A guide to the Nutrition Accountability Framework Commitment Progress Tracking

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Section 1 includes specific fields with previously submitted information (at the time of the registration or at verification) that will help you identify the goal for which progress reporting is requested. These include the description of the goal, start and end date for achieving the goal, and information about the primary indicator used to measure the progress (name, unit if applicable, baseline level and the unit, year baseline level was assessed, targeted level to be achieved by end date, and any interim milestones).

These fields cannot be edited but you can report any missing information.

Progress cannot be assessed without this information.

ITEM DETAILS

1.1. Description of measurable goal. _________________________________________________

* If your goal is missing a description, please provide that below.

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1.2. Specified start date and end date for achieving this commitment goal.

Start date month and year (MM/YYYY) ________

End date month and year (MM/YYYY) _________

* If your goal is missing start or end date, please provide that below.

Start date month and year (MM/YYYY) ________

End date month and year (MM/YYYY) _________

Information on primary indicator used to measure progress.

1.3.a. Baseline level/status and unit.

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* If the baseline level/status and unit are missing for the primary indicator used to measure progress, please provide that below.

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1.3.b. Name of unit (if applicable). _________________________________________________

If the name of unit for the primary indicator used to measure progress is applicable but missing, please provide that below.

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1.4. Year baseline level/status was assessed (YYYY).

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* If the year baseline level/status was assessed for the primary indicator used to measure progress is missing, please provide that below.

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1.5. Level/status to be achieved by end date (target level/status).

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* If the target level/status to be achieved by end date is missing for the primary indicator to measure progress, please provide that below.

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1.6. Any interim milestone(s).

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Please provide any interim milestone(s) for the primary indicator to measure progress.

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This section aims to capture whether the indicator has been assessed since baseline, and whether it corresponds to a financial commitment.

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ITEM DETAILS

* 2.1. Please report whether the indicator used to measure progress has been measured since baseline or not.

Have you assessed the indicator since baseline?

☐ Yes (move to 2.2) ☐ No (move to section 5)

* 2.2. If the indicator corresponds to a financial commitment or expenditure, please select “yes” and you will be directed to section 4.

Does the indicator correspond to a financial commitment? For example, US$100 million committed to addressing micronutrient deficiency, or 5% increase in disbursements/expenditure since baseline.

☐ Yes (move to section 4) ☐ No (move to section 3)

This section allows you to report the updated level of the indicator for a non-financial goal. If your goal is financial, this section does not apply to you.

Please report the most recent level or status of the indicator listed in section 2 above. Please ensure that the unit of your latest level/status is the same as your baseline and target level/status in section 1 above. For example, if the unit for your baseline and target levels is a percentage (%), then your latest level should also be reported as a percentage.

If the indicator captures an action (e.g. ‘establishment of a national nutrition committee,’ ‘Implementation of previously established policy on food supply chain’), then the updated value should report whether the action was carried out (yes/no).

ITEM DETAILS

* 3.1. Updated/latest level/status of the indicator (using the same name and unit as the baseline).

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* 3.2. Month and year the indicator was assessed, providing this updated/latest level/status.

Month (MM) ____________ Year (YYYY)__________

This section allows you to report the updated level of the indicator for financial goals, to specify (1) whether funds were allocated, (2) whether funds were disbursed (i.e. actually expended), and to specify whether for nutrition-specific or nutrition-sensitive actions.

In all cases, please ensure that the unit of your updated level is the same as your baseline and target levels listed above. For example, if the unit for your baseline and target levels is US$, then your updated level should also be reported in US$.

Key definitions

Allocations/commitments: Total amount allocated since you made the commitment, corresponding to the sum of both the nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive allocations made.

Disbursements/actual expenditures: Total amount disbursed/spent since you made the commitment, corresponding to the sum of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive disbursements or expenditures made.

Nutrition-specific actions address the immediate determinants of malnutrition, such as food and nutrient intake (e.g. micronutrient supplementation, food fortification), feeding (including breastfeeding), caregiving and parenting practices, and burden of disease.

Nutrition-sensitive actions address the underlying determinants of malnutrition, such as food security, including access to and availability of nutritious foods (e.g. through agriculture, social protection, or food assistance); access to care resources (e.g. in the household, through health services); access to education and equity; and access to improved water, hygiene, and sanitation. They should also be aimed at individuals, include nutrition as a significant objective or indicator, and contribute to a nutrition-sensitive outcome.

ITEM DETAILS

Please specify if the original commitment goal had an allocation/commitment(s) made or if there have been disbursements/expenditures made on the original commitment following registration of the commitment.

