Strategic Priorities for Collaboration in 2021 Nutrition Year
Plan to intensify coordinated outreach for ambitious commitments in priority countries, focus on engaging specific commitment makers, leverage global events, promote accountability, and support successful N4G initiatives towards global nutrition improvements.
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N4G Constituencies N4G Constituencies Collaboration Plan Collaboration Plan Priorities for collaboration during the 2021 Nutrition Year of Action 21/02/2025
Purpose of Plan Purpose of Plan Inform collaboration between N4G constituencies aimed at mobilising ambitious commitments by: Sharing information on who is doing what to enable organic collaboration identifying priorities for jointly planned activities and events (depending on interest).
1. Be transparent about intentions and impact 2. 3. 4. Be inclusive Be rights based Be willing to negotiate Collaboration aligned with N4G Principles of Engagement 5. 6. 7. Be predictable and mutually accountable Be cost-effective Be continuously communicative 8. 9. 10. Do no harm Act with integrity and in an ethical manner Be mutually respectful
Six collaboration Six collaboration areas areas
One slide summary: strategic priorities for collaboration One slide summary: strategic priorities for collaboration Intensify coordinated outreach to mobilise ambitious commitments in prioritycountries (identified by the Outreach Group), including through engagement in country-led processes, e.g. the development of national multi-sectoral, nutrition action plans; Food Systems Action Plans; COVID-19 recovery plans and operational roadmaps on wasting. Focus on priority donors (leveraging G7 Carbis Bay Communique and the G20 Matera Declaration): o World Bank - Increase funding & impact for nutrition prioritised through IDA20 Human Capital Pillar and the Crisis Response Window o GFF - Increase nutrition sensitivity of investments, using N4G Summit as a key mobilization moment o Regional Development Banks Focus on growth allocation for nutrition o US - Nutrition allocations in COVID supplement, cross-congressional champion work, IDA, and Global Financing Facility processes. o EU - Increased investments over next 7 years o Canada Nutrition sensitive investments through multilateral mechanisms GAVI, GFF, GPE, IDA20 etc o Japan - Multi-year financial and policy commitments o France - Continue the N4G legacy o Philanthropies - Support operationalization of the Coalition of Philanthropies for Global Nutrition Socialize the Responsible Business Pledge with business, especially SMEs 1. Engage with specific commitment makers Lift up nutrition in COVID-19 Recovery: Increase investment and action in nutrition in global and national response planning both through IDA and beyond the development sector, including through G20 processes & innovative financing. Lift up nutrition through the women and girl s empowerment agenda, particularly targeting US and France and other G20 member states. Leverage the Generation Equality Forum to ensure that investments target women across food, health and social protection systems. 2. Leverage global & regional events Active engagement in the UN Food Systems Summit Solution Clusters and Coalitions. Ensuring national food systems actions plans deliver for nutrition 3. Ensure UNFSS delivers for nutrition Invest in a communications package (including 30 second elevator pitch, a compelling narrative and media resources) that can be adapted for engagement with priority high burden countries and donors 4. Speak with a united voice Rally around the global Nutrition Accountability Framework 5. Promote accountability Support Tokyo N4G Summit preparations Encouraging France to continue the N4G legacy 6. Support successful N4G Summit & legacy
1a. Engage with specific commitment makers - countries countries with high burden of undernutrition with high burden of undernutrition Global level: Outreach Group: gathering info on potential commitments by high burden countries identifying priority countries for outreach liaising with UN, donor & civil society teams to encourage coordinated outreach & support to commitment making. Priority country Who is doing what Opportunities for collaboration Country level: Intensify coordinated outreach to mobilize ambitious commitments in priority countries including through engagement in country-led processes, e.g. the development of national multi- sectoral, nutrition actions plans; national Food Systems Action Plans; COVID-19 recovery plans and operational roadmaps on wasting etc.
Priority donor Opportunities for collaboration 1b. Engage with specific commitment makers donors donors Nutrition allocations in COVID supplement, cross-congressional champion work, IDA, and Global Financing Facility processes US Increased investments over next 7 years EU Messaging on France taking the N4G baton France Nutrition sensitive investments through multilateral mechanisms GAVI, GFF, GPE, IDA20 etc Canada Opportunities for collaboration general Increase nutrition sensitive investments & commit to take forward the N4G legacy as next Olympic host France Leveraging G7 Carbis Bay Communique and the G20 Matera Declaration Multi-year financial and policy commitments Joint messaging on need for nutrition specific commitments as well as food systems / nut sensitive investments Japan Increase funding & impact for nutrition prioritised through IDA20 Human Capital Pillar and the Crisis Response Window. Pool efforts around outcomes of recent Deputies papers. Focus on growth allocation for nutrition World Bank Use Kamala Harris Equality Forum & Gender Nutrition F/wk as hooks for focus on women s equality. Regional Dev Banks GAP: Set up a working group to leverage innovative financing beyond the nutrition space linked to COVID recovery. Increase nutrition sensitivity of investments, using N4G Summit as a key mobilization moment GFF Expand and operationalise the Coalition of Philanthropies for Global Nutrition. Philanthropies
