1. Theme 1: GNC’s role in relation to country clusters Issue C: GNC’s role in providing technical/ programming guidelines

2. Recommended option for providing technical guidance where gaps exist Caution with word “harmonizing” – can GCN do it? Collating? Extracting relevant info? Need to clarify mechanism for making sure demands /gaps from countries are identified and fed to GNC and its members Keep all options open, see what can work in a given situation, BUT: -Prefer options a) strategic partnership & b) outsourcing -Option d) avoid if possible because heavier commitment for GNC -Option c) UNICEF as provider as last resort? Last option - Mixed feelings

3. Implications for partners & the GNC-CT in providing tech guidance/guidelines Options a) Strategic Partnership and b) outsource:  Need transparency in choice of partner and terms of partnership / sharing of responsibilities, and how decisions are made.  Non bureaucratic mechanism for decision-making  Need to draw upon existing expertise / capacity of members to a maximum – encourage partner involvement + partner responsibility to be involved Option d) Task force only if necessary because heavy Option c) Need to see if feasible (need to see UNICEF appetite / ability to be involved in this kind of “last resort”)

4. Next steps to ensure relevant tech guidance is available for NCCs Need to define a clear process – Proposition: GNC (secretariat and members) to identify and communicate needs GCN secretariat to communicate with members to see if anybody can respond to the identified need (either with existing materials / capacity or in pipeline) If not possible, GNC / partners can fund raise Options for filling gap to be defined (a, b, d) with clear TOR / mechanisms / outputs / timelines by GCN secretariat or lead partner for clearance by SAG then clearance by GNC CT

6. Feedback from country level Coordinator needs technical background to do the work to coordinate + represent nutrition in inter- cluster group Who is best able to pinpoint technical guidance need: GNC or NCC? What is mechanism of communication  need clear process for communicating needs to GNC (currently more ad hoc) and establishing priorities Where are strategic priorities? – sometimes considered secondary? Recap on background: GNC has spent a lot of time and resources on developing technical materials - HTP, MAM task force

7. (Susan) Example of partnership: Susn seconded by Save UK to Sphere funded by UNICEF to contribute to Sphere process – good experience because clearly defined process. Formed a group from beginning, outlined expected outputs and timeline Example of potential collaboration with IPC for assessment? Question of capacity of GCN secretariat to manage? Which of 4 options – for each, there is a process Option 3 – fair ? Possible? Biasness and time taken? Identifying gaps ; then developing guidelines or harmonizing  what role GCN? Identifying gap? Developing? Harmonizing? Then liaising with others to do it…