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Seqota Declaration
In 2015, the Government of Ethiopia made a high level fifteen-year commitment to end stunting in children under two years by 2030. This commitment, known as the Seqota Declaration (SD), is operationalized through a multi-sectoral program involving 14 different sector ministries .The Seqota Declaration has a 15-year roadmap divided into three phases: Innovation, Expansion and Scale-Up phases which builds on and accelerates the implementation of the Food and Nutrition Strategy. It aims to save a total of 7,852,216 children in 15 years period.
VISION
To see Ethiopian children being free from malnutrition
GOAL
To end stunting in children under two by 2030
MISSION
Seqota Declaration works to end stunting in Ethiopia for children less than two years through effective coordination and collaboration of sectors, communities and development partners, focusing on high impact nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions and social behavior change communications with special consideration for cross-cutting issues such as gender mainstreaming, environment and integrated community development approaches.
SD ROADMAP
14 Implementing Sectors
Health
Agriculture
Water and Energy
Education
Women and Social Affairs
Transport and Logistics
Irrigation and Low Land Development
Planning and Development
Innovation and Technology
Finance
Trade and Regional
EDRMC
Industry
Urban and Infrastructure
10 Innovations
Federal and Regional-level Program Delivery Units
First 1000 days Plus Public Movement for SBC
Agriculture Innovation and Technology Center (AITEC)
Costed Woreda Based Multi-Sectoral Food and Nutrition Investment Plan
Tracking Annual Stunting Aversion Analysis (TASSA)
15 Years Roadmap
Phase I: Innovation (2016 -2020)
Phase 2: Expansion(2021-2025)
Phase 3: National Scale-up(2026 -2030)
National Public Finance for Nutrition
In 2018, Ethiopia took a significant step forward in addressing its national nutrition challenges by introducing the National Food and Nutrition Policy. This was followed by the development of a comprehensive ten-year Food and Nutrition Strategy (2021-2030), which outlines the country's vision and commitment to improving food security and nutrition. Complementing these initiatives, the Seqota Declaration Roadmap was introduced with an ambitious goal: to eliminate child stunting among children under the age of two by 2030. Additionally, the Food System Transformation Roadmap was established to set broader goals for transforming Ethiopia’s food systems. The National Food and Nutrition Strategy, which spans a decade, is estimated to require a minimum investment of US$2.55 billion, translating to an average annual cost of US$250 million from 2021 to 2030. While there has been a noticeable increase in funding from the government treasury and development partners, the growth in support for nutrition financing has been modest at best. This has resulted in a substantial resource gap, which threatens the full implementation of the food and nutrition agenda and the Seqota Declaration.
To enhance transparency and accountability in nutrition-related expenditures, the Ethiopian government, through the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Agriculture, with UNICEF's support, has launched a nutrition budget tagging, tracking, and reporting system. This initiative improves visibility of nutrition budgets, supports informed decision-making, strengthens multi-sectoral governance, and ensures nutrition is prioritized in annual budget planning, promoting efficient spending and sustainable nutrition financing.
In conclusion, while Ethiopia has made significant progress in developing its nutrition policy environment, the journey is far from complete, with sustainable financing remaining a major challenge that could derail these efforts. To implement the ten-year National Food and Nutrition Strategy effectively, it is crucial to mobilize the necessary resources through accelerated efforts from all partners and sectors, with public finance playing a pivotal role in supporting the government and its development partners in increasing nutrition financing and reducing malnutrition across Ethiopia.