Compact2025 News in Brief: June 7, 2017

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NEWS in BRIEF #18

07 June 2017

To accelerate progress to end hunger and undernutrition around the world, the News in Brief informs partners on emerging research and innovation, developments in global, regional, and national policies and programs, and timely news and events. Please feel free to share any feedback at IFPRI-Compact2025@cgiar.org.

Network analysis of nutrition policy stakeholders in India documents how national and state actors are interconnected and how their interactions influence maternal and child health policy.

WHO has undertaken its first-ever strategic exercise on nutrition, developing a strategy that sets out the organization’s vision, mission, and priorities for nutrition over the next ten years.

New guide to SDG Interactions from the International Council for Science examines the synergies between them, including a detailed analysis of the interactions between SDG 2 and other goals.

IFPRI discussion paper analyzes the risks of climate change for nutrition, diets, and food systems, and identifies areas for interventions along the food value chain to reduce those risks.

Policy brief from Hivos and IIED describes the potential of agriculture and food systems to contribute to improved food and nutrition security in Zambia and provides policy recommendations on how the food and agriculture sector can deliver sustainable diets for all.

Investing in nutrition to promote Africa’s “grey matter infrastructure” as a game-changer in Africa’s development agenda was a key message at the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings in May in Ahmedabad, India.

The Micronutrient Initiative is now Nutrition International. The name change reflects the initiative’s expanded scope and global focus.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a discussion on how U.S. agencies are coordinating to maximize the impact of global nutrition programming on May 24. The Center launched its new report “ Staying Power: Considering the U.S. Government's Global Nutrition Coordination Plan.”

Highlights from this and past Compact2025 News in Briefs, along with other key resources, can be found at the Compact2025 Knowledge & Innovation Hub resources page.

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