Achieving MDGs

1. Achieving MDGs How can the SCN working group on Household Food Security contribute?

2. Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) • Eight (interlinked) • First MDG: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger: • reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day • reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger • Global plan for the achievement of MDG goals by mid 2005 - creation of Hunger Task Force

3. Hunger Task Force (interim report) • Mobilise political action to end hunger • Review national policies • Implement and scale-up proven actions

4. International Conference on Nutrition (ICN, 1992) • Review macro-economic policies, legislation and national investments • Review sectoral policies and programmes • Participatory and integrated action at community level

5. International Alliance Against Hunger (IAAH, 2003) • Joint advocacy for political will to end hunger • Strengthen hunger and poverty alleviation initiatives at all levels • Empower communities and build-up capacity

6. Towards a two-track approach • Economic development • Protect and improve food security, nutrition and livelihoods of poorest and most vulnerable households (including food aid)

7. People-centred planning... • Household food security, livelihoods, nutrition and gender cannot be dissociated: • shift from methodology to common principles • build from local capacity/experience (appropriation) • Target food insecure households and communities • in food insecure areas • but also in wealthy areas • Understand coping mechanisms

8. ... to respond to local needs • Capacity building of local institutions • At community level: • Community support team • CBOs/Social mobilisers • National level institutions • to facilitate/ provide support to local level • ensure feedback into policy and decision making • Nutrition education and training

9. Monitoring and evaluation • Free standing and/or incorporated in relevant M&E systems • Indicators: • anthropometric indicators • food consumption/diversity • local specific/participatory

10. Ensure synergy of existing initiatives • at local level: • at global and national level: • other MDG task forces • poverty alleviation • right to food • UNDAF

11. SCN Working Group on Household Food Security A dual role: • assess, promote and protect household food security for improved nutrition • ensure that promotion of household food security is compatible with protection and improvement of health and care

12. How can SCN WG on HFS contribute? • Strengthen integrated planning at all levels • intensify collaboration • joint capacity-building & backstopping • Promote country strategies for HFS, nutrition and sustainable livelihoods • review and capitalise on local experience • address coverage/scaling up • Focus on eco-systems/livelihood groups • exchange of information and experience • training and communication materials

13. Conclusions and recommendations • build upon/add value/scale up existing initiatives to ensure people-centred approach • working groups at country/regional levels • incorporate HFS and nutrition into high-visibility projects and initiatives (PRSP, emergency, HIV/AIDS) • Combine local experience, science and policy

14. Recommendation 1 • at global level: incorporation of household food security and nutrition in MDG Global Plan • at country level: incorporate HFS for MDGs in relevant programmes and projects (e.g. UNDAF, PRSP)

15. Recommendation 2 • In selected countries: • review HFS/community nutrition interventions and lessons learnt • review macro policies to incorporate HFS, nutrition and livelihoods considerations for the achievement of MDGs • discuss implications with WG

16. Recommendation 3 In representative eco/systems and/or for specific livelihood groups: • review available experience, material and lessons learnt • promote exchange of information/expertise • disseminate lessons learnt and best practices & post relevant information/material on the web • develop and test collaboration mechanisms within and between geographical areas