The Global Nutrition Cluster

Minutes of theFifthInterim Strategic Advisory Group Monthly Conference Call

19July 2013

Participants

Diane Holland (DH), WFP, Chair

Anne-Dominique Israel (ADI), ACF

Josephine Ippe (JI), GNC Coordinator

Leo Matunga (LM), National Cluster Coordinator

Pascale Fritsch (PF), HelpAge

Anna Ziolkovska (AZ), GNC-CT, note taker

Agenda

1. Status of SAG and membership

2. Information and knowledge management task force

3. Follow up actions for GNC governance consultancy / Annual meeting

4. AoB

Summary of action points of the Fourth SAG Conference call, 12th of June 2013

1. Status of SAG and membership

  • At the Annual GNC meeting in July 2013 GNC partners agreed that Interim SAG should continue as it is until September 2013, when SAG membership should be reconfirmed.
  • LynndaKiess replaced DH as a WFP representative; Dolores Rio replacedErin Boyd EB as UNICEF representative.
  • A discussion held about who will be a new SAG chair until September 2013 and SAG members present during the call volunteered Kate Golden, Concern (possibly LynndaKeiss, WFT). If Kate and Lynnda both decline this proposal, SAG to held a new discussion regarding election of a new chair.

Action points:

-SAG to continue work with the same membership (agencies) until November 2013.

-LynndaKiess to replace Diane Holland as a WFP representative.

-Dolores Rio to replace Erin Boyd as a UNICEF representative.

-Dianne Holland to contact Kate Golden and LynndaKeiss regarding volunteering to be SAG chair.

2.Information and knowledge management task force

  • At the Annual GNC meeting GNC partners agreedto create anInformation and knowledge management task force (IM/KM TF).
  • Inter-cluster Information Management Officer Gavin Wood agreed to draft a strategy on IM based on a GNC concept note from 2011 on IM/KM.
  • Josephine will review it and will add a strategy on KM.
  • The strategy will be send for review to SAG and GNC partners
  • Gavin and Josephine will draft a ToR for IM/KM TF based on agreed IM/KM strategy.
  • SAG will review this ToR.
  • ToR will be shared with GNC partners and country clusters with a call for nominations.

Action points:

-Gavin and Josephine to prepare IM/KM strategy for the GNC and to share with SAG and GNC partners for comments.

-SAG and GNC partners to comment on the strategy.

-Gavin and Josephine to prepare ToR for IM/KM TF and to share with SAG.

-GNC partners and country clusters to volunteer for IM/KM TF.

3. Follow up actions for GNC governance consultancy / Annual meeting

  • GNC Governance consultancy report was discussed during the Annual meeting and new comments and recommendations were made. Valerie (note taker for the GNC Annual Meeting) will prepare a report based on discussion and comments from the GNC partners and NCCs with action points for the GNC.
  • Valerie will submit first draft report of the Annual meeting today, 19th of July. JI will pull out action points and will share them with SAG. Action points will be discussed and prioritised with SAG during the next call.
  • GNC partners call, planned for 25th of July should be postponed until action points are discussed with SAG
  • A ToR for a consultant to facilitate drafting a three year strategy for the GNC will be prepared based on draft report from the Annual meeting.

Action points:

-SAG to discuss action points from the Annual meeting prior to sharing with GNC partners.

-To postpone GNC partners call until further notice.

-JI to prepare a ToR for a consultant for the GNC strategy development.

4.AoB

  • Pascale volunteered to serve as a technical adviser for country nutrition clusters in the area of nutrition of older people.Pascale will send a formal email with this proposal.GNC-CT will communicate this to other clusters and add a website announcement.
  • Diane will debrief Lynnda on SAG.
  • SAG to discuss lessons learned for organising GNC Annual meeting during the next call (GNC-CT to share evaluation of the meeting summary with SAG)

Action points:

-GNC-CT to send out an email to NCCs informing them that they can contact Pascale for any technical questions regarding nutrition of older people.

-Diane to debrief Lynnda on SAG

-Include discussion on lessons learned from the Annual Meeting in the agenda of the next SAG call.

Summary of action points of the FifthSAG Conference call, 19th of July 2013

WHAT and WHO / Comments
1. Status of SAG and membership
-SAG to continue work with the same membership (agencies) until September 2013.
-LynndaKiess to replace Diane Holland as a WFP representative.
-Dolores Rio to replace Erin Boyd as a UNICEF representative.
-Dianne Holland to contact Kate Golden and LynndaKeiss regarding volunteering to be SAG chair.
2. Information and knowledge management task force
-Gavin and Josephine to prepare IM/KM strategy for the GNC and to share with SAG and GNC partners for comments.
-SAG and GNC partners to comment on the strategy.
-Gavin and Josephine to prepare ToR for IM/KM TF and to share with SAG.
-GNC partners and country clusters to volunteer for IM/KM TF.
3. Follow up actions for GNC governance consultancy / Annual meeting
-SAG to discuss action points from the Annual meeting prior to sharing with GNC partners.
-To postpone GNC partners call until further notice.
-JI to prepare a ToR for a consultant for the GNC strategy development.
4. AoB
-GNC-CT to send out an email to NCCs informing them that they can contact Pascale for any technical questions regarding nutrition of older people.
-Diane to debrief Lynnda on SAG
-Include discussion on lessons learned from the Annual Meeting in the agenda of the next SAG call.

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