1. Data, Policies and Programs to Improve Preconception Nutrition in South Asia • AVISHEK HAZRA, PopulationCouncil Consulting; Tashi Choedon, Consultant; Monica Shrivastav, PopulationCouncil Consulting; Raj Kumar Verma, Population Council, India; Cheshta Gulati, Consultant, PopulationCouncil Consulting; Abner Daniel, UNICEF Sri Lanka; Preetu Mishra, UNICEF India; Naveen Paudyal, UNICEF Nepal; Naureen Arshad, UNICEF Pakistan; Dhammica Rowel , UNICEF Sri Lanka; Vani Sethi, UNICEF Regional Office of South Asia.

2. Prevalence and Associated Risks Factors of Chronic Malnutrition amongst Children under Five in Niger • Youssoufa OUSSEINI LAMOU, Institut National de la Statistique du Niger (INS-NIGER); Liman BATOURE, Ministry of Health, Population and Social Affairs; Assanatou Bamogo, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; Almoustapha THEODORE YATTA, National Statistical Office Niger; Soumana HAROUNA, National Statistical Office Niger; Aida MOUNKAILA, Ministry of Health, Population and Social Affairs; Almamy Kante, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Gouda Roland M. Mady, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; Safia Jiwani, John Hopkins University; Agbessi Amouzou, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

3. Obesity Transition across Reproductive Stages of Women and Its Link with Non-Communicable Diseases in India: An Analysis Using South and Southeast Asia DHS Surveys • Priyanka Dixit, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai; Snehaprabha Surpam, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS).

4. Building a Rights-Based Approach to Nutrition of Women and Children: Harnessing the Potential of Women’s Groups and Rights-Based Organizations in South Asia • Monica Shrivastav, PopulationCouncil Consulting; Vani Sethi, UNICEF Regional Office of South Asia; AVISHEK HAZRA, PopulationCouncil Consulting; Zivai Murira, UNICEF Regional Office of South Asia; Roopal Singh, Population Council Institute; Krishna Wagh, Population Council Insitute; Anuradha Nair, UNICEF ROSA; Veronica Njikho, UNICEF ROSA; Sapna Desai, Population Council Insitute.

5. Anthropometric Failure among Children Aged 6-23 Months in India: A Study on Gender Differentials and Dietary Diversity across Geographical Regions • Ranjan Singha, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Paramita Majumdar, International Institute for Population Sciences, India; Dhananjay W. Bansod, International Institute for Population Sciences.