Uganda

London 2013

1. Reduce stunting in children (under 5 years of age) to 27%.

2. Reduce underweight in children (under 5 years of age) to less than 10%.

3. Increase exclusive breastfeeding in children (0–6 months of age) to 75% by 2016.

Reported progress

1. Stunting among under 5 stands at 30.8% for boys and 20.2% for girls respectively with both regional and rural/urban variations (UNPS 2019/2020),

2. Underweight among under 5 stands at 10.1% for boys and 6.0% for girls respectively with both regional and rural/urban variations (UNPS 2019/2020),

3. Exclusive breastfeeding stands at 64% with both regional and rural/urban variations (WHO 2020),

London 2013

1. Ensure a functional multi-sectoral coordination mechanism to promote nutrition right from the central to local government levels.

2. Strengthen the policy and legal framework.

Reported progress

1. There are multi-sectoral nutrition coordination mechanisms in place right from national levels (MSNTCC, SUN-CSOs & SUN-NDPG) but other platforms have not yet been established (SUN-ARI), at local government levels there are DNCC meetings but not all are functional

2. Not much progress has been made on the policy and legal framework since the Food and Nutrition policy has not been approved

London 2013

1. Put in place an integrated nutrition surveillance system that takes stock of the nutrition status at community, district, and national levels.

2. Develop a monitoring and evaluation plan for the implementation of the UNAP.

Reported progress

1. Government made some good progress towards establishing an integrated nutrition surveillance system through the support of different nutrition stakeholders (NIPN, NIS, mtrack, UNPS etc) that take stock of nutrition indicators but there is more need for integration but also include nutrition governance indicators.

2. There is an approved M&E plan for UNAP II but there is need for its operationalization.