Niger - Joined: February 2011

This approach is implemented in the 11 communes scheduled in 2014, and will be rolled out in the other The implementation of each program is monitored by 12 where participatory planning with the relevant local a Multi-sectoral Steering Committee (CMPS) chaired by authorities is already under way. [...] The Health Ministry, which implements most of the 10 direct nutrition interventions, chairs CMPS4, with the support of other technical ministries implementing nutrition interventions (Agriculture, Livestock, Education, Environment, Hydropower, Population) and UNICEF (leader of technical and financial partners in the health sector) acting as vice-chair. [...] CMPS resolutions are notified to the Interministerial Orientation Council (CIO), chaired by the President of the Republic and seconded by the Prime Minister. [...] The last CMPS4 meeting approved a number of important resolutions, including revising the ministerial order setting it up, in order to bring in more participants including the European Union and USAID. [...] Aligning actions around Financial Tracking a Common Results Framework and resource mobilization Reinforcing the Secretariat to support CMPS4 and the need A proposed Budgeted Multi-sectoral Action Plan will be to accelerate the finalization and adoption of all nutrition presented at the next CMPS4 session to assess contribution policy and/or strategy documents is one of the important from other sec.