Commitment

Laws and legislations on food &nutrition

Government / Yemen

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Public Health and Population (MOPHP), Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Donor organisation, including philanthropic organisations: WHO/ UNICEF/ FAO/ WFP
Commitment made: 08 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - All governorates
Verification status Verified Find out more

Commitment description

By 2030, the government of Yemen, commits to build on the situation analysis on laws, policies, legislation and regulations rekated to food and nutrition to develop or revise based on updated global recommenations Yemen food and nutrition laws, policies and regulation; assure the implementation and enforcement by strengthening existing national institutions or platforms of coordination for monitoring food laws and legilstation and regulation implementation and assuring enforcement. Progress will be assessed by the government every two years.

Commitment goals

Develop or revise, based on updated global recommenations, the Yemen food and nutrition laws, policies and regulations

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Under-5 overweight
Low birthweight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Salt/sodium intake

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 WHO/ UNICEF/ FAO/ WFP
Funding mechanism External assitance - Nutrition Law and Legislation in Yemen Funding Proposal.
Cost secured No funding has been secured/approved.
Total costs estimated Not been estimated / unknown

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