Commitment

Strengthen human capital (Well-nourished children develop properly physically and intellectually and become builders of a better future. Good nutrition is therefore the guarantor of productive human capital)

Government / Burundi

May 2020 — May 2027

Description

Globally, Transforming food systems to make them highly accessible, healthy, sustainable and resilient

> Planning and programming of multisectoral interventions ;

Operationalization of the Multisectoral Monitoring and Evaluation System

> Strengthen social protection mechanisms ;

> Promote the adoption of improved behaviors that can contribute to the achievement of

sustainable change;

> Strengthen the community approach to nutrition education with the effective community participation ;

Scaling up and strengthening the integrated nutrition package

Micronutrient supplementation and deworming of children under 5 years of age

> Training of human resources to intervene effectively for a better understanding of the

effective nutritional management of patients and proper project management and

related programs

Diversification and sustainable intensification of food production

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Reduce the rate of stunting

Description

Reduce the rate of stunting from 52.2% to 42.2% by 2027. Stunting rate is an indicator of the impact of several interventions implemented in different sectors: Health, agriculture, social protection, water, hygiene and sanitation, education without forgetting gender, governance and financing. It still a good indicator that is used in Burundi to mesure the performance in a mutisectoral approach.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Partially verified
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SMARTness index
Lower moderate
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Details

Global nutrition target(s)
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Enabling > Operational
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
  • 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Measurement

Key indicator
Value Measurement date
Baseline DND 2020
Target will be specified May 2027

Progress

Status:
Progress not able to be assessed
Why this status?
Despite the commitment maker’s active participation in the process, they were unable to provide the required information about the baseline data or the progress indicator’s updated (latest) level or status.
Value Measurement date
Progress report

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