* Your original commitment goal was regarding:

☐ Allocations/commitments (move to Allocations/commitments section)

☐ Disbursements/actual expenditures (move to Disbursements/actual expenditures section)

Allocations/commitments

For an original commitment goal regarding allocations, you will be asked the following questions about allocations. Please specify total funds allocated (i.e. obligated or having made a legal decision to fund) on nutrition actions since you made the commitment, and then separately specify funds for nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive actions. The sum of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive funds should equal the total amount allocated since you made the commitment.

Allocations: Total amount allocated since you made the commitment, corresponding to the sum of both the nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive allocations made.

ITEM DETAILS

Allocations/commitments

* 4.1.a. Total amount allocated since you made the commitment. _____________

* 4.1.b. Please specify the currency related to the amount allocated or a percentage (‘%’) if the updated amount is a percentage. Ensure that the unit of the updated level is the same as the baseline and target levels. For example, if the unit of the baseline and target levels is a percentage (%), then the updated level should also be reported as a percentage. If the unit is in US$, then the updated value should also be reported in US$.

Currency (or ‘%’ if the updated amount is a percentage) ________

* 4.1.c. Please specify the month and year for which the updated financial amount was assessed. For example, if the assessment was done on allocations for 2021, that is the year you would report, even if the assessment was done in 2023.

Year for which the amount allocated was assessed.

YYYY ____________

Nutrition-specific allocations/commitments

ITEM DETAILS

* 4.2.a. Please specify whether any of the total amount reported in 4.1.a. has been allocated to nutrition-specific actions.

Has any of the total amount reported in the ‘Total amount allocated since you made the commitment’ field been for nutrition-specific actions?

☐ Yes, and the amount is known (move to 4.2.b)

☐ Yes, but the amount has not been estimated (move to 4.2.c)

☐ No, only nutrition-sensitive allocations have been made (move to 4.3.a)

* 4.2.b. Please specify how much of the total amount reported in the ‘amount allocated since you made the commitment’ field was allocated for nutrition-specific actions. The currency should match the ‘currency’ indicated above. If the amount is a percentage, please select ‘%’ in the ‘currency’ field. If only nutrition-specific allocations have been made, then the amount reported here should equal the one reported above for the total funds.

* 4.2.b.1. Amount allocated on nutrition-specific actions _____________

* 4.2.b.2. Currency (or ‘%’ if the amount allocated since you made the commitment is a percentage) of amount allocated on nutrition-specific actions ____________

* 4.2.c. Please specify if the sectors involved in nutrition-specific allocation are known (yes/no). If “yes,” then proceed to 4.2.d.

Are the sector(s) involved in this nutrition-specific allocation known?

☐ Yes (move to 4.2.d)

☐ No (move to 4.3.a)

* 4.2.d. Please select the appropriate sectors if the response was “yes” in 4.2.c.

Please specify the sector(s) that are involved in this nutrition-specific allocation. (Select all that apply.)

☐ Health

☐ Social protection

☐ Agriculture, agribusiness, livestock, fisheries

☐ Early child development

☐ Other, please specify (free text) _____________

Nutrition-sensitive allocations/commitments

ITEM DETAILS

* 4.3.a. Please specify whether any of the total amount reported in 4.1.a. has been allocated to nutrition-sensitive actions.

Has any of the total amount reported in the ‘Total amount allocated since you made the commitment’ field been allocated for nutrition-sensitive actions?

☐ Yes, and the amount is known (move to 4.3.b)

☐ Yes, but the amount has not been estimated (move to 4.3.c)

☐ No, only nutrition-specific allocations have been made (move to section 6)

*4.3.b. Please specify how much of the total amount reported in the ‘Total amount allocated since you made the commitment’ field was allocated for nutrition-sensitive actions. Please note that the currency should match the ‘currency’ indicated above. If the amount is a percentage, please select ‘%’ in the ‘currency’ field. If only nutrition-sensitive allocations have been made, then the amount reported here should equal the one reported above for the total funds.

* 4.3.b.1. Amount _____________

* 4.3.b.2. Currency (or ‘%’ if the amount allocated since you made the commitment is a percentage) ____________

* 4.3.c. Please specify if the sectors involved in nutrition-sensitive allocation are known (yes/no) If “yes,” then proceed to 4.3.d.

Are the sector(s) that are involved in this nutrition-sensitive allocation known?

☐ Yes (move to 4.3.d)

☐ No (move to section 6)

* 4.3.d. Please select the appropriate sectors if the response was “yes” in 4.3.c.

