SUN Government Focal Points

When a SUN Country joins the SUN Movement, they are encouraged to nominate a high-level individual who is well placed to unite the nutrition community to be the SUN Government Focal Point. Many SUN Countries have SUN Government Focal Points who are the leaders in challenging cross sectoral and multi-stakeholder environments. They are often at the forefront of elevating nutrition up the national agenda.

The increasingly inter-connected network of SUN Government Focal Points, supported by their multi-stakeholder platforms, is a core reason why the SUN Movement continues to grow as a unique Movement, capable of mobilising for results across all sectors.

Bangladesh
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Bangladesh FP

Mr. Saidur Rahman

Additional Secretary (Admin & World Health)
Benin

Mr. Alfred Acakpo

Permanent Secretary
Botswana

Mr. Thabang Leslie Botshoma

Deputy Permanent Secretary (Support Services)
Burkina Faso

Dr. Ella Compaoré

Technical Secretary for Mother and Child Food and Nutrition
Burundi
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Burundi - Dr.Célestin Sibomana

Dr. Célestin Sibomana

Permanent Executive Secretary of the Multisectoral Food and Nutrition Security Platform
Cambodia
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Cambodia - Silo-Sok

His Excellency Mr. Sok Silo

Secretary-General of the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)
Cameroon
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Cécile Patricia Ngo Sak

Ms. Cécile Patricia Ngo Sak

Sub-Director for Food and Nutrition
Central African Republic
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CAR - Ms. Brigitte Izamo

Ms. Brigitte Izamo

Minister and Legal Adviser to the Prime Minister on good governance and human rights
Chad
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Chad - Mahamat Bechir

Mahamat Bechir

Chad

Mr. Mahamat Abdelkerim Ahmadaye

Directorate for Nutrition and Food Technology
Comoros

Mr. Soilihi Abdoul Madjidi

Director of Family Health
Congo
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Congo - Jean Baptiste Ondaye

Mr. Jean-Baptiste Ondaye

Secretary-General
Congo
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congo - steve pea ondongo

Mr. Stevie Pea Ondongo

Costa Rica
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Maria Eugenia Villalobos

Dr. María Eugenia Villalobos Hernández

Chief Research and Surveillance of Child Growth and Development Unit in the National Office of CEN-CINAI, Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
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Cote d'Ivoire - Patricia N'Goran

Ms. Patricia N’Goran-Theckly

Adviser to the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and SUN Movement Executive Committee member (West & Central Africa Representative)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Bonkafo Efofa Ikelemba Frank Papy

Bonkafo Efofa Ikelemba Frank Papy

Health and wellbeing Advisor, Presidency of the Republic
Djibouti

Abdillahi Ilmi Gueddi

Djibouti

Ms. Fatouma Ali Abdallah

Director of Mother and Child Health
Ecuador
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Fausto Valle - Ecuador

Mr. Fausto Valle

Undersecretary, Under-Secretariat of Policies and Coordination
Ecuador
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Ecuador - maria jose enriquez

María José Enriquez

Eswatini
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Eswatini - Rejoice

Ms. Rejoice Nkambule

Director of Health Services
Ethiopia
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Ethiopia - Dr. Sisay Sinamo Boltena

Dr. Sisay Sinamo Boltena

Senior Programme Manager, Seqota Declaration, Federal Programme Delivery Unit
Gabon

Mr. Hugues N’Gosso

National Coordinator for the Nutrition Policy
office Gabon
Ghana
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Prof. George Gyan-Baffour

Prof. George Gyan-Baffour

Chair, National Development Planning Commission (Ghana) and SUN Movement Executive Committee member (Central and East Africa Representative)
Guatemala
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Guatemala - Ms. Lizett Marie Guzmán Juárez

Ms. Lizett Marie Guzmán Juárez

Secretary
Guinea
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Guinea - Alphonse Vahou Sakouvogui

Dr. Alphonse Vohou Sakouvogui

Guinea
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Guinea - Dieney Fadima Kaba

Ms. Dieney Fadima Kaba

National Director of Family Health and Nutrition
Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea Bissau - Ms. Isabel Maria Garcia de Almeida

Ms. Isabel Maria Garcia de Almeida

Independent Consultant
Haiti
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Haiti - Dr. Joseline Marhone Pierre

Francesca Joseline Marhone Pierre

Haiti
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Haiti - Dr. Joseline Marhone Pierre

Dr. Joseline Marhone Pierre

Director of the Coordination Unit of the National Food and Nutrition Programme
Honduras
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Honduras - Mr. José Lino Pacheco Tinoco

Mr. José Lino Pacheco Tinoco

Director of the Technical Unit for Food and Nutrition Security (UTSAN)
Indonesia
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amich-alhumami

Amich Alhumami

Deputy Minister for Human Development, Society, and Cultural Affairs
Kenya
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Gladys Mugambi

