The seqota declaration adopted sustainable development goal 2 sdg2, with the aim to end hunger, achieve food security, and improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 seqota declaration 2016. Sustainable undernutrition reduction in ethiopia sure evaluation study. Pdf sustainable undernutrition reduction in ethiopia. It therefore has issued the seqota declaration to end child malnutrition by 2030. To determine what is holding back progress, this study identifies several. Seqota declaration, unicef, save the children, nutrition international. The seqota declaration committed to ending stunting in children under 2 years in 2030 2 the seqota declaration is a government commitment to end stunting in ethiopia among children under 2 years by 2030. Ethiopias 2015 seqota declaration, which reaffirmed the governments commitment to improving nutrition through a high level agenda to end. The seqota implementation plan government of ethiopia, 2016 calls for an approach that is systemic. Aigaforum 03, 2015 ahram online publishes a translated version of the declaration of principles signed by. The national nutrition coordination body nncb handles. Respondents felt they benefited from health, agriculture, and social protection programming, but also felt they had reached a point where it would be difficult to achieve any further improvements without an adequate road into the area. The malabo declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods is a set of new goals showing a more targeted approach to achieve the agricultural vision for the continent which is shared prosperity and improved livelihoods.
Through its seqota declaration of 2015, ethiopia further announced its ambitious goal of ending child malnutrition by 2030 gfdre, 2016b. Named after one of ethiopias worst faminestricken areas, the seqota declaration commits to eradicating the underlying causes of chronic undernutrition and ending stunting among children under. The launch was announced by ethiopia s minister of health, kesete admasu, during a side event at the third international conference on financing for development. National nutrition program research finding dissemination workshop desalegn hotel january 14, 2016. The seqota declaration aims to end hunger and undernutrition by 2030. Harvestplus has also developed a subnational biofortification priority index for ethiopia, which identifies. On 15th july 2015, ethiopia declared to end child malnutrition by 2030 with the launch of their seqota declaration. Tracking funding for nutrition in ethiopia across sectors. National nutrition program research finding dissemination. The seqota declaration sd implementation advisor will be responsible for providing technical assistance to support successful implementation of the sd innovative phase as a member of the sd team seconded by save the children to fmoh. The seqota declaration represents a strong commitment to end malnutrition in ethiopia and includes sustainable food systems as one of its eight pillars1 government of ethiopia, 2015. The 1978 declaration of almaata on primary health care1 states that governments have a responsibility for the health of their people that can be fulfilled only by the provision of adequate health and social measures.
The project also partners with local organizations and the government of ethiopias sector ministry. The case study describes subnational developments in ethiopia in relation to the seqota declaration, a commitment made by the goe in 2015 to end stunting among children under the age of two by 2030. Seqota declaration expresses governments commitment to end child undernutrition by 2030 includes social protection, education, wash, and other goalssectors health sector transformation plan 201516201920 guides implementation of health interventions, monitoring key indicators, including nutrition indicators 8. The declaration lays out a plan to stop the cycle of undernutrition by bringing together all sectors of the government, paying particular attention to the importance of nutrition during pregnancy and in the first years of a childs life. The nnp ii provided a common result framework where the government and stakeholders can. Ethiopia allocated 16 million usd for multisector seqota declaration interventions for 201920. Seqota declarationnamed for a town at the epicenter of the famine that claimed more than 700,000 ethiopian lives in the 1980s. A protocol to evaluate impact, process and context of a largescale integrated health and agriculture programme to improve. The ethiopia ending rural hunger case study has benefited from the insight of over 40 experts.
Ahram online publishes a translated version of the declaration of principles signed by egypt, sudan and ethiopia in a step to put an end to a fouryear dispute over nile water sharing arrangements among nile basin countries. Enginetechnical brief 2 ethiopia save the children. The declaration promises to end child undernutrition in ethiopia by 2030 by implementing a. Ethiopia commits to ending undernutrition by 2030 with the. The seqota declaration is a highlevel commitment unveiled by the government of ethiopia in july 2015 to end child undernutrition by 2030. In july 2015, the government of ethiopia announced its multiyear plan to end stunting in ethiopia.
The launch was announced by ethiopias minister of health, kesete admasu, during a side event at the third international conference on financing for development. Full text of the declaration of principles between. Ethiopia commits to ending undernutrition by 2030 with the seqota. In order for ethiopia to reach the goals set in the second growth and transformation plan as well as the seqota declarationwhich set a goal of ending child undernutrition by 2030 among other goals progress must be accelerated. In general i start this short commentary acknowledging minga negash, seid hassan, mammo muchie, abu girma, aklog birara and getachew begashaw scholars, for short reference for bringing to our attention in a timely manner. The seqota declaration builds on and accelerates the implementation of national nutrition program ii i. The government of ethiopia has declared its commitment to end child undernutrition by 2030 through the seqota declaration. The prevalence of under nutrition is very high in developing countries especially in women and under five children. Recognizing the role of nutrition in propelling sustainable development, seqota declaration builds on and supports the implementation of the national nutrition program nnp ii. Context the government of ethiopia has been implementing a comprehensive economic. Full text of declaration of principles signed by egypt.
Sekota declaration european external action service. Declaration of principles ethiopia got a loaf and a half tecola w. It has included wash as part of the multisectoral approach in the national nutrition programme ii 2016 20. In ethiopia, enn, with the support of the government of ethiopia goe, examined subnational. Sisay sinamo md, mph, phd senior program manager, seqota declaration, federal program delivery unit ministry of. The future of ethiopias agriculture monday, 21 december 2015 09. We will strive towards equitable and sustainable multisectoral actions to.
