GLOBAL NUTRITION CLUSTER
ANNUAL MEETING
18-20 OCTOBER 2016
AMMAN, JORDAN
Day 1: Tuesday 18th October 2016 Chairs: Diane Holland and Anteneh Dobamo
Objective: Review of Key Achievement and challenges in the implementation of 2014-2016 GNC strategy and next steps for completion of outstanding strategic project in 2016
8.00-9.00Registration of participants
9.00-9.15Introductions - Josephine Ippe
9.15-9.30Welcome remark by Regional Director for UNICEF MENARO - Geert Cappelaere
9.30-9.45Overview of meeting objectives and outputs
9.45-10.302014-2016 GNC Strategy Review - Key Achievement and Challenge/Way forward-Josephine Ippe
10.30-11.00Break
11.00 – 11.30Update on Humanitarian Coordination/Transition work –Phase II -Diane Holland
11.30 – 12.00Nutrition Cluster Handbook – Update on process and highlight of key changes in the updated version - Vivienne Forsythe and Jackie Frize
12.00 - 1300Market Place
13.00- 14.00Lunch
14.00 – 14.30Presentation from OCHA on the proceeding of the World Humanitarian Summit -Loretta Hieber-Girardet
14.30-15.00Overview of the Grand Bargain - Loretta Hieber-Girardet
15.00 – 15.15Break
15.15 – 16:15 Group Discussion on the implication of the Grand Bargain for the 2017-2019 GNC strategic priorities and its support to country clusters
Working Groups
- Support for local and national responders
- Needs Assessment and Analysis
- Cash programming
- Humanitarian - Development Nexus
16.15 – 17:00Group presentations and feedback- Plenary
17.00-17.15Wrap-up - Josephine Ippe
18.00 – 20.00Reception
Day 2: Wednesday 19th October 2016 Chairs: Caroline Wilkinson and Carmel Dolan
Objective: To learn from country cluster experience on key areas, identify gaps and support needed, based on country cluster view point.
8.30 – 9.00Market place session
9.00 – 9.30Partnership and Accountabilities – Ethiopia with strong government leadership –Amal Tucker
9.30 – 10.00Partnership and Accountabilities – South Sudan with strong UN and NGO support for implementation of cluster response –Isaack Manyama
10.00 - 10.45Cross Border Coordination – Syria Cross Border Operation Experience – Wigdan Madani (with contributions for Muhiadin Abdulahi, Saja Abdallah and Lindsey Pexton)
10.45 - 11.00Break
11.00 - 11.45Accountability to Affected Population – People Centred Approach – Somalia Experience – Samson Desie
11.45 – 12.30Inter Cluster Coordination – Sudan Experience – Anteneh Dobamo
12.30- 13.30Lunch
13.30 – 15.30 Group Work
- Partnership/accountability (within the cluster at country level from the two setting, strong government leadership verses weak government leadership)
- Accountability to Affected Population
- Cross Border Coordination
- Inter-Cluster Coordination
15.30-15.45Break
15.45 – 17.00Group Presentation
17.00-17.15Wrap-up
17.15-17-45Technical Session 1: UNICEF Nutrition Products Update – Alison Fleet
17.45-18.15Technical Session 2: Management of Acute Malnutrition in Infants – Nicki Connell
Day 3: Thursday, 20th October 2016 Chairs: Caroline Abla and Josephine Ippe
Objectives: Discuss and endorse the preferred structures for strengthening technical work, consolidate strategic issues that could contribute to the GNC 2017-2019 strategy and outline processes for the development of the 2017-2019 workplan
8.30 – 9.00Market place session
9.00 – 10.30Presentation of the options for strengthening technical roles/leadership in NiE by the Task Force and Group Work –Diane Holland
10.30 – 10.45Break
10.45 – 11.30 Group Presentation on Options for technical role/Leadership
11.30 – 12.30Discussions
12.30 – 13.30Lunch
13.30 -15.00Group work – consolidate priority actions under the following areas based on the two and half days presentations and discussions
- Partnership and resource mobilization
- Inter cluster collaboration,
- Ensuring accountability to affected and support to global and country level advocacy
- Capacity development in humanitarian coordination and Nutrition in Emergency
- Adequate and responsive operational and surge support to country clusters (for both coordination/IM and NiE)
- Assessment, Analysis, Learning and Information Management.
15.00-15.15Break
15.15-16.15Group Presentation and Plenary
16.15 – 16.45Presentation of the GNC strategy 2017-2019 development consultation process – the Charter - by Avenir Analytics
16.45– 17.00Wrap Up and Closing Remark – Josephine Ippe and UNICEF Regional Office
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