1. African Regional Nutrition Strategy (ARNS, 2015 – 2025)
Akoto Osei
Nutrition Specialist, DSA/AUC

2. Acknowledgments African Union Commission UNICEF
The African Task Force on Food and Nutrition Development (ATFFND)
European Union
Consultant – Bjorn Ljungqvist

3. The revised nutrition policy was launched by the AU Nutrition Champion, on July 13th, 2015 in Ethiopia.

4. What motivated the revision?
Expiration of the initial policy
ARNS was first developed in 2005, for the period 2005 – 2015
The revised ARNS is for the period 2015 – 2025

5. What motivated the revision?
Persistently high rates of malnutrition

6. What motivated the revision?
Some paradigm shifts in the approach to nutrition security
Renewed focus on improving nutritional status of women and children below 2 years
Recognition of nutrition as a national development issue
New policies and commitments

7. Targets to be achieved by 2025
stunting among children by 40%
child wasting to less than 5%
low birth weight by 30%
exclusive breast-feeding by 50%
anaemia in women of child-bearing age by 50%
increase of overweight in children and women

8. Strategic outcome areas
Strategic outcome 1: Guide the development of policies and frameworks for adoption by AU Member State
Scale-up both direct and indirect nutrition interventions
Ensure multi-sectoral approach to nutrition

9. Strategic outcome areas
Strategic outcome 2: Facilitates consensus, “One voice” on nutrition
Facilitate collaboration within and among sectors and agencies
Facilitate evidence generation and sharing of lessons

10. Strategic outcome areas
Strategic outcome 3: Advocate and promote implementation of the ARNS from
Advocacy to sustain commitment and increase resources for nutrition
Facilitate alignment of nutrition policies

11. Strategic outcome areas
Strategic outcome 4: Establish decision-making architecture on implementation of the revised nutrition strategy
Ensuring capacity and skills exist
Enhance accountability

12. Other key element in the strategy
Implement strategies to address the double burden of malnutrition

13. THANK YOU