In july 2015, the government of ethiopia made a high level commitment, through the seqota declaration sd, to end childhood undernutrition by 2030. First of all, ethiopian solutions must be thought of by ethiopians. Seqota declaration expresses governments commitment to end child undernutrition by 2030 includes social protection, education, wash, and other goalssectors health sector transformation plan 201516201920 guides implementation of health interventions. The name is likely from the agaw word sekut, fortified village. Sisay sinamo md, mph, phd senior program manager, seqota declaration, federal program delivery unit ministry of health, addis ababa, ethiopia tel. The seqota declaration of 2015, named after a town infamous as the epicentre of the catastrophic famine in 1974 and 1985. It established two multisectoral bodies to coordinate policy and technical decisionmaking. Welcome to growth through nutrition feed the future. Malabo declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and. A roadmap outlining key milestones to ensuring that the sd targets are met was developed the declaration will be implemented in 3 phases as shown below. Harvestplus has engaged in advocacy work in ethiopia since 2014, working in coordination with a4nh to promote the inclusion of biofortification in national plans, including the planning and implementation of the seqota declaration. Located in the wag hemra zone of the amhara region, soqota has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2266 meters above sea it is surrounded by woreda of soqota. Eth05 technical assistance and capacity building to. Regional states, city administrations ink seqota declaration the nine regional states and the two city administrations have today signed the seqota declaration, a new commitment to end.
Ethiopia is the second most populous country in africa with a current. The seqota declaration and commitment of the government. Its known for its difficult terrain and range of mountains. The declaration promises to end childhood undernutrition in ethiopia by 2030 by implementing a threephased multisectoral plan. However, seqota has also a haunted past it was the epicentre of the 198385 famine. In preparation for the high level strategic discussion of the seqota declaration implementation plan, this summary programme approach document has been developed to provide contextual information and overview of the implementation plan.
These nutrition strategies are endorsed by several ministries highlighting that the emerging consensus that combating. In july 2015, the government of ethiopia renewed its commitment to nutrition when it unveiled the seqota declaration named after a town at the epicenter of. Seqota declaration implementation advisor position 1 role purpose. Mi welcomes government of ethiopias seqota declaration.
With the seqota declaration, the ethiopian government has promised to use all available resources to. Regional states, city administrations ink seqota declaration. The presentation describes a threephase action plan to be rolled out in fifteen years in terms of the active agents, infrastructure and technologies involved in the seqota declaration, a government commitment to ending stunting in ethiopia for children under 2yrs by 2030. It is one of the main undernutrition and health problems facing children in ethiopia. Ethiopias status as an independent african state allowed him to secure addis ababa as the headquarters for the newly created organisation of african unity oau in 1963. Seqota declarationnamed for a town at the epicenter of. In july 2015, the government of ethiopia announced its multiyear plan to end. In ethiopia, the health extension programme hep, run by trained female health extension workers hews who provide a package of 16 integrated communitybased services, forms. The government endorsed the seqota declaration, a commitment to end stunting by the year 2030. The seqota declaration reflects the strong commitment that the government of ethiopia has to improving nutrition and recognising the role of. This has been demonstrated through the seqota declaration to end child undernutrition by 2030, actions and targets set in the national nutrition. A federation between ethiopia and eritrea was proclaimed in 1952, but in 1962 ethiopia abrogated the federation and unilaterally annexed the territory. Supporting the government of ethiopia to end child.
Ethiopia, but elements of this situation are common in rural areas, particularly the lack of roads. The national nutrition programme ii nnp ii and seqota declaration have enabled the sectors to plan and implement nutrition sensitive and specific interventions. The government of ethiopia through the ministry of health also launched the health extension program in. Full text of declaration of principles signed by egypt, sudan and ethiopia until we get hold of the actual document here below is the translation of it by alharam online.
To view the one of other two in the series select one of the following. The government of ethiopia has in some ways recognised the importance of wash to combatting malnutrition. Seqota declaration, a commitment made by the goe in 2015 to end stunting among children under the age of two by 2030. During the innovation phase 2016 to 2018, the government will closely monitor. Supporting the government of ethiopia to end child undernutrition. Welcome to the mountain agroecosystem action network maan, a platform for sharing information and experiences on how to improve the nutritional status of communities in mountain regions. Feed the future ethiopia growth through nutrition activity is a collaborative effort led by save the children with six international and five national organizations. Prevalence of stunting and associated factors among. The recommendations in the situation analysis will help support the government in the realisation of the growth and transformation plan 2 and the achievement of the seqota declaration to make undernutrition, in particular child undernutrition, a history in ethiopia. The seqota declaration builds on the cost of hunger study commissioned by. Through effective rollout of the seqota declaration plan, ethiopia will experience a paradigm shift towards the elimination of.
The government of ethiopia and border nonstate actors are committed to actively support the implementation of seqota declaration thereby working to resolve problems related to it and end under. Hence, the aim of the current study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of. Tracking funding for nutrition in ethiopia across sectors page 1 policy recommendations the government of ethiopia has declared its commitment to end child undernutrition by 2030 through the seqota declaration. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in africa with a current population of 102. Mi welcomes government of ethiopias seqota declaration posted on july 16, 2015 july 17, 2015 addis ababa, ethiopia in a new approach that brought together all sectors of government, ethiopia launched its latest national nutrition programme, pledging its commitment to support new nutrition targets to improve the health of all its citizens. Seqota declaration in july 2015, the government of ethiopia renewed its commitment to nutrition when it unveiled the seqota declaration named after a town at the epicenter of the famine that claimed more than 700,000 ethiopian lives in the 1980s.
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