Commitment
By 2026, improve monitoring and evaluation of breastfeeding promotion and support
Description
The action plans for this goal will be determined by the organizations through consultations following the summit.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Partnership for breastfeeding support
Description
The U.S. Agency for International Development is joining the World Health Organization and UNICEF in a strategic partnership over the next five years to improve nutrition and health outcomes for mothers and newborns by scaling up quality breastfeeding promotion and support. Through this partnership, USAID, WHO, and UNICEF will provide technical assistance to at least 10 governments and local organizations, to support a country-led, comprehensive approach to increasing access to skilled breastfeeding counselling support at community and facility level.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
Lower moderate
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Exclusive breastfeeding
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Enabling >
Research, monitoring and data
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of studies, assessments, or evaluations of breastfeeding promotion and support programs |
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| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | Because countries are still in the process of being identified, we do not have a baseline yet. | 2021 |
| Target | Once a baseline is established, targets will be set for next round of reporting. |
