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National Micronutrient and Community Nutrition Consultant in Afghanistan
Globally, over 2 billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, exacerbating mortality from preventable diseases. Micronutrient deficiencies in Afghanistan present a severe public health crisis, as highlighted by the last available data (National Nutrition Survey 2013). Over 40% of women and children suffer from anemia, while 50% of children under five are vitamin A deficient, which is classified as a severe problem by WHO. Zinc and iodine deficiencies are also prevalent, and vitamin D deficiency affects nearly all women (95.5%) and children (81%). Compounding this, knowledge about micronutrients is alarmingly low, with only 38.7% of Afghans aware of vitamins, and 69.8% of mothers uninformed about vitamin A. Despite iodized salt awareness (64.2%), only 43.6% of households use adequately iodized salt, and just 38.1% consume fortified foods. UNICEF leads efforts to combat this, but scaling up interventions—like supplementation and community-based programs—requires strengthened coordination, capacity building, and nationwide implementation.
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National Mother Infant and Young Children Nutrition (MIYCN) Consultant in Afghanistan
The reach and scope of nutrition service delivery for women and children in Afghanistan have expanded significantly over the past two years. UNICEF's nutrition programs, including Maternal, Infant, and young Child Nutrition (MIYCN), Community Based Nutrition Program (CBNP), Multi Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS), Micronutrient Powder (MNP), Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, have been scaled up across all 34 provinces. This rapid expansion underscores the critical need for national-level expertise to ensure effective program reporting, monitoring, and quality assurance. UNICEF is supporting national MIYCN and caring practices as one of the major components of nutrition program targeting maternal Nutrition which refers to the nutrition of women during adolescence, pregnancy, and lactation, as it affects their health and the health of their foetus and/or infant, through their childbearing and nurturing roles, furthermore, the program is focusing on infant and young child feeding practices.
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National Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) Consultant in Afghanistan
Nutrition emergency response and Treatment of wasting is one of the key components of UNICEF’s nutrition program in Afghanistan. The lifesaving nutrition treatment services have significantly expanded in reach and scope over the past decade and are currently implemented in all 34 provinces. In the past years, the funding landscape for Nutrition has significantly changed. All the nutrition actors are exploring innovative ways to mitigate the funding shortfall and support continuous program delivery. For the period 2025- 2026, UNICEF will be supporting the roll out of the new Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) protocol in Afghanistan. The massive number of health facilities running this program will require technical expertise in critical areas linked to the implementation of the IMAM protocol.
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Consultancy: Knowledge Management and Advocacy Consultant - Req. #581951 in United States
The overall scope of work is to support the implementation of the UNFPA-UNICEF FGM Joint Programme to Eliminate FGM with specific focus on knowledge management, advocacy and communication initiatives linked to the Joint Programme on the Elimination of FGM. The consultant will work within the Prevention of Harmful Practices (PHP) Team in Child Protection HQ under the guidance of the FGM Manager and collaborate closely with the PHP team and other sectors including Health, Communications, Innocenti, Human Rights, and Education, ADAP as well as UNFPA.
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Consultancy: Consultant, Monitoring Expert - Req. #581990 in United States
The purpose of the consultancy is to develop global approaches to the measurement of lead exposure within the context of children’s environmental health and the provision of technical assistance to countries.
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