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SCN Constituencies
From its inception in 1977 the SCN has progressively become more inclusive in its membership, and now it has three full constituencies. Bilateral Donors were observers at the UN interagency meetings from its inception, and the International Union of Nutrition Societies (IUNS) represented civil society. Since 1999, SCN has consisted of three constituencies:
- UN Agencies, including other international and regional development finance institutions, and intergovernmental bodies
- Bilateral Partners, including representatives from both high income and low income countries
- NGO/Civil Society, including international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), academic institutions and other civil society representatives.
The three constituencies meet in parallel business meetings at the SCN Sessions, and their discussions are included in the SCN Session Reports.
SCN membership is primarily determined by institutional affiliation among its three constituencies. Those that belong to the UN agencies and/or the Bilateral Partners are easily categorized. Those that are not in these two categories are considered to be in the NGO/CSO constituency, which includes representatives of not for profit non-governmental humanitarian and developmental aid agencies active in food and nutrition, representatives of academic, research and civil society organizations, and interested academicians and researchers.
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