NUTRITION, FOR

EVERY CHILD

UNICEF Nutrition
Strategy 2020–2030

V ilm a T y le r
S e n io r N u tritio n A d v is e r
U N IC E F H Q

Nutrition Supplyier Forum

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Child Malnutrition Today

Historic progress has been made for child nutrition:

Number (millions) of malnourished under 5, 2000–2019

Stunting prevalence
Declined by one third since 2000

Stunting numbers
55 million fewer stunted children than in 2000

Breastfeeding
80 million more children exclusively
breastfed today than in 2000

Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank Joint Malnutrition Estimates, 2020 edition.
Child Malnutrition Today
Nutrition Strategy Framework

The Strategy Framework

reflects the different
elements of the Strategy
and how they are
inter-linked
Vision

UNICEF’s Vision
A world where all children,
adolescents and women
realize their right
to nutrition.

Guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child,

which recognizes that adequate nutrition is the right of
every child.
 Goal 2020-2030

UNICEF’s Goal
To protect and promote
diets, services and practices
that support optimal
nutrition, growth and
development for all children,
adolescents and women
Supports the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development to ensure children’s access to nutritious
diets and to end child malnutrition in all its forms.
Objectives 2020-2030

Universal premise of UNICEF Nutrition Programmes:

Prevention comes first, in all contexts. If prevention fails, treatment is a must

OBJECTIVE 1 OBJECTIVE 2 OBJECTIVE 3 OBJECTIVE 4

To prevent To prevent To prevent To ensure the early
undernutrition, undernutrition, undernutrition, detection and
micronutrient micronutrient micronutrient treatment of wasting
deficiencies and deficiencies and deficiencies and and other forms of
overweight in early overweight in middle overweight in women– life-threatening
childhood childhood and and prevent low malnutrition in early
(first 5 years of life). adolescence birthweight in childhood.
(5–18 years of age). newborns.

Prevention Treatment
 UNICEF’s Conceptual Framework

UNICEF
Conceptual
Framework
on the
Determinants
of Maternal
and Child
Nutrition,
2020.
Programming Principles

1. RIGHTS-BASED 2. EQUITY-FOCUSED
Based on Universal Focus on the most
Declaration of Human marginalized children,
Rights (1948), CEDAW adolescents and women
(1979), CRC (1989)

3. GENDER-RESPONSIVE 4. EVIDENCE-DRIVEN

Recognition of gender Programmes,

inequities within strategies and policies
households and societies are driven by scientific
and the need for action to and programmatic
lessen their impact evidence

5. SYSTEMS-CENTERED 6. CONTEXT-SPECIFIC
Focus on five systems - Programmes contribute
the food, health, water to the progressive
and sanitation, realization of children’s
education and social and women’s right to
protection systems nutrition.
 1. Child malnutrition today
2. Vision, goal and objectives
3. Conceptual framework

Programming approaches 4. Programming principles

5. Results areas
6. A systems approach
7. Partnerships and people
8. Way forward

Situation Analysis Programme design and scale-up

Identifying scope and scale of UNICEF’s support Developing theories of change and detailed
to national policies and programmes. scale-up implementation plans.

Policy, strategy and legislation Supply provision

Developing national frameworks that foster an Making essential nutrition supplies available,
enabling environment for good nutrition. accessible and affordable, in all contexts.

Advocacy Mobilizing financing for nutrition

Influencing decision makers, stakeholders and Increasing domestic government financing, donor
relevant audiences. assistance, and innovative mechanisms.

Capacity development Data, monitoring and learning

Strengthening the capacity of individuals, Generating, analizing, using and sharing the
organizations and societies. latest date, information and knowledge.

Community engagement Working with partners

Empowering and mobilizing communities to Investing in strategic partnerships, UN agencies, private
collectively participate in decision making. sector, civil society organizations, etc.
Results Areas

To achieve the vision, goal and objectives of the Strategy,

UNICEF organizes its programming for maternal and child nutrition into
six results areas

1. Early childhood nutrition 4. Care for children with wasting

Prevention of malnutrition in children Early detection and treatment of child
under five years of age. wasting in early childhood.

2. Nutrition in middle childhood and 5. Maternal and child nutrition in

adolescence humanitarian action
Prevention of malnutrition in children Nutrition programming in emergencies
aged between 5 and 19 years old. guided by UNICEF’s CCC and CLA role.

