In Nigeria, the Nutrition Partners Forum is chaired by the Head of the Department of Family Health. It is the multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder platform that engages several line ministries including Health, Education, Agriculture, Women Affairs, Finance, Information, Science & Technology, Water Resources and the National Planning Commission. External stakeholder groups are also engaged with representatives in the forum from the private sector, national and international non-governmental organisations, United Nations (UN) agencies, donors, academia and the media.
The Nutrition Division in the Federal Ministry of Health is the national convening body that coordinates implementation of nutrition related programmes and is responsible for scaling up nutrition. The National Committee on Food and Nutrition, convened by the National Planning Commission, is currently in the process of being renewed and strengthened.
There is a UN coordinating mechanism in place that brings together the UN agencies. A Donor Network exists with the Department for International Development and UNICEF as Donor Convenors. The Civil Society (for) Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) is an alliance that mobilises civil society organisations to achieve reductions in malnutrition through advocacy, policy support, resource mobilisation, public awareness, program, budget and implementation tracking, and campaigns. The SUN Business Network is broadening to include more business partners from different sectors including food, agriculture, telecommunication and banking and engages with small and medium-size enterprises. A SUN Business Network Coordinator who liaises with the Government and other networks has been appointed.
Last updated: October 2015
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