Scaling Up Nutrition during

the COVID-19 Pandemic

Donor & UN Agency Network

Debora Comini, UNICEF Representative

14 December 2020
 • Indonesia was a prime example of the ‘triple burden of
malnutrition’ even before the COVID-19 pandemic
→ likely to be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic

• Rapid impoverishment of families and children leads to

COVID-19: A poor access to nutritious diets, essential nutrition
Nutrition Crisis services, feeding and dietary practices
→ likely to increase all forms of maternal and child
malnutrition

• If needed actions are not taken today, long-term

nutritional impact is likely to result in increased child
stunting, overweight, and obesity across all age groups
 Impact of
COVID-19 on
Child Wasting
• 6.7 million additional
children under-five to
suffer from wasting
during the 1st year of
pandemic in the absence
of timely action

• Leading to an estimated
10,000 child deaths per
month during this period
 Donor & UN Agency Network (DUNCNN)
Donor & UN Agency Network (DUNCNN)
• Since 2011, DUNCNN has remained at the forefront of the efforts to reduce stunting
and other forms of malnutrition in Indonesia by supporting the government, and its
multi-stakeholder Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement

• Chaired by UNICEF, co-chaired by the World Bank, and member agencies include
DFATD, DFAT, FAO, IFAD, USAID, WFP and WHO

• DUNCNN has convened and coordinated strategic partnerships to ensure

harmonization and mutual accountability among donors and UN agencies in
supporting the government’s nutrition response during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Nutrition Response during the COVID-19
Pandemic

By the Donor and UN Agency Network

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 ▪ Developed, disseminated, and implemented
National Technical Guidelines & tools on
DUNCNN’s COVID Response
delivering essential nutrition services during the
# 1: pandemic
Guidance ▪ Provided intensive coaching & support to
Development & strengthen the capacity of national, provincial,
and district governments on maintaining
Capacity Building essential nutrition services
on Nutrition
• Conducted webinars, e-learning seminars, and
consultations

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 DUNCNN’s COVID
Response #2:
Advocacy &
Communication on
Nutrition

▪ Developed a strong narrative on

the impact of COVID-19 pandemic
on nutrition and food security

▪ Developed a series of IEC materials

on nutrition & essential nutrition
services

▪ Disseminated nationwide through

government social media
platforms
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DUNCNN’s COVID Response #3:
Knowledge & Innovations on
Nutrition

▪ Assessed the effect of the

pandemic and responses on
nutrition outcomes, diets,
services and practices

▪ Tested innovations to respond

more flexibly to the evolving
pandemic

▪ Strengthened the generation,

sharing and use of knowledge
on maternal & child nutrition
 DUNCNN’s COVID Response #4:
Logistics & Supply Provision

• Accelerated supply planning to sustain services in the

event of supply chain disruptions

• Supported government’s demand forecasting,

distribution planning and procurement, pre-positioning
and distribution of essential nutrition commodities

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 DUNCNN’s COVID Response #5:
Partnerships & Multi-sectoral
Collaboration

• Convened and coordinated strategic

partnerships with a wide range of sectors
and stakeholders to support nutrition
response

• Ensured better linkage between nutrition

communication and services and social
protection scheme

• Leveraged functioning platforms and

services under health, ECD, social
protection, and WASH systems to maintain
continuity of essential nutrition services
Thank You.

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