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Update on Global Nutrition Cluster Key Achievements. Josephine IPPE Global Nutrition Cluster Coordinator Global Nutrition Cluster Annual Meeting Geneva, 9 – 11 July 2013. Strategic Areas (SA) of the GNC Workplan :.
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Update on Global Nutrition Cluster Key Achievements Josephine IPPE Global Nutrition Cluster Coordinator Global Nutrition Cluster Annual Meeting Geneva, 9 – 11 July 2013
Strategic Areas (SA) of the GNC Workplan: • Strategic Area 1: Coordination, Advocacy, Policy and Resource Mobilisation • Strategic Area 2: Standards, Guidelines and Technical Developments • Strategic Area 3: Capacity development, HR and Operational Support • Strategic Area 4: Information/Knowledge Management
Key Progress Achieved in SA 1: • A joint gFSC letter outlining the principles of operations drafted and ready to be shared with members of the WG; • An advocacy letter to SCN, SUN, UNICEF, WFP and WHO was prepared, discussed with the SAG and GNC partners and circulated; • Monthly GNC partners call instituted • GNC partners meeting - Jan ’13 and GNC Annual Meeting – July ‘13;
Key Progress Achieved in SA 1 cont--: • A strategic advisory group (SAG) was established with regular calls; • Fundraising efforts resulted in ECHO funding; • NCC calls organised on a regular basis. Agreed to include RRTs; • Governance review of the GNC initiated. Findings and recommendations to be discussed at the GNC annual meeting.
Key Follow-up Actions in SA 1: • Development of a costedGNC strategy aligned with TA, including 4 pillars and fundraising strategy to be developed in Q3-4; • The scope of GNC key advocacy messages to be discussed and developed in Q3 (ACF-UK); • Follow up on the partners’ advocacy letter and the date for the proposed partners’ meeting;
Key Progress Achieved in SA 2: • Nutrition Cluster Handbook finalized, printed and disseminated (1,000 copies + 2,000 CD-ROM); • Modules 22 (gender) and 23 (older people) of the HTP training package developed, finalised and disseminated via web. The outline of the modules will be presented at the meeting;
Key Follow-up Actions in SA 2: • Translation of the Nutrition Cluster Handbook and HTP Modules into other languages (AR, ES, FR); • Following the feedback from four countries, the MAM decision tool is to be revised in Q3; • Based on SAG discussions, procedures for revision of cluster tools to be defined and formalised in Q3-4; • Maintain and update a matrix of cluster’s technical, coordination and management tools
Key Progress Achieved in SA 3: • Support to the identification and deployments of NCCs and IMOs through RRTs and standby partnersin: • Nutrition Cluster Coordinators • Pakistan - Anteneh Gebremichael -NRC , Sept 12 – March 13 (6 months) • Pakistan - Megan Gayford, RedR Australia, March 13 – to date • Philippines- Anna Louise Kellett – Irish Aid, March 13 – June 13 (4 months) • CAR- Reginald Xavier - CANADEM, June 13 – • Information Management Officers (IMO) • Afghanistan - Alfred Kana – NRC, Aug 12 – Feb. 13 (6 months) • Chad - Ghermai Berhe – CANDEM, Oct 12 – Jan 13 (3 months) • Philippines - Nick Buzza, RedR Australia, Jan 13 – April 13 (3 months) • Yemen – Andrew Musyoki, UNICEF, Nov 2012 – Jan 2013 (3 months • Developed four PCAs and partnership agreements with Save UK, ACF world Vision and IMC • Two RRT NCC are on board. The recruitment of one NCC and two IMOs is in the pipeline and will be finalized by end-July. • Procedures for deployment, reporting and communication of RRTs agreed o by RRT partner agencies;
Key Progress Achieved in SA 3: • GNC - CT supported the recruitment and training of NCC and IMO staff; (South Sudan) • Global orientation workshop for cluster partners took place but with low attendance; Inter-cluster CC Training in Sweden attended by 7 NCCs • ToR for regional training of NCCs developed and advertised (Bangkok and Dakar) • ToR for country Nutrition cluster partners’ training developed and advertised. Selection is on-going (proposed: Afghanistan, Yemen and Mali)
Key Follow-up Actions in SA 3 cont: • GNC to follow up on the recruitment of the remaining RRTs in Q3; • Develop the IMO training package and recruitment of IMOs trainer in Q3; • Finalize NCC and cluster partners training scheduled in Q3; • Continue to work with UNICEF EMOPS on the development of the capacity building strategy; • Continue to work with UN OCHA for cluster performance monitoring and programme monitoring, follow up on MIRA; • Joint GHC and GNC mission to Afghanistan in planned in Q3
Key Progress Achieved in SA 4: • Basic package of nutrition cluster tools (4W matrix + reporting formats) developed and shared with NCCs; • AWG plus GNC-CT developed information needs and analysis framework with list of indicators for needs assessment, capacity mapping and performance monitoring; this was reviewed by partners on 8th July 2013 • GNC web-site is functional and regularly updated. Web-site review has been conducted and results will be presented at the GNC meeting. • Cluster-related information is shared with GNC partners on a regular basis through an updated mailing list(Core partners list< WG list, NCC list and SAG list)
Key Follow-up Actions in SA 4: • A GNC IM strategy and tools to be discussed with NCCs, finalized and rolled-out in Q3-4; • The need to establish an IM Task Force to be discussed; • Strategic discussion on provision of operational/technical support: (on assessments, surveys, IYCF-E, etc) at country level to be initiated and key institutions for implementing to be identified; • A survey on rationalisation of information sharing;
Key Follow-up Actions in SA 4 Cont: • IM needs and analysis framework to be shared and finalized; • Follow-up on development of M&E framework; • Based on the results of the website review – continue necessary improvements and possible re-allocation of the site to a common platform; • A strategy for sharing experiences and lessons learned to be discussed and developed.
Key Actions outside the workplan: • Participated and represented the GNC in all relevant IASC and UN OCHA discussions and initiatives, including: • Cluster performance module; • Cluster reference module; • Humanitarian Programme cycle; • L-3 Simulation exercise to test the IASC protocols; • Working with CLA (UNICEF): • Evaluation of the cluster lead agencies (CLARE). • Support to recruitment of NCC/IMO • CAP review • Support for cluster partners: • Joint Humanitarian standards forum
Funding Status Funding source • CLA SB • Swiss • DFID • ECHO Total Allocation and utilization 86,600 (100%) 1,657 (23%) 88,919 (98%) 902,764 (40%) 1,079,940