Commitment

Improve the nutritional status of children under five

Multilateral organisation / Venezuela

March 2025 — December 2026

Description

By 2026, within the framework of the signed biannual work plans with the National Institute of Nutrition and the Ministry of Popular Power for Health, UNICEF in Venezuela is committed to supporting the delivery of high-quality child nutrition care. This support will encompass the screening of nutritional status, the management of acute malnutrition for identified cases, counseling on infant and young child feeding practices, and ensuring deworming and the supplementation of Multiple Micronutrient Powders for 500,000 children under five across 10 prioritized states, with a focus on reaching the most vulnerable populations.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Partially verified
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SMARTness index
High
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Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
  • Citizenship or migration status
  • Economic status of country
  • Indigenous status
  • Socioeconomic status
Global nutrition target(s)
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Policy > Nutrition care services
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Linked event(s)
  • 2025 Paris N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Nutrition, health and social protection
  • Nutrition and resilience to crisis

Measurement

Key indicator Number of children under five reached with the essential package of nutrition care interventions
Measurement plan Collect own data
Value Measurement date
Baseline 10,000 number of children February 2025
Target 510,000 number of children December 2026

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