Experience of Burundi. UN Network Meeting for SUN Nairobi, Kenya August th 2013

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1 Experience of Burundi UN Network Meeting for SUN Nairobi, Kenya August th 2013

2 Nutrition in UNDAF Framework ( ) UNDAF contains 3 Axes: Axe #3 (includes nutrition): Quality and accessibility for improvement of basic social services and strengthening of social protection foundation o Result #5: A community-based multisectoral strategy to fight chronic malnutrition is adopted and implemented by the Government.

3 UNDAF nutrition related achievements and ongoing activities Multisectoral Strategic Plan to Fight Malnutrition Descriptive strategy validated in June 2013 Costing ongoing as of August 2013 High level multisectoral coordination platform Adopted and launched in July 2013 Implementation of Multisectoral Strategic Plan Work plan timeline to be finalized

4 Speech of the Presidentof the Republicof Burundi and UN AgenciesRepresentativesduringthe official launchingof the SUN Movementand of the nutrition multisectoralplatform, Ngozi Province, July

5 Presidentof the Republicof Burundi and SUN focal points duringthe official launchingof the SUN Movementand of the nutrition multisectoral platform, Ngozi Province, July

6 Joint Nutrition Programming Food Security and Nutrition Forum (December 2011) Road Map issued Multi-agency high level advocacy meetings/events Multisectoral Strategic Plan to Fight Malnutrition Project to accelerate the achievement of MDG 1 (EU funding secured through IFAD) REACH Country Implementation Plan with focus on nutrition governance Swiss Agency for Development and Coorporation pilot project (Ngozi province) Joint mission for proposal development for food security and nutrition (September 2013) Different joint assessments under discussion

7 Participants to REACH meeting, Bujumbura, July

8 UN nutrition focal point SUN Technical Committee established early 2013 and ongoing Key achievements: Monthly teleconference meetings Guidance workshop for SUN Focal Point (March 2013) Development of Annual Work Plan Drafting of Guidance documents Support provided to SUN Focal Point Recruitment of International REACH Facilitator - Achieved Recruitment of International Consultant for Resource Mobilization Ongoing Recruitment of National REACH Facilitator Ongoing

9 Global LoUand MoUand country adaptation: example of Nutrition Project in Ngozi Province (May 2013) Component 1:Improved IYCF at the institution and community levels (UNICEF) Component 2: Increase the local production and consumption of foods with high nutritional value through capacity building (FAO) Component 3: Improve nutritional status by facilitating the population's access to enriched local food (WFP) Component 4: Enhance integrated clinical and community-based management of child diseases (WHO)

10 Joint country level accountability framework: examples SWOT analysis completed but needs to be reflected in different projects Capacity strengthening in monitoring and decisionmaking needed Decentralization of implementation needed Community-based interventions to be developed/improved SUN Technical Committee lead by the SUN Focal Point (2 nd Vice-President Office) accountable to MultisectoralCoordination Platform

11 Joint visitsto KayanzaProvince by UN agenciesinvolvedin nutrition Education led by a «Light-Mother» in community-based learning and nutritional support activity (FARN)

12 Other specific experience of collaboration Burundi s adhesion to SUN Movement (September 2012) Multi-agency high level advocacy meetings/events to raise awareness of the severity and impact of chronic malnutrition on the national socioeconomic development of Burundi Active involvement of UN country and regional offices in Government-lead advocacy strategy Paris Conference on Malnutrition (May 2013) London Pre-G8 Summit (May 2013) Brussels and Rome fundraising efforts (May 2013) Experience sharing workshop with Rwanda (March 2013) Cost-sharing among UN agencies on joint activities Coordination of nutrition efforts by UNICEF for all UN agencies

13 Joint visits to Kayanza Province by UN agencies involved in nutrition Visit of agriculture project Cooking demonstration by a «Light-Mother»

14 Messages to other countries Communication Strong high level Government leadership Strong UN Representatives leadership Close consultation and collaboration with high level and technical government representatives Moral obligation to work transparently toward shared goals

15 An improvednutrition leads to: Higher agricultural production! Better Health! Better school performance!

16 Contacts Institution Name Position Telephone Second Vice- Presidenceof the Republic Second Vice- Presidenceof the Republic and UNICEF United Nations Children sfund (UNICEF) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) World Health Organization(WHO) World Food Programme(WFP) Dr. Deo-Guide RUREMA Isabelle DJOSSA Marie-Claude DESILETS Ancilla NDAHIGEZE Dr. Dismas BAZA LilianeBIGAYIMPUNZI Deputy chief of Cabinet / SUN / REACH Coordinator International REACH Facilitator ruremadg@gmail.com isadjossa@hotmail.com Nutrition Manager mdesilets@unicef.org Gender, HIV and Nutrition Focal Point for Nutrition / Neglected Tropical Diseases/ Malaria Nutrition and Education Ancilla.Ndahigeze@fao.org bazad@bi.afro.who.int liliane.bigayimpunzi@wfp.org InternationalFundfor Agricultural Developement(IFAD) Hamed Haidara Representative h.haidara@ifad.org

17 Murakoze!