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Call for contributions for the SCN News 39

SCN News is the biannual newsletter of the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition. It is currently printed and distributed to a readership of 7500 nutrition professionals, programme managers and policy makers - 75% of whom reside in developing countries. Each issue features a selected topic, in addition to regular columns with updates of interest to nutrition development practitioners.
The next edition of the SCN News, number 39, will feature "the private sector as stakeholder in nutrition". This is a very interesting and relevant topic, which needs to be looked at with different lenses and from a variety of perspectives. What do we understand as the private sector? Conflict and conversion of interests: how to manage these? What are the good examples of public-private collaboration in the field of food and nutrition? How do we monitor public-private partnerships (PPP)? Who needs to monitor PPPs? How do we assess a "successful" public-private partnership (PPP)? What are the human rights and ethical considerations which need to be taken into account when working with the private sector? As a key stakeholder, does the private sector have a role to play in governing bodies of development organizations? What does the private sector expect when engaging with the public sector? What is a win-win situation when engaging in a PPP?
We want to constructively contribute to a global discussion on the role and responsibilities of the private sector with regard to food and nutrition by sharing experiences, opinions and in-depth analyses. We invite you to actively contribute to this reflection and to the SCN News 39.
For more information on how you can contribute to the SCN News 39, please click on the link below to download the information pdf file.

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