Description
The Ethiopia government commits to increase the proportion of children aged 6–23 months meeting the minimum diet diversity and being free from child food poverty from 8% to 50% by 2030 by performing the following actions through multisectoral coordination and partnership with the UN, civil society organisations, donors, academia and the private sector.
• Government
Action 1: Implement Ethiopian food system game-changing solutions.
Action 2: Leverage primary healthcare systems to deliver essential nutrition services.
Action 3: Implement and strengthen social safety net programmes.
Action 4: Enhance agricultural productivity through irrigation.
Action 5: Foster sustainable local food solutions and enhance public-private partnerships.
Action 7: Allocate proportionate domestic and external resources.
• Civil society organisations
Action 1: Advocate with governments and influential leaders for political support and resources.
Action 2: Track investments and monitor the actions of governments, partners and donors.
Action 3: Demand that food and beverage companies fully comply with policies, laws and standards.
• UN family
Action 1: Elevate severe child food poverty reduction as a requirement for achieving national nutrition targets.
Action 2: Strengthen the capacity of national and local governments and other partners.
Action 3: Co-invest in First Foods initiatives and introduce innovative food production and processing technologies.
Action 4: Foster collaboration among governments, civil society organisations, the private sector and others.
Action 5: Balance investments across humanitarian– development–peace nexus and climate action for nutrition.
• Academia
Action 1: Translate data and evidence to reduce child food poverty.
Action 2: Analyse factors that influence nutritious and diverse diets.
Action 3: Enhance the National Integrated Platform for Nutrition.
• Private sector
Action 1: Invest in the food system by manufacturing and promoting nutritious, safe and affordable foods for young children.
Action 2: Ensure that company policies, practices and products fully comply with policies, laws and standards to protect children from unhealthy foods and beverages, including the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent World Health Assembly resolutions (the Code).
Action 3: Support programmes that address the root causes of child food poverty.
• Community
Action 1: Establish community gardens to grow fresh, nutritious produce for local consumption. Establish food banks to provide meals for vulnerable families.
Action 2: Build strong community networks to address the social and economic factors that contribute to child food poverty.
Action 3: Empower women and marginalised groups to participate in decision-making processes related to food security and nutrition.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood stunting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Diet
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Proportion of children aged 6–23 months meeting the minimum diet diversity |
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| Measurement plan | Use data collected by others |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 8% | December 2024 |
| Target | 50% | December 2030 |
