Goal 1 Reduce chronic malnutrition for children aged 0-5 years, from 38% in 2020 to 30% in 2030

The goal of reducing the prevalence of stunting is central to the objectives and targets outlined by the ESAN III Strategy Document, which is directly aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 2, and the Global Nutrition Targets (GNT), to which Mozambique is committed. For this reason, the first action is to ensure an effective operationalization of Strategy, through the rollout of its implementation plan and development of a Resource Mobilization Strategy to secure the necessary funds.

The implementation plan is expected to be approved by the Prime Minister, in his role of Chief of National Council of Food Security and Nutrition (CONSAN).

In operational terms, it is expected that the political vision guidelines and the strategic vision priority lines defined in ESAN III will be implemented through the Government's own interventions at central, provincial and district level, but also through the interventions of other actors (i.e. civic society, private sector). For this reason, this strategy adopts a systemic vision in order to ensure that its implementation is a collective responsibility. The ESAN III includes the following operationalization streams:

1. Operationalization through district and provincial strategic planning instruments, will be the privileged mechanism for the operationalization of ESAN III. The integration of food security and nutrition (FSN)actions in the plans and budgets of the provinces and districts will be a fundamental step to strengthen the decentralisation process, guaranteeing the implementation of ESAN III at local level, namely through the Provincial and District Strategic Development Plans (PEDP

and PEDD), which have a five-year horizon, and the Provincial and District Economic, Social and Budget Plans of the Provinces and Districts (PESOP and PESOD, respectively) which have an annual horizon.

2. Operationalisation through Ministries' sectorial instruments: Achieving FSN is a collective responsibility and the different Ministries involved have responsibilities in the implementation of the ESAN III according to their areas of competence and specific mandates.

3. Operationalisation through civil society projects and actions: Civil society has significant skills in different areas related to FNS and has a strong capacity for territorial intervention, playing a fundamental role in direct support to communities

4. Operationalisation through UN and development partner programmes

5. Synergies and partnerships with the private sector: The private sector plays a fundamental role for the country's economic development, generating employment opportunities and income generation for communities and creating new opportunities through more inclusive business and investment models.