In the wake of the Millennium Development Goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) became a rallying point for the global nutrition community to accelerate actions towards reducing malnutrition. In 2012, the World Health Assembly (WHA) endorsed six Global Nutrition Targets for 2025.
The nutrition targets are supported by commitments for action including the Decade of Action on Nutrition. Like the WHA targets, the Decade of Action on Nutrition is a mechanism for nutrition stakeholders to consolidate and align actions on nutrition programs and initiatives. In order for countries and partners to align and commit to action, standards are needed for common indicators of progress.