Commitment

Strengthening Multisectoral Coordination to Sustainably Reduce Malnutrition

Government / Timor-Leste

April 2025 — December 2026

Description

The Government of Timor-Leste commits to strengthening coordination mechanisms among key ministries, agencies, and development partners to ensure an integrated and effective response to malnutrition. Key interventions include:

Developing and operationalizing a multisectoral coordination framework to integrate nutrition into sectoral policies.

Establishing a national nutrition coordination body with representation from health, education, agriculture, social protection, and finance sectors.

Strengthening policy coherence and governance to ensure a holistic approach to reducing malnutrition.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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SMARTness index

Details

Global nutrition target(s)
Anaemia
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
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

Measurement

Key indicator Existence of a functional multisectoral nutrition coordination framework.
Measurement plan Collect own data
Value Measurement date
Baseline No April 2024
Target Yes December 2026

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