Develop and launch second five-year U.S. Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan

US Global Nutrition Coordination Plan

The US government will launch its second five-year Global Nutrition Coordination Plan on 30 November 2021. This interagency plan creates a platform for coordination and collaboration across relevant US agencies to leverage and enhance our nutrition efforts and investments and to develop a common narrative for the US government's goals for global nutrition. Building on lessons learnt in the first five years and current priorities in global nutrition, this second plan aims to further improve whole-of-government responsiveness to emerging evidence, opportunities and threats, operating through interagency working groups to promote leadership and partnership, support country- and region-led efforts and generate and apply evidence, particularly in the following areas: women's nutrition before and during pregnancy and lactation, breastfeeding, complementary feeding, management of wasting, micronutrient sufficiency and other special areas of emphasis in global nutrition (including the Covid-19 pandemic and other health emergencies, nutrition during middle childhood and adolescence, overweight and obese populations, diet-related non-communicable diseases, environmental health and the impact of the climate crisis on food and nutrition security). Current participating US departments and agencies include the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Peace Corps, USAID, US Department of Agriculture (Office of the Chief Scientist, Foreign Agricultural Service, Food and Nutrition Service), US Department of Health and Human Services (Office of Global Affairs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health), US Department of State and US International Development Finance Corporation.