Benin

London 2013

1. Increase exclusive breastfeeding from 33% to 46% by 2020.

2. Maintain less than a 5% rate of acute malnutrition among children under 5 years of age.

Reported progress

1. The exclusive breastfeeding rate has increased from 33% to 42% in 2022 according to the results of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS, 2017-2018). Efforts remain to be made to reach the projected 46%.

2. The overall acute malnutrition rate is maintained at 5% for children under 5 according to the 2017-2018 DHS results.

London 2013

1. Develop a strategy for resource mobilization to implement the new national plan (Panar).

2. Develop a plan for monitoring and evaluation to establish a baseline for measuring progress and integrate nutrition indicators into sectoral plans.

Reported progress

1. The National Food and Nutrition Policy (PNAN) document is being reviewed and will be finalised during this year 2022. This will be followed by Benin's nutrition action plan and then budgeting in order to move on to the organisation of the Round Table for the mobilisation of resources for nutrition.

2. Benin has set up in 2021 a Task Force for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Food and Nutrition Indicators which gathers all the stakeholders and actors of the food and nutrition sector, with an action plan and in charge of the monitoring of food and nutrition indicators. Quarterly meetings are planned for the dynamisation of this Task Force in order to allow it to play its role.

London 2013

1. Develop and launch a comprehensive communication plan to promote exclusive breastfeeding (2013).

2. Promote appropriate complementary feeding practices for children less than 2 years at all levels, particularly in communities.

Reported progress

1. Since 2017, Benin has had a national communication strategy for social and behavioural change in favour of good nutrition. Benin participates in the global campaign "Stronger with Breastmilk". Benin organises the annual World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) with the organisation of several activities at the level of Benin's departments and communes.

2. Several ongoing community-based nutrition interventions in Benin include in their intervention packages advice and support on complementary feeding of children from 6 months of age. An intervention package dedicated to young children's food and nutrition (ANJE) has been validated and is being used in the interventions.