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2021 24 August

Costa Rica launches dietary guidelines for children under 2: only 39.7% have an adequate diet

On 11 August, during World Breastfeeding Week 2021, Costa Rica launched dietary guidelines focusing specifically on nutrition during the critical first 1,000-day window of opportunity, from conception until a girl or boy is two years old. These guidelines aim to improve eating habits and reduce...

2021 29 November

Uganda: Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF and partners discuss advancing nutrition

Iselin Danbolt | Adolescent nutrition Child nutrition knowledge management Malnutrition SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

| First published by WHO on 29 November 2021 | Kampala, 29 November 2021 - The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the country’s stakeholders on nutrition discussed advancing the nutrition agenda in Uganda in a one-day symposium, convened by the Ministry of Health, under the theme ‘Strengthening...

2021 29 November

From counting calories to calculating cost: How can USD 6 billion really help end world hunger?

Iselin Danbolt | Hunger Investments Private sector resource mobilization SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

| By David Laborde, Jaron Porciello and Carin Smaller. First published by ceres2030 on 25 November 2021 | When it comes to feeding the world, funders are hungry for solutions and eager for evidence that their money will make the most impact. The media spotlight recently shone on the issue...

2021 24 November

Madagascar: ‘World cannot look away’ as 1.3 million face severe hunger

Iselin Danbolt | Child nutrition Climate Change Food crisis Gender Humanitarian Development Nexus Humanitarian field Hunger SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

First published by UN News on 18 November 2021 ________________________________________ The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, the top UN aid official there said on Thursday in a renewed appeal for solidarity...

2021 23 November

Poor diets and resulting malnutrition continue to be unacceptably high, finds Global Nutrition Report 2021

Iselin Danbolt | COVID19 Food insecurity Food systems Healthy Diets Malnutrition SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN Monthly Newsletter, SUN UN Network 0

The 2021 Global Nutrition Report, launched today, Tuesday 23 November 2021, finds that, despite some progress, diets are not getting healthier and make increasing demands on the environment, while unacceptable levels of malnutrition persist. The high human, environmental and economic costs of continuing our current...

2021 23 November

Indonesia: Vice President calls investing in nutrition a wise investment

Iselin Danbolt | Multi-Sectoral N4G Nutrition Year of Action Strategy and Roadmap SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN Monthly Newsletter, SUN UN Network 0

First published by World Akkam, on Tuesday 23 November 2021 Investing in nutrition is the most profitable form of investment. For every $1 you invest in a nutrition programme, you get 30 times more profit. It’s a smart investment. Jakarta (ANTARA)-Vice President Maalphamine of Indonesia has said...

2021 16 November

Lead Group endorses mutual accountability and success approach for new phase

Iselin Danbolt | Civil Society Private sector Strategy and Roadmap SUN Movement Coordinator SUN Movement Executive Committee SUN Movement Lead Group SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN Monthly Newsletter, SUN Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

On Monday 15 November, the SUN Movement Lead Group meeting brought together some 15 members and deputies to discuss progress and entry points and endorse a draft mutual accountability framework and definitions and indicators of success for 2021-2025. These papers were prepared by the SUN...

2021 04 November

Call for nominations: Executive Committee alternates

Iselin Danbolt | SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN Secretariat 0

Guided by its Strategy for 2021-2025, the SUN Movement entered its third phase this year. Ensuring that global governance mechanisms promote country leadership and enable active participation from all parts of the Movement lies at the heart of effectively implementing this phase of the Movement. The...

2021 01 November

The new Joint Annual Assessment for SUN’s third phase kicks off

Iselin Danbolt | Advocacy Humanitarian field Multi-Sectoral Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition financing Peer-to-peer learning resource mobilization SUN Movement Secretariat SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

1 November 2021, Geneva – Today, the revised version of the SUN Movement Joint Annual Assessment (JAA) kicked off and was rolled out around all 64 member States. Each year since 2014, SUN member countries have been asked to self-reflect and assess progress and challenges...

2021 29 October

2021 World Food Prize Laureate: The power of small fish to nourish women and children

Iselin Danbolt | Child nutrition Community food security Food systems Nutrition-Sensitive Women's empowerment Women's nutrition SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

*First published by U.S. Agency for International Development: Stories of USAID’s Work from Around the World on 25 October 2021, authored by Mr Shawn Baker, USAID Chief Nutritionist and former SUN Movement Executive Committee Chair This May, Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, of Denmark and Trinidad and...