IMPLEMENT PARTICIPATION MECHANISMS By 2016, local governments and communities improve their capacity to implement participation mechanisms that promote nutrition and
early child development in pregnant and children under 3 years old in prioritized regions., which contributes to Cross-Sectoral Early Childhood Development, Early Childhood Development, Infant And Young Child Feeding, Nutrition â€“ General, Prevention Of Stunting And Other Forms Of Malnutrition, Treatment Of Severe Acute Malnutrition. UNICEF aims to achieve this through Advocacy And Public Engagement, Evaluations, Research And Data, Fostering Innovation And Use Of New Technologies, Systems Strengthening And Institution Building. This contributes to the following Country Programme result: By 2016, the key practices of nutrition and child development are improved early in pregnant women and children under the age of
three years in the most vulnerable areas of the field of cooperation.