Please specify the sector(s) that are involved in this nutrition-sensitive allocation. (Select all that apply.)

☐ Health

☐ Social protection

☐ Agriculture, agribusiness, livestock, fisheries

☐ Climate, environment, natural resources

☐ Early child development

☐ Education

☐ Water supply and sanitation

☐ Gender equity

☐ Other, please specify (free text) ______________

Disbursements/actual expenditures

For an original commitment goal regarding disbursements, you will be asked the following questions about disbursements. Please specify total funds disbursed (i.e. actually expended) on nutrition actions since you made the commitment, and then separately specify funds for nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive actions. Likewise, the sum of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive funds should equal the total amount disbursed since you made the commitment.

Disbursements: Total amount disbursed/spent since you made the commitment, corresponding to the sum of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive disbursements or expenditures made.

ITEM DETAILS

* 4.1.a. Total amount disbursed or spent sinceyou made the commitment _____________________________________________________________________

* 4.1.b. Currency (or ‘%’ if the amount disbursed or spent since you made the commitment is a percentage) _____________________________________________

* 4.1.c. Year for which the amount disbursed or spent was assessed

YYYY ____________

Nutrition-specific disbursements/actual expenditures

ITEM DETAILS

* 4.2.a. Please specify whether any of the total amount reported in 4.1.a. has been disbursed/expended to nutrition-specific actions.

Has any of the total amount reported in the ‘Total amount disbursed or spent since you made the commitment’ field been for nutrition-specific actions?

☐ Yes, and the amount is known (move to 4.2.b)

☐ Yes, but the amount has not been estimated (move to 4.2.c)

☐ No, only nutrition-sensitive allocations have been made (move to 4.3.a)

4.2.b. Please specify how much of the total amount reported in the ‘Total amount disbursed/spent since you made the commitment’ field was disbursed/spent on nutrition-specific actions. Please note that the currency should match the ‘currency’ indicated above. If the amount is a percentage, please select ‘%’ in the ‘currency’ field. If only nutrition-specific disbursements/expenditures have been made, then the amount reported here should equal the one reported above for the total funds.

* 4.2.b.1. Amount disbursed/spent on nutrition-specific actions _____________

* 4.2.b.2. Currency (or ‘%’ if the amount disbursed/spent since you made the commitment is a percentage) of this disbursement/expenditure on nutrition-specific actions ____________

* 4.2.c. Please specify if the sectors involved in nutrition-specific expenditures are known (yes/no). If “yes,” proceed to 4.2.d

Are the sector(s) involved in this nutrition-specific disbursement/expenditure known?

☐ Yes (move to 4.2.d)

☐ No (move to 4.3.a)

* 4.2.d. Please select the appropriate sectors if the response was “yes” in 4.2.c.

Please specify the sector(s) that are involved in this nutrition-specific disbursement/expenditure. (Select all that apply.)

☐ Health

☐ Social protection

☐ Agriculture, agribusiness, livestock, fisheries

☐ Early child development

☐ Other, please specify (free text) ______________

Nutrition-sensitive disbursements/actual expenditures

ITEM DETAILS

* 4.3.a.

Please specify whether any of the total amount reported in 4.1.a. has been disbursed to nutrition-sensitive actions.

Has any of the total amount reported in the ‘Total amount disbursed/spent since you made the commitment’ field been disbursed/spent for nutrition-sensitive actions?

☐ Yes, and the amount is known (move to 4.3.b)

☐ Yes, but the amount has not been estimated (move to 4.3.c)

☐ No, only nutrition-specific disbursements/expenditures have been made (move to section 6)

4.3.b. Please specify how much of the total amount reported in the ‘Total amount disbursed/spent since you made the commitment’ field was disbursed for nutrition-sensitive actions. Please note that the currency should match the ‘currency’ indicated above. If the amount is a percentage, please select ‘%’ in the ‘currency’ field. If only nutrition-sensitive disbursements/expenditures have been made, then the amount reported here should equal the one reported above for the total funds.

* 4.3.b.1. Amount __________________

* 4.3.b.2. Currency (or ‘%’ if the amount disbursed/spent since you made the commitment is a percentage) ____________

* 4.3.c. Please specify if the sectors involved in nutrition-sensitive expenditures are known (yes/no). If “yes,” proceed to 4.3.d.

Are the sector(s) that are involved in this nutrition-sensitive disbursement/expenditure known?

☐ Yes (move to 4.3.d)

☐ No (move to section 6)

* 4.3.d. Please select the appropriate sectors if the response was “yes” in 4.3.c.

