SUN Countries

Djibouti

Joined Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement

January 2021

National multi-stakeholder platform for nutrition

Currently in progress

Sun Government Focal Point/Country Coordinator

Abdillahi Ilmi Gueddi, National Nutrition Programme Coordinator, Ministry of Health / Directorate of Health and the Mother and Child

Country nutrition status 2022

Yes
In process
No
Costed
M&E framework

National multi-stakeholder platform (MSP)

Date established

non renseignée

MSP annual action plan exists

National nutrition plan

Advocacy and communications framework/plan

Subnational nutrition coordination mechanism

Subnational MSPs exist

Subnational MSPs have annual action plans

SUN networks in-country presence

SUN Civil Society Network

SUN Business Network

UN-Nutrition

SUN Academy Network

SUN Donor Network

Others: e.g. youth, parliamentarian, media

Finance for nutrition

Resource mobilization strategy exists

Budget tracking exercise done this year

Funding gaps identified this year

Domestic expenditures on nutrition tracked

Country priorities 2022

Finalise the Nutrition Strategic Action Plan; Establish a multisectoral coordination mechanism; Strengthen malnutrition prevention interventions; Organise activities related to nutrition; Implement interventions

2022 Shared country good practice

N/A

Not yet implemented (the country joined the movement in 2021)

N/A

Progress towards SUN 3.0 Strategic Objectives (SO)

SO.1

The drought in the Horn of Africa region has brought together members of government to raise funds and advocate for resource mobilisation from partners. The country has a National Nutrition Policy which was validated in January 2021. Notwithstanding, the implementation has not yet started. The Minister of Health and the Minister of Social Affairs have been made aware of this, and are committed to working for the creation of the multisectoral nutrition platform.

SO.2

The country does not formally have a strategic plan setting national objectives for the implementation of nutrition interventions. Due to the lack of a common results framework, nutrition information is not specified in some sectors. The finalisation of the Nutrition Strategic Action Plan is still ongoing. However, each sector has objectives, and the implementation of interventions associated with these sector objectives is on track, but needs to be strengthened through a common framework.

SO.3

The establishment of a multisectoral coordination mechanism for nutrition remains one of the country's priorities, which continues at the same time to carry out actions to strengthen interventions in favour of nutrition. The Ministry of Health fights against malnutrition by taking charge of cases of malnourished children, and by carrying out preventive actions (awareness raising, screening, cooking demonstrations) within health structures and through community relays operating in the districts, and having centres in each district. With the establishment of a multisectoral coordination mechanism, the country is on track to strengthen nutrition.

SO.4

Since the country joined the SUN Movement in 2021, the Coordinator of the National Nutrition Programme within the Ministry of Health, who plays the role of Focal Point, receives support from UN agencies, donors and all stakeholders, as part of the multi-sector nutrition coordination effort that is being put in place. He reports to the Director of Health and the Mother and Child of the same Ministry, who coordinates and ensures the governance of the SUN Movement. The country is on track to strengthen nutrition.