Action points from the GCC Mission South Sudan

1. Action points from the GCC MissionSouth Sudan Josephine Ippe, Global Nutrition Cluster Coordinator 31st - 7th August 2014, Juba Office

2. Coordination Capacity and Structures • National Structure • 1 National NCC – from CLA (UNICEF) • 1 National Co-Coordinator – ACF • 1 National Co-Coordinator - WFP • 1 Roving NCC - CLA (UNICEF) • 1 IMO initially SBP – September CLA will fund • Subnational Level • 1 NCC in Jonglei – Save • Which other national hubs need dedicated NCC???? discussion with partners and UNICEF staff to double hat • Actions Needed • Review of existing TOR with clarity on division and labour for co leads • Clarify linkages and communication with hubs and subnational coordination • Clarity on functions to be carried out by sub national level and national levels and by roving NCC

3. Surveys and Assessments • Survey Coordination and Validation Mechanism • Regular update of partners on process • Reduction in validations time - depended on feedback receive from partners • Funding and other resources to conducts surveys • Finalize agreement with partner who need financial support from UNICEF to conduct surveys • Finalize plans on surveys to be conducted by ACF • Specify which surveys can be contract directly by UNICEF and develop details plans for those surveys • Focus of survey planned and detailed plan on HR, financial and logistics requirement • Contribution to the IPC analysis • Clear communication to the IPC Group on which surveys will be ready to contribute to the next IPC update and what not to expect • Rapid Assessment/Screening • Consolidate plans for rapid assessments and planned RRM screening and other large scale screenings

4. Analysis/information management • Systematic use of all sources of cluster partners data from sources below- Bulletin • Surveys and Assessment reports, • Feeding center reports, • RRM data • Other 4Ws etc. • Linkage with other clusters – using the above nutrition information to feed inter-cluster discussions on prioritization • IM – Output – structuring the database and prioritization of expected output for IM

5. Prioritization • Clear Communication on decision making process leading to prioritization of the priority locations for RRM • Coordination and streamlining of how rapid assessment report are used to feed into the prioritization process • Consolidation of RRM reports to inform next steps for areas already visited • Clarity on the link between the clusters and the Operations Working Group led by OCHA • Clear Communication of the minimum package each RRM mission is to implement (for Nut and other sectors)

6. Scale up • Analysis of individual partner targets • Discussions on what can realistically be achieved by each partner by end 2014 • Periodic County level discussions with the partners on the scale up plans • Coordination of supplies ???

7. Actions for Integrated Approach • The integrated RRM, • Intercluster response planning –through Operational WG • Partner specific integrations (especially with a number of partners working on WASH, FSL and Health • Highlight nutrition at the respective cluster meeting for their partners to take action on

8. Advocacy and common messaging on Nutrition • Focus should be on the following • The situations -current and what is expected to happen with the context (security, displacement, raining season, hunger gap season ect. • Response – achievement against the cluster targets • Gaps – Funding, capacity ect. • Implications – if targets are not reached • Other factors - security, access ect. including actions to be taken by other clusters that have implication on the Nutrition