Commitment

Enabling environment for nutrition

Government / Kyrgyzstan

UNICEF, WFP

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, FAO, WFP, WHO
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): Civil Alliance for Nutrition and Food Security
Commitment made: 29 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - National | national

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Commitment description

By 2025, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic commits to draft and adopt laws, policies and regulations to increase access, availability and utilization of safe food and improve the nutritional status of the population. Specifically by:

- Drafting regulations on subsidized seeds;

- Strengthening regulations on flour fortification;

- Drafting regulations on antimicrobial use;

- Ensuring that all provisions of the Code for breastmilk substitute are in place;

- Strengthening multi-sectoral coordination on food security and nutrition;

- Developing a national social behavior change communication strategy on nutrition.

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Under-5 overweight
Low birthweight
Exclusive breastfeeding

Nutrition Action Classification across all goals

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

N4G themes covered by goals

  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Total funding and costs across all goals

Funders The state budget, UNICEF, FAO, WFP, USAID
Funding mechanism The state budget, UN Agencies funds as technical support
Cost secured Total cost is partially secured, estimated 10%
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed
Currency (KGS) - Kyrgystani Som
Cost amount 17,200,000.0
$USD equivalent 222,394.6211 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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