 return can be expected, while malnutrition costs the global economy $2.1 trillion annually. The statement underscores the importance of the Nutrition for Growth Summit (N4G) as a platform for bold commitments to achieve the World Health Assembly’s target of reducing child wasting to below 5% by 2025.