[{"bbox": [85, 119, 551, 148], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.3.4 Transparency and Oversight of the Budget"}, {"bbox": [97, 162, 1134, 323], "category": "Text", "text": "The entry point is considered to be met, as the Enacted Budget (the 'Red Book') for Fiscal Years 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 were published on the website of the Ministry of Finance in May 28, 2020; May 29, 2021 and May 29, 2022: https://mof.gov.np/site/publication-category/28 (only available in Nepali). Similarly, the Office of the Auditor General (OAG)'s 57th Annual Report 2020, 58th Annual Report 2021 and 59th Annual Report 2022 were also published on the OAG's website https://oag.gov.np/menu-category/926/en on 15 July 2020, 20 August 2021 and 13 July 2022 respectively."}, {"bbox": [97, 333, 1134, 441], "category": "Text", "text": "The performance of Nepal under the Open Budget Index remains stable over the past few years (i.e. 39/100 in 2021) and International Budget Partnership gave in 2021 a positive appraisal on Nepal's transparency during COVID as OAG conducted regular COVID audits. The preliminary PEFA 2022 assessment shows also slight improvements."}, {"bbox": [97, 452, 1044, 479], "category": "Text", "text": "In conclusion, the relevant budget documentation has been published and the eligibility criterion is met."}, {"bbox": [85, 506, 603, 540], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 573, 509, 604], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 619, 1134, 673], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective of this action reflects that of the MSNP-III, namely \"to improve nutrition status of Nepali citizens throughout the life cycle\"."}, {"bbox": [97, 684, 944, 711], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specifics Objectives (Outcomes) of this action, reflecting those of the MSNP-III, are to:"}, {"bbox": [173, 712, 1134, 765], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Increase equitable access to and utilisation of quality nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive services for the Nepali people; and"}, {"bbox": [173, 765, 1134, 819], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Improve the understanding, behaviour and practices around health, nutrition, and Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH)"}, {"bbox": [97, 843, 1134, 898], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of the TEI on green recovery, Germany (through KFW) intends to support the social protection component of MSNP-III, contributing to specific objective 1."}, {"bbox": [97, 923, 625, 950], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Induced Outputs** of this action focus on supporting:"}, {"bbox": [97, 950, 1134, 1003], "category": "Text", "text": "1.1. enhanced availability and quality of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive services with a strong focus on reduced inequalities, particularly for women, girls and persons with disabilities;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1003, 1134, 1056], "category": "Text", "text": "1.2. Strengthened nutrition friendly, gender-responsive and inclusive governance mechanisms at all levels of government, including multi-sector human resources and knowledge management systems; and"}, {"bbox": [97, 1056, 1134, 1110], "category": "Text", "text": "2.1. Expanded social and behaviour change (SBC) interventions on health, nutrition and WASH related knowledge, behaviour and practices with a gender transformative and disability inclusion approach."}, {"bbox": [97, 1135, 722, 1162], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Direct Outputs** resulting from the EU Budget Support include:"}, {"bbox": [105, 1162, 1134, 1214], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Linked to Induced output 1.1, increased fiscal space and predictability of funds for availability and quality of nutrition services;"}, {"bbox": [105, 1214, 1134, 1321], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Linked to Induced output 1.1, Strengthened capacities (both technical and functional) of relevant stakeholders across all sectors and levels, particularly provincial and local level governance institutions and systems, on integration of local service delivery mechanisms, and their implementation and monitoring while adhering to gender transformative and disability sensitive approaches; and"}, {"bbox": [105, 1321, 1134, 1401], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Linked to Induced output 1.2, Improved and coordinated policy dialogue with a strong focus on reducing inequalities and incorporating gender transformative and disability sensitive approaches to ensure inclusive governance mechanisms;"}, {"bbox": [105, 1401, 1134, 1454], "category": "List-item", "text": "4. Linked to Induced output 1.2, Enhanced joint sector review mechanisms, with more credible performance assessment and reporting systems to ensure accountability and transparency;"}, {"bbox": [105, 1454, 1134, 1507], "category": "List-item", "text": "5. Linked to Induced output 2.1, Enhanced capacities of national stakeholders on design and operationalisation of an inequality sensitive, nutrition related strategic information management system."}, {"bbox": [85, 1521, 368, 1550], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1568, 435, 1595], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities relating to Direct Output 1"}, {"bbox": [97, 1595, 992, 1622], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Regular monitoring with respect to macro-economic and PFM, as well as budget transparency;"}, {"bbox": [1028, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 27"}]