SUN Movement Reporting Template, 2017 Bangladesh 2017 Reporting template: Joint-Assessment by National Multi-Stakeholder Platforms in line with the SUN Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) System April 2016 to April 2017 Process and details of the 2017 Joint-Assessment Exercise To help the SUN Movement Secretariat better understand how your inputs for the Joint-Assessment 2017 were compiled by stakeholders, and to what extent the process was useful to in-country stakeholders, please provide us with the following details: Participation 1. Did the following stakeholder groups provide specific inputs, whether in writing or verbally, to the Joint-Assessment? Group Yes (provide number)/No (= 0) Government Yes Civil society Yes Science and academia Yes Donors Yes United Nations Yes Business Yes Other (please specify) Media No 2. How many people in total participated in the process at some point? How many were women and how many were men? Total 35 people participated in the process of developing this assessment report. Out of them 24 were men and 11 were women. 2017 Joint-Assessment of National Multi-Stakeholder Platform_ Bangladesh Process 3. Was the Joint-Assessment data gathered and/or reviewed during a face-to-face meeting, or via email? Step Format Collection Meeting √ Email √ Review, validation Meeting √ Email √ 4. If a collection or validation meeting did take place, please attach a photo, if possible. Yes, three validation meeting held to collect data and validate information provided in this assessment report. Utility 5. If a collection or validation meeting did take place, would you say that the meeting was useful to participants, beyond the usual work of the MSP? Yes/No. Why? Yes, MOHFW was able to get update from MSP and vice versa. SUN FP Received data and update from all network. This gave the members an opportunity to share, discuss and deliberate on joint and individual work done and;Identify area which could be strengthened for maximizing nutrition outcomes- e.g.: nutrition sensitive policies and programmes, scaling up nutrition interventions and how to better support the government. Utilisation by the SUN Movement Please note that the filled-in reporting template will be put on the SUN Movement website, unless notified otherwise. Analysed results of this Joint-Assessment Exercise will also be included in the 2017 SUN Movement Annual Progress Report. Page | 2 2017 Joint-Assessment of National Multi-Stakeholder Platform_ Bangladesh N/A 0 1 2 3 4 Not applicable Not started Started On-going Nearly completed Completed Progress Marker not Nothing in place Planning begun Planning completed and Implementation complete Fully operational/Targets are applicable to current implementation initiated with gradual steps to achieved/On-going with continued context processes becoming monitoring/Validated/Evidence operational provided Process 1: Bringing people together in the same space for action PROCESS 1: Bringing people together in the same space for action Strengthened coordinating mechanisms at national and sub-national level enable in-country stakeholders to better work for improved nutrition outcomes. Functioning multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral platforms enable the delivery of joint results, through facilitated interactions on nutrition related issues, among sector relevant stakeholders. Functioning multi-stakeholder platforms (MSP) enable the mobilisation and engagement of relevant stakeholders, assist relevant national bodies in their decision making, enable consensus around joint interests and recommendations and foster dialogue at the local level. Progress marker 1.1: Select/develop coordinating mechanisms at country level FINAL PLATFORM SCORE PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR FINAL SCORE DEFINITION POSSIBLE SIGNS Please give one score per Refer to specific signs or provide your own examples. progress marker Please share relevant documentation as evidence This progress marker ▪ Formal multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder 3 ▪ Formal multi sectoral and multi-stakeholder looks at the extent to coordinating structures in place and functioning, coordinating structure (Bangladesh National which coordination such as a high-level convening body from the Nutrition Council-BNNC) has been restructured, and mechanisms are Government (political endorsement) strengthening for this revitalized system is being established at ▪ SUN Government Focal Point is actively leading planned and beginning with active contributions government level and ▪ Appoint Focal Points/conveners for key from 18 ministries and alignment with SDG goals. are regularly convened stakeholder groups, i.e. a donor convenor, civil ▪ Revised Terms of Reference (TOR) for the BNNC by high-level officials. society