[{"bbox": [96, 135, 1134, 242], "category": "Text", "text": "infrastructures, also gravely disrupted the provision of already extremely weak basic social services. At the same time, the repeated displacements of people (approx. 800 000, of which 45 per cent are children) and consequent destruction of livelihoods have exhausted the scarce resources of families, increasing their food insecurity with direct negative impact on nutrition."}, {"bbox": [96, 253, 1134, 360], "category": "Text", "text": "The interventions and planned outputs are aligned with the Government 5-year plan (PQG) and contribute to the implementation of national multi-sectoral and sectoral strategies²⁰ relevant for stunting reduction in Mozambique. The action will contribute to the national target (and commitment at the Nutrition for Growth Summit held in 2021) to reduce stunting of children under 5 years of age from 38% in 2020 to 30% in 2030."}, {"bbox": [96, 372, 1134, 558], "category": "Text", "text": "With 2021 being heralded as the International Year of Nutrition and 2022 as the African Union Year for Nutrition, this Action represents a concrete contribution to the **EU global commitments on nutrition**²¹, which remain driven by the EU engagement to reduce all forms of malnutrition by 'ensuring access for all to sufficient, safe and affordable food and healthy diets within our planetary boundaries'. In this regard, the Action is aligned with the broader EU's policy and strategic framework, which includes: the **EU Action Plan on Nutrition** (2014), with the aim at reducing the number of stunted children under five by 7 million by 2025; the **Farm to Fork** strategy (2020) under the **EU Green Deal**; the **EU strategy on the Right of the Child** (2021)."}, {"bbox": [96, 570, 1134, 651], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will also contribute to the **EU Gender Action Plan (GAP III) 2021-2025** (2020), especially to the thematic engagements 'Strengthening economic and social rights and empowering girls and women' and 'Promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights', as well as the general role of women in peace and security."}, {"bbox": [96, 662, 1134, 1061], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action is fully embedded in the **Team Europe Initiative 'e-Youth'** and will also benefit from synergies with several Actions formulated under the Annual Action Plan 2022, such as 'SER - Support to Education Reform' (in particular its equity-component²²), 'AguaNorte', 'ResiNorte', and 'MERCIM+'. It will also be complementary to Actions that will be developed under Priority area 1 'Green Deal', Specific Objectives 2 on 'Support the transformation of the agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors towards more sustainable food systems, livelihoods and production patterns'. The Action will also ensure synergies with ongoing and future EU funded humanitarian responses for nutrition assistance, including the support for the identification, referral and treatment of severe acute malnutrition. The Action will also contribute to the delivery of the **integrated approach for Cabo Delgado**, to address the challenges in the province. The integrated approach, which is based on conflict-sensitive programming, encompasses humanitarian, peacebuilding, development and security actions. The Action will be also aligned with the principles and criteria for prioritization of interventions identified in the 'Strategy for Resilience and Integrated Development for the North' (ERDIN)²³, by contributing to increased access to basic services, reduction of inequalities (including gender inequality), economic recovery and peacebuilding. In line with the **triple nexus approach**, stronger linkages will be built between humanitarian action and development interventions, with a peacebuilding approach underlying both."}, {"bbox": [96, 1072, 1134, 1203], "category": "Text", "text": "In the framework of the **EU-Africa Global Gateway Investment Package**²⁴, the action will contribute to multiple priorities pursued by the EU and Africa, narrowing as such the global investment gap. These priorities include: i) building resilience of communities by boosting improved nutrition; ii) strengthening health systems and improving access to quality essential nutrition services, with a focus on adolescent girls and young women; iii) improving water access and sanitation in rural areas."}, {"bbox": [96, 1217, 1134, 1324], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action is relevant for the **2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development**. It contributes primarily to the achievement of the following SDG(s): Goal 2 (Zero Hunger - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture); Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being - substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from water and contamination); Goal 5 (Gender Equality - ensure women's full"}, {"bbox": [86, 1353, 1143, 1432], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁰ Main strategies include: the Multi-sector Action Plan for the Reduction of Chronic Undernutrition in Mozambique (PAMRDC 2011-2020), in place until 2020, to be replaced by the National Strategy for Food and Nutrition Security (ESAN-III) for 2021-2025 (yet to be approved); the National Rural Water and Sanitation Programme (PRONASAR), the Health Sector Strategic Plan (PESS), the National Health Promotion Strategy (2015-2024); the Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) for Nutrition Strategy (2016-2019)."}, {"bbox": [86, 1435, 1143, 1495], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²¹ At the first Nutrition for Growth Summit in 2013, the EU pledged to allocate EUR 3.5 billion between 2014–2020 to improve nutrition in partner countries. By 2020, this commitment had not only been achieved but was surpassed by EUR 800 million. At the second Nutrition for Growth Summit held in 2021, the Commission announced a new pledge of EUR 2.5 billion for 2021-2024 to reduce all forms of malnutrition."}, {"bbox": [86, 1498, 1143, 1541], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²² This component under the SER programme includes the promotion equitable access to education - especially for girls, children with disabilities, and children affected by emergencies."}, {"bbox": [86, 1542, 1143, 1621], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²³ Estratégia de Resiliência e Desenvolvimento Integrado do Norte (ERDIN). At the time of writing this Action Document, the ERDIN strategy is yet to be approved by the Government. The 5-year ERDIN strategy covers the three Northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula, and it acknowledges the necessity to restore social cohesion (pillar 1), rebuild the social contract (pillar 2) and support economic recovery and resilience (pillar 3), with a strong focus on youth and women protection, participation and inclusion."}, {"bbox": [86, 1624, 422, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁴ EU-Africa Global Gateway Investment Package"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 31"}]