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As a country aiming to address malnutrition and carrying forward the findings of the Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition, Namibia decided to undertake the Nutrition Landscape Assessment (NLSA). This assessment was undertaken to assess Namibia’s readiness to accelerate action in nutrition, involved participation of relevant stakeholders under the leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO). Since October 2007, on the global level, WHO has partnered up with other partner agencies including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Helen Keller International (HKI), the United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP), in October 2007, in an interagency effort to strengthen their contribution, together with national governments, towards the achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This report outlines the outcomes and recommendations of the Namibia’s NLSA in-depth assessment.