New GNC Helpdesk for Intersectoral Collaboration

Rachel Lozano (rlozano@unicef.org) is the GNC’s new Intersectoral Collaboration (ISC) Helpdesk. She has 15 years’ experience in nutrition in developing countries with a professional and academic background in nutrition and dietetics and a Masters’ degree in nutrition. After working in a paediatric hospital in France, she worked with different humanitarian organisations, namely Médecins du Monde, Médecins Sans Frontières,  Action Against Hunger, UNICEF and International Committee of the Red Cross. During this period she held various positions related to nutrition programming in emergencies from field to headquarters, including programme manager and field coordinator to senior nutrition advisor. 

Rachel has extensive experience in implementing and analysing nutrition surveys, CMAM and IYCF programmes, developing and delivering trainings, mentoring colleagues at country level, food quality assurance and bringing food and nutrition security to the centre of programmes. This varied work portfolio has give Rachel experience in both emergency responses and multi-sectoral approaches with strong collaboration at global, regional and national level and with a broad range of actors working in nutrition, health, WASH and food security.

"The ISC Helpdesk maintains regular interaction at global level with other clusters, mainly WASH, Food Security and Health, but not limited to these, in order to align our approaches and continue to strengthen collaboration," says Rachel.  

"There are now good country examples and tools developed to facilitate the deployment or reinforcement of ISC projects."

Please contact Rachel (rlozano@unicef.org) if you want support for ongoing ISC projects or countries/clusters wanting to initiate an ISC approach.