Prof. Nabarro in his speech.
Nabarro continues to oversee SUN through his service on its advisory Lead Group.
At the Washington briefing, Nabarro stressed the importance of maintaining focus, funding
and political will to keep H5N1 under control.
Nabarro united 54 countries
and one Indian state under the SUN Movement to implement evidence-based policies and fight child malnutrition in South Asia and Africa.
Lawrence Haddad, who is a British economist and food policy researcher,
and Dr. David Nabarro, who has worked with the World Health Organization
and United Nations on health and hunger issues, were named the 2018 prize recipients.
And the U.N. 's David Nabarro added that because the impact of an avian flu pandemic
would be so wide-spread, local communities, civic groups and public utilities must also play a role in preparing for it.
Ban's Special Adviser on the Agenda for Sustainable Development David Nabarro also said the landmark Paris Agreement
on climate change signed by world leaders this April is closer to entering into force, as India a country that produces more than four per cent of global emissions plans to submit its ratification at the end of the week.