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 costed GNC 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 partners in: – 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 8 th 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

Funding Status Funding SourceAllocation (US$) Utilisation (US$) CLA SB86,600100% Swiss Funds1,65723% DfID88,91998% ECHO902,76440% TOTAL1,079,94042%