What the action involves and where implemented
The National Council of Food Security and Nutrition (CONASAN), established in 2009, is responsible for providing guidelines to tackle malnutrition; formulating and monitoring the National Policy and the Strategic Plan for Food Security and Nutrition; monitoring food security and nutrition through relevant indicators, and coordinating institutional and inter-sectoral efforts on food security and nutrition.
The Council includes the Technical and Planning Secretariat of the Presidency and the Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Livestock, Environment and Natural Resources, Governance and Territorial Development, Economy, Labor, Foreign Affairs, Consumer Advocacy, and the Secretariat of Social Inclusion, and works with various public and private sectors, academia, cooperation agencies and civil society.
CONASAN has a Technical Committee on Food Security and Nutrition (COTSAN), which seeks to address the double burden of malnutrition in El Salvador through a multi-sectoral and multi-level governance system. It works at national, departmental and municipal levels with representatives from different sectors. Municipal Committees of Food Security and Nutrition (COMUSAN) are led by mayors and are responsible for preparing and implementing plans to address malnutrition with a territorial approach, and conducting Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) monitoring and evaluation.