Increase number or % of CSAs that conduct national level advocacy for global and national compliance of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes
Description
All four commitments made by the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Civil Society Network (CSN) are underpinned by its 2021–2025 strategy and theory of change (attached), which all individual members, civil society alliances, youth leaders, regional groups and steering group members align with. The strategy was developed in close consultation with all CSN members to ensure it is fit for purpose, context-specific and fully owned by all.
The SUN Civil Society Network Secretariat has its own fully fledged work plan and monitoring and evaluation framework (see attached indicators), which will guide the implementation of its five-year strategy and specific commitments made to Nutrition for Growth (N4G). In addition, the monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) adviser is working with each of the four regional groups (Asia; East and Southern Africa; West and Central Africa; and Latin America and the Caribbean) to produce tailored work plans with SMART indicators. These will then organically trickle down to national-level civil society alliances and individual member organisations that will ultimately implement the commitments, with support from the global secretariat.
The CSN plays a vital role in providing a safe space for its members and supporting them to identify and address any possible risks and conflicts of interest (COI) as they arise. The CSN will work to ensure members operate free of commercial interests and in full compliance with globally endorsed standards on private-sector engagement, including but not limited to the Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.
As part of the five-year strategy, the Network will work with other SUN networks and the Executive Committee COI Task Group to ensure that the new whistleblower mechanism is accessible to all, specifically ensuring civil society feels safe, supported and confident to use it and that it reports transparently on the issues raised and how they were addressed in a timely manner.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
SUN Civil Society Network commitment 2
Description
Equip SUN CSN members with the means and tools to track commitments and hold stakeholders accountable to commitments made as part of UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), Nutrition for Growth (N4G), World Health Assembly (WHA) targets and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), using the Nutrition Accountability Framework and other relevant frameworks. This will translate into:
(a) Network-wide and national-level advocacy for global and national compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.
(b) At least half (25) of its civil society alliances delivering budget advocacy against public expenditures and budgets announced in national nutrition action plans.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Enabling >
Leadership and governance
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of CSAs that conduct national-level advocacy for global and national compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 0 CSAs | 2021 |
| Target | 16 CSAs | December 2025 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | Status | |
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| Progress report | 22 CSAs | December 2023 |
Reached by end date
The target had been reached on or before the end date.
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