Please specify the sector(s) that are involved in this nutrition-sensitive disbursement/expenditure. (Select all that apply.)

☐ Health

☐ Social protection

☐ Agriculture, agribusiness, livestock, fisheries

☐ Climate, environment, natural resources

☐ Early child development

☐ Education

☐ Water supply and sanitation

☐ Gender equity

☐ Other, please specify (free text) ______________

This section aims to capture why the indicator has not been assessed since baseline.

The below question appears only if “no” has been selected in 2.1., i.e. the level of the indicator has not been assessed.

ITEM DETAILS

*5. Please specify why the indicator has not been assessed, checking all that apply. For example, the data is not planned to be collected, the data was collected but has not been processed yet, lack of resources (e.g. personnel, funding) delayed the indicator assessment, changes in priorities and assessment was delayed, or other.

Why has the indicator not been assessed since baseline? (Select all that apply.)

☐ The data has not been collected yet

☐ The data was collected but it has not been processed yet

☐ Lack of resources (e.g. personnel, funding, time, technology) delayed the indicator assessment

☐ There was a change in priorities and assessment was delayed

☐ Other, please specify (free text) ______________________

In this section, provide the information about the frequency the indicator is assessed and when the next update is expected.

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ITEM DETAILS

* 6.1. How frequently is the indicator expected to be assessed between now and the end date for achieving the goal? For example, you may plan to assess the indicator at regular intervals as part of an ongoing survey, or you could measure it at specified time points such as at the start and end of the delivery period. (Select only one answer.)

☐ Every year

☐ Every 2 years

☐ Every 3 years

☐ Every 4 years

☐ Other, please specify __________

* 6.2. Please specify whether it is known when the indicator is expected to be assessed next.

Do you know when the indicator is expected to be assessed next?

☐ Yes, please specify the month and year below (move to 6.3)

☐ No (move to section 7)

* 6.3. Please specify the month and year when the indicator is expected to be assessed next.

Month (MM) ______________ Year (YYYY) _________________

This section allows you to report any other tracking/accountability mechanisms (other than the GNR) that have been used to report the progress towards the goal.

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ITEM DETAILS

* 7.1. Please specify whether the progress of the goal has been reported to any additional – other than the GNR – tracking/accountability mechanisms.

Other than the GNR, have you reported on the progress of this commitment goal to an additional tracking/accountability mechanism? This could include, for example, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) for financial commitments or the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) for food business commitments?

☐ Yes, please specify the mechanism used below (move to 7.2)

☐ No other tracking/accountability mechanism used (move to 8)

* 7.2. Appears only if “yes” has been selected in 7.1, i.e. the progress of the commitment goal has been reported in any additional other than the GNR tracking/accountability mechanisms.

Please specify the tracking/accountability mechanism (other than the GNR) used to report on the progress of this commitment goal.

Please specify mechanism used. _________________________________________________

This section allows you to report any dimensions of equity that you believe your goal targets, for example, whether it targets any populations that may have special vulnerability to malnutrition. The below questions appear to all.

ITEM DETAILS

* 8.1 Please specify whether the commitment goal targets any population groups that may be more severely affected by malnutrition than others.

Does the commitment goal include a focus on a dimension of equity, i.e. aim to target population groups that are more severely affected by malnutrition?

☐ Yes, please specify the dimensions of equity below (move to 8.2)

☐ No, the commitment does not target population groups that are more severely affected by malnutrition or does not target any population groups specifically (move to 9)

* 8.2. Appears only if “yes” has been selected in 8.1.

Please select the characteristic(s) of the population group(s) on which the commitment goal focuses.

Some examples provided. (Select any that apply.)

☐ Sex (female, male, intersex)

☐ Gender identity (women, men, non-binary/non-conforming)

☐ Sexual orientation

☐ Race or ethnicity

☐ Indigenous status

☐ Age or life course stage/status (neonates, infants, young children, adolescents, pregnant and/or lactating women, elderly adults)

☐ Chronic illness (people living with HIV, cancer, diabetes)

☐ Ability (physical, psychological, intellectual, socioemotional)

☐ Community geography (rural, urban)

☐ Religion

☐ Caste

☐ Refugee status or status as an internally displaced person

☐ Nationality or country of origin

☐ Socioeconomic status (populations living in relative poverty)

☐ Economic status of country (low-income country)

☐ Other (Please specify) __________

8.3. Optional narrative on dimensions of equity. Feel free to provide a brief narrative on how the commitment goal is targeting the selected equity dimensions.

