Chapter 1: The Nutrition Cluster at country level This chapter highlights the main operational considerations to be taken into account in establishing a Nutrition Cluster at country level, based on global guidance and on experience from the field. What is a nutrition emergency and how is it defined? Establishing the Nutrition Should a Nutrition Cluster be activated? 1.1 Cluster What should the Nutrition Cluster structure look like at country level? Roles and responsibilities What are the specific responsibilities outlined for the of the Cluster Lead CLA and its head? 1.2 Agency (CLA) for nutrition at country level Recommended preparation for Nutrition Cluster coordination team members What are the overall responsibilities of the Nutrition Roles and responsibilities Cluster Coordinator (NCC)? of the Nutrition Cluster 1.3 What are the overall responsibilities of the coordination team at information management (IM) manager? country level How to maintain the identity of the Nutrition Cluster coordination team Practical activities for the NCC in the first 30 days Who are Nutrition Cluster partners? Roles and responsibilities What is expected of Nutrition Cluster partners? 1.4 of Nutrition Cluster How the Nutrition Cluster can formalise itself through partners Terms of Reference Key points Nutrition emergencies occur under a wide range of circumstances. The declaration of a nutrition emergency and activation of a Nutrition Cluster need to be based on a sound assessment and analysis of the situation and of the underlying causes of the emergency. The overall emergency response should support the national authority. Responses should be framed through the lens of an early recovery approach, with a clear transition strategy outlined from the activation of the Nutrition Cluster. The Nutrition Cluster is open to agencies which are committed to supporting nutrition response in line with agreed good practice standards, and which are willing to actively engage in strengthening the capacity of nutrition in-country and to contribute to the strategic priorities and targets of the Nutrition Cluster. The level of participation will vary, from active participant to information sharing to observer status. The structure of the Nutrition Cluster coordination mechanism will depend on the scale of the emergency, capacity and the scale of the response. Roles and responsibilities at national and sub-national levels and between the Cluster Lead Agency (CLA), Nutrition Cluster coordination team and Nutrition Cluster partners should be clearly defined to promote effective collaboration.
Chapter 1: The Nutrition Cluster at country level This chapter highlights the main operational considerations to be taken into account in establishing a Nutrition Cluster at country level, based on global guidance and on experience from the field. 1.1 Establishing the Nutrition Cluster What is a nutrition emergency and how is it defined? Should a Nutrition Cluster be activated? What should the Nutrition Cluster structure look like at country level? 1.2 Roles and responsibilities of the Cluster Lead Agency (CLA) for nutrition at country level What are the specific responsibilities outlined for the CLA and its head? 1.3 Roles and responsibilities of the Nutrition Cluster coordination team at country level Recommended preparation for Nutrition Cluster coordination team members What are the overall responsibilities of the Nutrition Cluster Coordinator (NCC)? What are the overall responsibilities of the information management (IM) manager? How to maintain the identity of the Nutrition Cluster coordination team Practical activities for the NCC in the first 30 days 1.4 Roles and responsibilities of Nutrition Cluster partners Who are Nutrition Cluster partners? What is expected of Nutrition Cluster partners? How the Nutrition Cluster can formalise itself through Terms of Reference Key points Nutrition emergencies occur under a wide range of circumstances. The declaration of a nutrition emergency and activation of a Nutrition Cluster need to be based on a sound assessment and analysis of the situation and of the underlying causes of the emergency. The overall emergency response should support the national authority. Responses should be framed through the lens of an early recovery approach, with a clear transition strategy outlined from the activation of the Nutrition Cluster. The Nutrition Cluster is open to agencies which are committed to supporting nutrition response in line with agreed good practice standards, and which are willing to actively engage in strengthening the capacity of nutrition in-country and to contribute to the strategic priorities and targets of the Nutrition Cluster. The level of participation will vary, from active participant to information sharing to observer status. The structure of the Nutrition Cluster coordination mechanism will depend on the scale of the emergency, capacity and the scale of the response. Roles and responsibilities at national and sub-national levels and between the Cluster Lead Agency (CLA), Nutrition Cluster coordination team and Nutrition Cluster partners should be clearly defined to promote effective collaboration.
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