Commitment

Implement public policies, strategies, and programs to improve nutrition and FS

Government / El Salvador

January 2025 — December 2029

Description

During the period 2025 to 2029, implement public policies, strategies and national programs to improve the food security and nutritional condition of the population, with particular emphasis on early childhood, childhood and adolescence, as well as vulnerable groups, prioritizing the following:

 National Nutrition Strategy

 Actions derived from the Love Converted into Food Law, for the Promotion, Protection and Support of Breastfeeding

 National Prenatal Education Program

 Food Program for children from 5 to 12 years old, adolescents and young people

 Food and Nutrition Education, revaluing ancestral food culture

 Strategy for the prevention of overweight and obesity in early childhood, childhood and adolescence

 Agromarket Program

 Program for the delivery of seeds to small producers

 Initiatives for the generation of employment and improvement of family income, with emphasis on women and young people

 Ruralisation Program for Sustainable Development

 Implementation of the National Agricultural Policy

 Application of the regulation of breast milk substitutes and complementary foods

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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SMARTness index

Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
  • Chronic illness
  • Community geography
  • Indigenous status
  • Socioeconomic status
Global nutrition target(s)
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Salt/sodium intake
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Enabling > Leadership and governance
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Linked event(s)
  • 2025 Paris N4G Summit
  • 2025 UN Food Systems Summit/Stocktaking
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Nutrition, health and social protection
  • Nutrition and transition to sustainable food systems and climate
  • Nutrition and resilience to crisis
  • Nutrition and gender equality

Measurement

Key indicator % of geographic coverage of priority territories, with nutrition and food security programs
Measurement plan Collect own data
Value Measurement date
Baseline 60% December 2024
Target 75% December 2029

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