Welcome | February 2022

The GNC and the Technical Alliance are pleased to present an in-depth review of their achievements in 2021 to improve cluster/sector coordination and Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE) programming.

As with last year, the 2021 Annual Report comes in two parts: a Global level summary of their work; and a Country level report with updates on the past year’s humanitarian response efforts of national cluster/sector coordination mechanisms.

Humanitarian Emergency in Ukraine

The military operation in Ukraine poses an immediate and growing threat to the lives and well-being of the entire country’s population. As clashes escalate, a growing number of people are being displaced every day within Ukraine and across international borders. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), a staggering 1 million have fled Ukraine during the last week.

The UN and humanitarian partners launched a coordinated emergency appeal for US$1.7 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian support to people in Ukraine and refugees in neighbouring countries.

Resources to support NiE in Ukraine

The GNC has set up a dedicated page on its website in response to the Ukrainian conflict. Tools include IYCF-E transit guidelines and key messages for helpers (now available in Ukrainian, Polish and Russian) and additional resources and websites. The page will be updated as more information becomes available.

How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding

A multi-country study commissioned by UNICEF and WHO exposes the aggressive marketing practices used by the formula milk industry, and highlights impacts on families' decisions about how to feed their infants and young children.

Alliance quarterly update

Find out what the Alliance was up to in the last quarter of 2021.

Scaling up Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition
in Honduras

CMAM Advisor Elena Rivero was deployed to support the scale up of a pilot project integrating CMAM into the national health strategy in Honduras.

Sona Sharma
Social & Behavioural Change Advisor

Anteneh Dobamo
Cluster/sector Coordination

How can local NGOs receive technical support from the Technical Alliance?

A Learning Brief, prepared by ENN and the Technical Support Team, aims to highlight to local NGOs how the GNC Technical Alliance (the Alliance) can support their technical needs by describing how support was provided to the African Relief Development Initiative (ARDI) in Somalia in 2021. The full review is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Somali.

Learning about the triple nexus (Humanitarian aid, Development projects + Peacebuilding)

A 6-week course from the new Nexus Academy, designed and delivered by the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), the UN and others, aims to enhance learning among these sectors that often operate on different timeframes with vastly different approaches, and rely on different sources of donor funding.