1c. Engage with specific commitment makers Engage with specific commitment makers business, civil society & UN, parliamentarians UN, parliamentarians business, civil society & Commitment makers Who is doing what? Opportunities for collaboration 20+ large companies signed up to the Responsible Business Pledge (RBP) and are currently developing SMART commitments that will be announced in the months before N4G. The Workforce Nutrition Alliance scorecard was launched in May 2021 and will offer implementation technical support programme for signatories. More than 70 investors have signed ATNI's Investor Expectations on Diets, Nutrition and Health. Investors are developing a pledge which will be a call to action for food and beverage companies PoN continues to engage private sector networks to encourage joint pledges, utilizing the Cost of Stunting Research. PoN are open to increased collaboration with others. Other constituencies are invited to help raise awareness of the Responsible Business Pledge amongst other businesses, in particular SMEs. Are there further opportunities to accelerate the Zero Hunger Coalition? Clarify commitment-registration processes for joint public-private pledge Business Each UN agency is elaborating its own commitment and UN Nutrition is working to engage other UN agencies beyond usual collaborators on nutrition (e.g. UNDP) PoN and CSOs working with UN agencies to craft joint N4G commitments CSOs working with UNICEF and WFP to support implementation of GAP on Wasting Leverage existing country level platforms to renew and align UN investments and support Encourage UN agency coordination & coherence in response to the global hunger crisis UN Nutrition and UNDP, WHO are working on investment case to showcase how investments in nutrition can make money opportunity for others to lift this up UN The SUN Civil Society Network (CSN) and International Coalition for Advocacy on Nutrition (ICAN) are working with members to develop civil society commitments. Support INGOs to strengthen local partner capacities and voice Share lessons from large CSO, multilateral and government partnerships (e.g., Ethiopia). Civil society SUN Movement stakeholders are engaging with parliamentarians. Amplify joint working between CSOs and SMS on outreach with parliamentarians Parliamentarians
2. Leverage global & regional events & processes Leverage global & regional events & processes Event / process Timing Opportunities for collaboration Collective engagement on an ask to increase investment and actions on nutrition in COVID-19 response planning through G20 processes. Interested organizations to connect with Cluster and Coalition leads. Potential Finance Ministerial has been proposed by the UNFSS Secretariat as a bridge to N4G. Socialization of Joint UNFSS / N4G Narrative. Collectively leverage the UN SG s call to Action. G7/ G20 On-going UNFSS pre- Summit 26-28 Jul UNGA 76 14-30 Sep Outreach on nutrition and UHC to Regional Development Banks, US, France, Japan and other key markets ahead of UNGA. Nutrition Accountability F/work launch Sep (tbc) Socialize common messaging. GAP: Link NAF to COVID response planning, since NAF is the global nutrition accountability tool beyond N4G (best buy framing). WB Annual Meeting Oct Possibility for joint side event with MoF (action to follow up with GoJ) focus on UHC, women and girls & COVID-19 recovery. IDA Deputies meeting will help determine the framework for IDA before the meeting in Dec G20 On-going + 29-30: MoF & MoH 30-31 Oct: HoS Collective engagement in build to Heads of State Summit on an ask to increase investment and actions on nutrition in COVID-19 response planning through G20 processes. GAP: Public messaging targeting mainstream press and linking to COVID/women and girls- The Economist/Wall Street/Times. GAP: Joint event and publicity in The Economist Health Week? GAP: Opportunities for all constituencies to come together to collectively identify champions or diplomats that can be deployed? COP26 Nov Insert nutrition language into key communiques and statements. Share intel on who is doing what to get nutrition into key statements and targets. AU Commission (extra. Session) Nov Side event or strong call to action for African Heads of State TBD. GNR 2021 launch Dec Highlight gaps in progress at country level and ensure a unified voice on social media, calling for urgent scale up of commitments.
Socialise the Joint UNFSS / N4G statement Share intel and pool efforts around commitment making in Member State country-led Action Plans for sustainable and equitable food systems. Active engagement in the UN FSS Solution Clusters and Coalitions. Good Food for All Campaign offers a platform to lift up nutrition in UN FSS communications. 3. Ensure the UNFSS delivers for nutrition
Invest in a communications package that can be adapted for engagement with priority high burden countries and donors, including: o 30 second elevator pitch o a compelling strapline and narrative o media resource o Joint Op-eds, blogs, or podcasts on the N4G website and website refresh continued communication with the Secretariat. o a joint social media calendar o Champions and ambassadors 4. Speak with Speak with a united a united voice voice informed by informed by shared shared resources resources Use key resources to inform communications & outreach, including: o 1,000 Days Advocacy Toolkit, ST4N Investor Briefs, and the upcoming research by Power of Nutrition (Estimating the Cost of Stunting to Businesses in LMICs) and R4D can support a collective voice on many bilateral and public facing communications. See below for links to all resources. o Two campaigns, in particular, that can lift up messaging on nutrition are: Generation Nutrition, Good Food for All Campaign. o G7 Carbis Bay Communique and the G20 Matera Declaration provide essential language for joint follow up. Translate key documents into U.N. Languages.
Constituencies raise awareness of commitment registration process (pre- and post-September) and the evolving global Nutrition Accountability Framework Constituency technical input into the design of the NAF Constituencies socialise the NAF value proposition as the world s first global independent accountability framework beyond N4G. Support the clarification of how potential commitment- makers meet the eligibility against the alignment with PoEs and N4G country priorities. GAP: Share examples and lessons learnt on how to earmark and track allocations for nutrition across sectors by national governments and development partners 5. Promote Promote accountability accountability registration registration & tracking of & tracking of commitments commitments
Joint side events and joined up diplomacy during the Summit Support to GoJ on Summit via the Advisory Group and Secretariat Constituency commitment mobilisation activities will naturally inform the wider Summit processes GAP: Collaborative opportunities to encourage and engage Government of France as the next Olympic host Civil Society and the SDN in particular, could explore further joined up outreach, as both are actively engaged. 6. Support Support N4G Summit N4G Summit preparations preparations