3. Maternal nutrition 6. Partnerships and governance for

Prevention of malnutrition in women nutrition
during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and
prevention of low birthweight. Strategic partnerships, data, knowledge,
advocacy and financing for nutrition.
1. Early Childhood Nutrition

Programmatic priorities

BREASTFEEDING IN EARLY LIFE

01 Breastfeeding practices in early childhood

02 COMPLEMENTARY FOODS AND FEEDING

Adequate foods and feeding in early childhood

0 FEEDING CHILDREN 3-5 YEARS

3 Adequate foods and feeding for children 3-5 years

04 SUPPLEMENTATION AND DEWORMING

Micronutrients and deworming in early childhood

05 HEALTHY FOOD ENVIRONMENTS

Healthy food environments in early childhood
2. Nutrition in Middle Childhood
and Adolescence

Programmatic priorities

01 NUTRITIOUS FOODS IN SCHOOLS

Nutritious foods, in schools and beyond

0 HEALTHY FOOD ENVIRONMENTS

2 Healthy food environments, in schools and beyond

0 SUPPLEMENTATION AND DEWORMING

3 Micronutrient supplementation and deworming

04 NUTRITION EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

Nutrition education in school curricula

05 HEALTHY DIETS AND HEALTHY EATING

Healthy eating for school-age children and adolescents
3. Maternal Nutrition

Programmatic priorities

01 NUTRITION BEFORE PREGNANCY

Women’s nutrition before pregnancy

02 NUTRITION DURING PREGNANCY

Women’s nutrition during pregnancy

0 NUTRITION WHILE BREASTFEEDING

3 Women’s nutrition while breastfeeding

04 NUTRITION OF ADOLESCENT MOTHERS

Nutrition of adolescent mothers and other at-risk women

05 INNOVATIONS FOR MATERNAL NUTRITION

Innovative programmes and products for maternal nutrition
4. Nutrition and Care for Children
with Wasting

Programmatic priorities

01 PROTOCOLS AND STRATEGIES

Evidence-informed protocols, programmes and policies

02 STRONGER WORKFORCE CAPACITIES

Facility- and community-based workforce capacities

0 PROGRAMME SCALE-UP
3 Scale-up of early detection and treatment

04 ESSENTIAL NUTRITION SUPPLIES

Integration of nutrition supplies into national systems

05 READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOODS (RUTF)

Sustainable and cost-effective production of RUTF
5. Maternal and Child Nutrition in
Humanitarian Action

Programmatic priorities

SECTOR COORDINATION (CLA)

01 Cluster and sector coordination in emergencies

02 TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Technical support to cluster/sector in emergencies

0 SYSTEMS AND CAPACITIES

3 Build capacity for preparedness and response

04 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Strengthen data and analysis, globally and locally

05 NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS (CCC)

Deliver essential nutrition interventions
6. Partnerships and Governance
for Nutrition

Programmatic priorities

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
01 Strategic engagement with governments, civil society,
private sector, and other stakeholders

02 DATA GENERATION AND USE

Data collection, analysis and use for nutrition

0 KNOWLEDGE GENERATION AND USE

3 Knowledge generation, dissemination and use

04 ADVOCACY FOR NUTRITION

Partnerships, data & knowledge to shape nutrition policies
and programmes

05 FINANCING FOR NUTRITION

Mobilizing domestic and external resources for nutrition
 A Systems Approach to Maternal
and Child Nutrition

UNICEF’s systems approach

to nutrition aims to make
five key systems

− Food
− Health
− Water and sanitation
− Education
− Social protection

better equipped and more

accountable to deliver
nutritious diets, essential
nutrition services and
positive nutrition practices
for children, adolescents
and women.
Partnerships

Strategic Partnerships are a key pillar for the implementation of the Strategy
 Global Annual Results 2022

In 2022, UNICEF achieved the following

headline results:

• 356.3 million children under 5 years of age and

mothers benefited from programmes for the
prevention of malnutrition, compared with 336.4
million in 2021.

• 116.1 million children 5 to 19 years of age

benefited from gender-responsive programmes for
the prevention of anaemia and other forms of
malnutrition, from 67.4 million in 2021.

• 182.4 million children under 5 years of age

benefited from services for the early detection of
child wasting, from 154.4 million in 2021; of these,
7.3 million children with wasting received life-
saving treatment, from 5.4 million in 2021.
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