Establish three alliances and coalitions that bring together diverse stakeholders to coordinate and strengthen knowledge and the evidence-base for policies in support of micronutrient interventions and micronutrient data by 2025.
Description
The Micronutrient Forum's approach to alliance and coalition building recognizes the importance of sound, cross disciplinary science, and the need to translate evidence into collective agendas that guide focused policies, investments, and actions in support of micronutrient interventions.
Alliances and coalitions, with diverse stakeholders, will follow clear rules of engagement and a collectively agreed strategy. For example, devise global action plans, based on assessments and the identification of research and policy priorities, along with targeted advocacy plans.
Based on initial consultations with micronutrient expert organizations, the Forum has been identified as having a strategic role in convening micronutrient-focused networks. Alliance or coalitions will focus on three broad agendas:
1. Anemia reduction in girls and women;
2. Improving the availability, quality, usability, and accessibility of micronutrient data to guide national level decision making.
3. Strengthen the enabling policy environment for greater investment in micronutrient interventions.
Action plans may include: Convening networks and stakeholders; landscaping assessments, knowledge synthesis, evidence-generation, development and dissemination of technical policy briefs; development of targeted advocacy tools and communications.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Driving Micronutrient Policy Agendas
Description
The Forum commits to drive the global micronutrient agenda by hosting and establishing three alliances or coalitions that bring together diverse stakeholders to coordinate and strengthen knowledge and the evidence-base for policies in support of micronutrient interventions and micronutrient data by 2025. These alliances and coalitions will consist of diverse stakeholders across research communities, donors, national governments, foundations, multi-laterals, and civil society organizations. Through these alliances, the Forum commits to support 10 countries/geographies through stakeholder consultations to drive localized micronutrient action plans and roadmaps to guide national-level program decision making. Collectively, these country/geography dialogues will inform the broader global micronutrient agenda, including through the MNF's Global 2023 Conference.
The collective mission of these alliances will be to strengthen micronutrient-focused policies, plans and/or data, alongside increasing investment in actions for micronutrient interventions, including healthy micronutrient rich diets, food fortification, biofortification and micronutrient supplementation programs that can be delivered sustainably and equitably.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Enabling >
Leadership and governance
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of alliances established |
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| Baseline | 0 alliances | 2021 |
| Target | 3 alliances | December 2025 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Progress report | 3 alliances | May 2024 |
