Country Profiles
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SUN Countries
Mozambique
Joined Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement
August 2011
National multi-stakeholder platform for nutrition
National Council for Food Security and Nutrition (CONSAN)
Sun Government Focal Point/Country Coordinator
Leonor Neves Mondlane , Executive Secretary, Technical Secretariat for Food Security and Nutrition (SETSAN), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Country nutrition status 2022
- Yes
- In process
- No
- Costed
- M&E framework
National multi-stakeholder platform (MSP)
Date established
2013
MSP annual action plan exists
National nutrition plan
Advocacy and communications framework/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
The priorities in year 2023 include conduction of baseline survey, approval and implementation of policy and strategy, implementation of nutrition education campaign, making COPSAN, CODSAN and provincial SETSAN functional, establishing ESAN III monitoring and information systems, and mobilization of resources.
2022 Shared country good practice
Strengthening stakeholders' awareness and commitment towards nutrition
Bringing stakeholders together
In May 2022, MADER hosted an event under the theme of "Reinforcing a resilience in nutrition and food security in the African continent" to raise awareness and commitment of the wide range of stakeholders towards nutrition improvement.
Progress towards SUN 3.0 Strategic Objectives (SO)
SO.1
The Food Security and Nutrition Strategy and Policy have been completed with the support of several international partners, and public consultation sessions have been conducted. Approval by the Council of Ministers is expected in early 2023. Food and nutrition have been integrated into ministries’ focus, messaging and policies throughout 2022. Nutrition Education campaign was launched by the strong initiative of the first lady.
SO.2
Multiple sectors and actors participated in the development of food and nutrition security policy and strategies which ensured the harmonization and alignment of the each sector's action plan around shared contry priorities.
SO.3
SETSAN and other government agencies were trained on planning and budgeting, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) and Policy and governance. More training is needed on monitoring and evaluation, strategic advocacy etc.
SO.4
The National Council for Food Security and Nutrition has been established and functional. Provincial and District Councils for Food Security and Nutrition (COPSAN/CODSAN) have been created, and COPSAN is institutionalized in all 11 provinces and CODSAN in 68 districts to strengthen multi-sectoral nutrition governance from the national to local level.
