Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe calling to action during the opening ceremony of the learning route!

1. SUN CSN Africa
Call to Action

2. Stunting rates among children under 5 !
Country Kenya Ethiopia Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe Rwanda Nigeria Malawi Sierra
Leone
%
stunting
26 (1 in 4) 40 (1 in 3) 34 (1 in 3) 33 (1 in 3) 26.6 (1 in 4) 35 (1 in
3)
37 (1 in
3)
37 (1 in
3)
28.8 (1
in 4)

3. We call on governments to play their part in
Scaling Up Nutrition by taking action in 3 key
areas:
Co-ordinate Nutrition Plans
Position nutrition at the highest level of government and bring
together stakeholders from across government, the private
sector, civil society, donor and UN networks to develop
coordinated and costed nutrition plans both at a national and
subnational level.

4. Resource allocation
Ensure national nutrition plans are fully funded.
Spending on nutrition should be prioritised and
national budgets must include specific nutrition
budget lines to turn plans from a piece of paper into a
reality. Key to this is the timely release and proper
utilisation of funds.

5. Community engagement and accountability
Ensure nutrition interventions are transparent and
involve the communities most affected by
malnutrition. Nutrition plans must reflect the
realities of communities, respect communities as
implementation partners and enable communities to
track progress and hold governments accountable to
their commitments.