Please provide a brief narrative on how the commitment goal targets population groups having the selected characteristics. For example, the goal is targeting the race or ethnicity equity dimension because it commits to developing nutrition social behaviour change strategies that address the particular challenges of a specific marginalised ethnic group which is usually left out of such strategies, which tend to address the challenges of the ethnic majorities. (Max 150 words.) (Optional.)

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This section captures any barriers and constraints that may have affected the progress towards the goal.

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ITEM DETAILS

* 9.1 Please rate the impact political instabilities, conflicts, or epidemics have had on making progress for this goal. (Select only one answer.)

☐ No impact (move to 9.2)

☐ Low or little impact (move to 9.1.a)

☐ Moderate impact (move to 9.1.a)

☐ High impact (move to 9.1.a)

☐ Severe impact (move to 9.1.a)

* 9.1.a Appears only if it is reported in 9.1 that there was any impact of instability/conflicts /epidemics on the progress.

Please specify how political instabilities, conflicts, or epidemics have impeded progress. (Select all that apply.)

☐ Inability to secure or establish funding (for example, due to competing priorities)

☐ Withdrawal of external funding

☐ Increase in costs

☐ Decreased availability of skilled personnel

☐ Change of priorities

☐ Other, please specify (free text) _________________________________________________

9.1.b. Optional narrative explanation on how the commitment goal has been affected by instability/conflict/epidemics.

Please provide a brief narrative on how the commitment goal has been affected by political instabilities, conflicts, or epidemics. (Max 150 words.) (Optional.)

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ITEM DETAILS

*9.2 Please select if you faced any barriers/constraints (other than instability, conflict, or epidemic) in making progress towards the goal, and what level of impact it had.

Please rate the impact any other barriers/constraints had on making progress towards this goal. (Select only one answer.)

☐ No impact (move to 10)

☐ Low or little impact (move to 9.2.a)

☐ Moderate impact (move to 9.2.a)

☐ High impact (move to 9.2.a)

☐ Severe impact (move to 9.2.a)

* 9.2.a. Appears only if it is reported in 9.2 that there was any impact of barriers/constraints on progress towards the goal.

Please specify how these barriers/constraints impeded progress. (Select all that apply.)

☐ Inability to secure or establish funding (for example, due to competing priorities)

☐ Withdrawal of external funding

☐ Increase in costs

☐ Decreased availability of skilled personnel

☐ Change of priorities

☐ Other, please specify (free text) ___________

* 9.2.b. Optional narrative explanation on the type of other barriers/constraints faced, whether you managed to overcome these, and if so, how.

Please specify the type of barriers/constraints you were faced with, whether you managed to overcome these, and if so how. (Max 150 words.) (Optional.)

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This section captures any opportunities that may have accelerated the progress towards the goal.

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ITEM DETAILS

* 10.1 Please report whether you encountered opportunities for accelerating progress towards the goal.

Were you presented with any opportunities for accelerating progress towards this goal? For example, additional financial or political support that resulted in faster progress, or new partnerships that yielded quicker than anticipated results.

☐ Yes (move to 10.1.a)

☐ No (move to 11)

* 10.1.a. Appears only if “yes” has been selected in 10.1., i.e. you were presented with some opportunities for accelerating progress towards the goal.

Please specify the type of opportunity which accelerated progress towards this goal. (Select all that apply.)

☐ Additional financial support that likely accelerated progress

☐ Additional political support that likely accelerated progress

☐ New partnerships that likely accelerated progress

☐ Other, please specify (free text) _________________________________________________

* 10.1.b. Appears only if “yes” has been selected in 10.1., i.e. you were presented with some opportunities for accelerating progress towards the goal.

Please specify the type of opportunities you were presented with and how you leveraged these (max. 150 words).

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* 10.1.c.

Appears only if “yes” has been selected in 10.1., i.e. you were presented with some opportunities for accelerating progress towards that goal.

Please rate the impact these opportunities had on accelerating progress. (Select only one answer.)

☐ No impact

☐ Low or little impact

☐ Moderate impact

☐ High impact

This section of the form captures any additional information that could be relevant to the progress of the goal. If the goal has not concluded, this is the last section.

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ITEM DETAILS

1. Optional. Please provide any additional information you consider relevant to the progress of this goal. (Optional.)

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This section of the form captures information on commitments that have come to conclusion and achievements.

ITEM DETAILS

1. Optional. If your commitment goal has come to conclusion, please feel free to share further information regarding what you achieved, any new action inspired by that commitment goal, or regarding your next steps (e.g. your plans to make a new commitment in the Nutrition Accountability Framework). (Optional).

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