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href="/groups/strategic-and-technical-advisory-group-of-experts-for-maternal-newborn-child-and-adolescent-health-and-nutrition">Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) for MNCAH and Nutrition</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/groups/the-global-action-for-measurement-of-adolescent-health" target="_blank">The Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent health (GAMA)</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/groups/mother-and-newborn-information-for-tracking-outcomes-and-results-(monitor)" target="_blank">Mother and Newborn Information for Tracking Outcomes and Results (MoNITOR)</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/groups/child-health-accountability-tracking-technical-advisory-group">Child Health Accountability Tracking Technical Advisory Group (CHAT)</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/groups/technical-advisory-group-for-measurement-monitoring-and-evaluation-of-the-un-decade-of-healthy-ageing" target="_blank">Technical Advisory Group on 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class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h2>NEWS and AGENDA</h2></div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C235_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="section-heading"> <p>Events calendar</p> </div> <div class="list-view vertical-list sf-events-wrapper sf-events-list"> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/18/default-calendar/dangerous-liaisons--how-conflicts-of-interest-undermine-health-and-policy" class="link-container table event-table" aria-label="Dangerous liaisons: How Conflicts of Interest Undermine Health and Policy" role="link"> <div class="table-cell info"> <span class="timestamp"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> 18 November 2024 18:30 – 20:00 GMT </span> <p class="heading text-underline">Dangerous liaisons: How Conflicts of Interest Undermine Health and Policy</p> </div> </a> </div> <div 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Health and Nutrition (MNCAHN)" role="link"> <div class="table-cell info"> <span class="timestamp"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> 12 – 14 November 2024 </span> <p class="heading text-underline">10th Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (MNCAHN)</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C235_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-8" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="section-heading"> <p>Calls</p> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C239_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-8" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>Below are listed calls for expression of interests, calls for experts and opportunities. 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