The Nutrition Coordination Committee at the OPM has been officially instituted with support from CARE Uganda under CASCADE. Committee members are undergoing an orientation workshop by the UNAP Secretariat on their roles & responsibilities.

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🇰🇪 #NIPN Kenya in action!

Colleagues from National Information Platform for Food & Nutrition held a workshop to develop #policy research papers 📝

🗒️ Taking notes from National Information Platform for Nutrition - NiPN at the #MNF23 last week:

✔️ Empowering value chain actors leads top-notch nutrient-rich products for consumers

✔️ Strengthening rural food value chains creates better nutrition, higher quality goods, and increased incomes

Greetings from Bonn! 👋
Meet the Global Coordination team, after a busy week of planning #NIPN activities 🌍

The NNF is an apex Multi-stakeholder partnership platform for the engagement, knowledge sharing & accountability of all stakeholders in the nutrition ecosystem. All players in the nutrition space are encouraged to take part in the NNF. The dates will be communicated in due course

Through our Uganda Nutrition Action Plan Secretariat, we have convened various partners to prepare for the upcoming 3rd National Nutrition Forum (NNF). This is in a bid to enhance multisectoral actions for nutrition security. EU in Uganda UNICEF Uganda USAID Uganda World Bank Africa

At a colourful ceremony today, the European Union 🇪🇺 #TeamEurope and the United Nations🇺🇳 UN in Uganda renewed Spotlight Initiative Initiative, a vital partnership to support Uganda 🇺🇬 Government of Uganda fight #GenderBasedViolence and promote sexual and reproductive health and rights #SRHR .

Join us on October 5th for a webinar on #NIPN in Côte d‘Ivoire 🇨🇮!

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Join us on Thursday, October 5, as we get to learn more about strengthening the monitoring of a national multi-sectoral nutrition plan from National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) Cote d'Ivoire. #Malnutrition #NIPN Register here 👉🏽: bit.ly/45cuiEx

We have convened a 2 weeks' retreat in Mbarara for MDAs to carry out a Mid-Term Review for the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan. As we draw closer to the national nutrition forum that will be held later this year, the NIPN II activity is supported by EU in Uganda through UNICEF Uganda

#Breastfeeding provides love, boosts a child’s immunity, & stimulates brain development.

We call upon Government of Uganda & employers to implement family-friendly policies like the provision of paid parental leave to encourage exclusive breastfeeding for working mothers. #BestStartInLife

#Breastfeeding is a low-cost way of providing the best nutrition for the baby.

It protects the baby against common illnesses, both in the short and long term. #BestStartInLife #InvestInUGchildren #WBW2023

Today, Office of the Prime Minister - Uganda started a 3 day workshop for the Policy Advisory & Project Management Committees. Ministries, Departments and Agencies implementing the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan presented their reports towards progress in achieving the UNAP II. UNICEF Uganda UBOS Uganda Bureau of Statistics

“A new report on the Sustainable Development Goals has highlighted high levels of malnutrition and stunted children [in Uganda],” The New Vision reports.

Ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all at all ages is Sustainable Development Goal No.3 SDG Secretariat Uganda

Fighting malnutrition takes joint effort. In this spirit, today in Jinja, we have convened a 3 days' OPM/ National Information Platforms for Nutrition Policy Advisory & Project Management committees' meeting to discuss the contribution by Government of Uganda MDAs towards progress of the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan II

🔎Insightful and productive exchanges marked the 3 days of the #NIPNGlobalGathering .

The NIPN country platforms are moving towards prioritising and achieving sustainability, capacity development, partnership, and learning for #nutrition

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UNICEF Uganda gives technical support to OPM/ National Information Platforms for Nutrition NIPN is supported financially by the EU in Uganda

Our OPM/ National Information Platforms for Nutrition team, together with UNICEF Uganda & UBOS Uganda Bureau of Statistics will represent Uganda at the #NIPNGlobalGathering in Brussels next week. A poster presentation on the sustainability of NIPN will be made at the event.Staff met to make final preparations for the event.NIPN Global Coordination