coordinators, UN focal points, business Office (Secretariat) have been included in the It indicates if non-state liaison persons, academic representative Second National Plan of Action on Nutrition (NPAN), constituencies such as ▪ Convene MSP members on a regular basis: please which is awaiting final approval by the Prime the UN Agencies, provide the number of meetings for each Minister. donors, civil society identified coordination structures (discussions ▪ The terms of reference for the Council, the organisations and ongoing; SUN teleconference only; meetings may Executive Committee, and the Standing Technical businesses have take place for gov’t but does not include non-gov’t Committee of the Bangladesh National Nutrition Page | 3 2017 Joint-Assessment of National Multi-Stakeholder Platform_ Bangladesh organised themselves actors) Council (BNNC) have been formulated with detailed in networks with ▪ Institutional analysis conducted of the design roles and responsibilities in 2015. Other relevant convening and and/or performance of the high-level MSP, or line ministries have been brought on board the coordinating functions. relevant structures, also in terms of ensuring Multi-Stakeholder Platform to create synergies and gender equality, at all levels (discussion ongoing) ensure the nutrition-sensitive programming work of ▪ Establish or refine the terms of reference, ministries is captured. Discussions have commenced workplans and other types of enabling with the Ministry of Industries along with relevant arrangements (currently planned through NPAN, development partners to launch the National Food NIPN, and next year’s CSA-SUN work plan) Fortification Alliance. (Minimum Requirements for Scoring 4: Terms of ▪ This NPAN2 represents the collective aspirations Reference, work-plan or Supporting documents and commitment of the government, through its requested) various ministries and organizations, development partners and our people to bring the scourge of malnutrition to an end. Under the initiative and coordination of Additional Secretary Public Health & WHO Wing (as well as SUN FP), the Working Committee (headed by Secretary, MOHFW), National Technical Committee (headed by Additional Secretary, HRM, MOHFW) and 4 (four) sectoral committees, core group and subgroups with different stakeholders at different level) were organized. A series of meetings/joint meetings of the Committees were convened to identify the strategic actions required for each strategy and sub-strategy as outlined in the National Nutrition Policy (2015) using an agreed matrix. ▪ This NPAN2 has been endorsed by the Executive Committee of BNNC chaired by the Health Minister on 28 March 2017. ▪ A diverse group of stakeholders participated in all global calls. ▪ Government, Civil Society Organization (CSO), UN, and Development Partner (DP) network are functional. Page | 4 2017 Joint-Assessment of National Multi-Stakeholder Platform_ Bangladesh ▪ Government is creating an enabling environment for developing joint action plan or contribute to the NPAN2 jointly. ▪ GOB SUN Focal person took a great step to sensitize and activate the SUN network members under her leadership and create an enabling environment to achieve all the commitment made in last year Joint assessment report (2016). ▪ NGO Affairs Bureau, The Prime Minister’s Office and the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh organized the half a day Conference on May 18, 2017 on Role of NGOs in Implementation of SDGs in Bangladesh. Hon’ble Minister for Planning, Government of Bangladesh, was the Chief Guest at the Opening Session of the Conference. The Office of Prime Minister and partners (different INGOs and NGOs) contributed in the technical session and it was a great moment to see the GO- NGO collaboration which could be better tapped the roles of MSP of SUN, BD movement in Bangladesh. Progress marker 1.2: Coordinate internally and expand membership/engage with other actors for broader influence This progress marker ▪ Expand MSP to get key members on board, i.e. 3 ▪ MOHFW organized SUN Multi-sectoral Platform looks at the extent to Development partners; diverse civil society meeting through Institute of Public Health which coordinating groups; private sector partnerships; media; Nutrition, chaired by Line Director-Nutrition / mechanisms parliamentarians; scientists and academics (CSA- Deputy Director-IPHN. MSP did the brainstorming established by the SUN held meetings with parliamentary members, and identify the ways to make the SUN activities government and by DPs, and UN organizations. As a group sustainable in Bangladesh. Also it has been non-state engagement with media has been limited. There discussed that each organization should include constituencies are able been ongoing outreach to get scientific and SUN activities