Ms. Gladys Mugambi

Ex-officio, Head Division of Family Health, Ministry of Health (Kenya) and SUN Movement Executive Committee Co-Chair
Kyrgyz Republic
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Kyrgyz Republic - His Excellency Azamat Mukashev

His Excellency Azamat Mukashev

Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Lao People's Democratic Republic

Dr. Phonesavanh Keonakhone

Director of National Nutrition Centre
Lesotho

Mr. Qonda Elias

Regional Food and Nutrition Coordinating Officer, Food and Nutrition Coordinating Office
Liberia

Augustine Gordon Musah

Liberia
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Ms. Mameni Linga-Morlai

Ms. Mameni Linga-Morlai

Nutrition Division
Madagascar
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Madagascar - Prof. Hanta Marie Danielle Vololontiana

Prof. Hanta Marie Danielle Vololontiana

Nutrition Coordinator
Malawi
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Malawi - Mr. Felix Pensulo Phiri

Mr. Felix Pensulo Phiri

Director of Nutrition
Mali
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Mali - Mr. Djibril Bagayoko

Dr. Djibril Bagayoko

Head of Nutrition Coordination Unit
Mauritania
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Mauritania - Cheikhna ould beddad

Cheikhna Ould Beddad

Mauritania
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Mauritania - Abass Sylla

Mr. Abass Sylla

Director General for Development Policy and Strategy
Mozambique

Dr. Leonor Monjane

Executive Secretary
Mozambique
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Leonor Neves Mondlane

Namibia
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Namibia - Ms. Marjorie van Wyk

Ms. Marjorie Van Wyk

Senior Nutritionist and Chief Health Programme Officer
Nepal
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Nepal - Kiran Rupakhetee

Dr. Kiran Rupakhetee

Joint Secretary (Nepal) and SUN Movement Executive Committee member (Central & South Asia Representative)
Niger
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Niger - Dr. Nassirou Ousmane

Dr. Nassirou Ousmane

Director of Nutrition
Nigeria
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Binyerem Ukaire

Dr. Binyerem Ukaire

Director and Head of Nutrition Division
Pakistan
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Pakistan - Dr. Nazeer Ahmed

Dr. Nazeer Ahmed

Chief of Nutrition
Panama
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elmer-miranda

Elmer Miranda

Ejecutivo Secretaría Nacional para el Plan de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SENAPAN) Ministerio de Desarrollo Social
Papua New Guinea
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PNG - Mr. Wilson Karoke

Mr. Wilson Karoke

Co-chair, Nutrition Project Management Unit
Papua New Guinea

Ellen Dogimab

National Nutrition Technical Advisor - National Department of Health (NDOH)
Peru
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Peru - María Abigunda Tarazona Alvino

Dr. María Abigunda Tarazona Alvino

Vice-Minister of Policy and Social Evaluation
Peru

José Enrique Velásquez Hurtado

Philippines
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Azucena M. Dayanghirang

Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang

Assistant Secretary and Executive Director (NNC Philippines) and SUN Movement Executive Committee member (Southeast Asia Representative)
Rwanda

Machara Faustin

Rwanda
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Rwanda

Ms. Irene Uwonkunda

Head of Nutrition and Hygiene Department
El Salvador
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El Salvador - Ana Yanira Calderon

Ms. Ana Yanira Calderón Mendoza

Executive Director of the National Council for Food and Nutrition Security
El Salvador
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El salvador - Elisa Gamero

Lic. Elisa Gamero

São Tomé and Príncipe
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Sao Tome - Mr. Celso Garrido

Mr. Celso Garrido

Coordinator of the National Food and Nutrition Security Council and Director of Studies and Planning
Senegal

Ms. Aminata Diop Ndoye

Executive Secretariat
Sierra Leone

Ms. Nenebah Jalloh

National SUN Coordinator
Somalia
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Somalia- Dr. Mohamed Abdi Farah

Dr. Mohamed Abdi Farah

SUN Focal Point
South Sudan
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South Sudan - Dr. Victoria Anib Majur

Dr. Victoria Anib Majur

Undersecretary
Sri Lanka
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Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena

Director General of the Partnership Secretariat for World Food Programme Cooperation, Additional Secretary to the President
Sri Lanka

Sarat Dash

Sudan

Dr. Najlaa

Sudan
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Sudan

Dr. Haythem Mohammed Ibrahim

Undersecretary
Tajikistan

Dr. Zulfiya Abdusamatzoda

Deputy Minister
Tanzania
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Tanzania - Mr. Paul T. Sangawe

Mr. Paul T. Sangawe

Director of Policy and Coordination of Government Business
The Gambia
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Gambia - Dr. Amat Bah

Dr. Amat Bah

Executive Director
Timor-Leste
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Filipe da Costa

Mr. Filipe da Costa

Executive Director for Civil Society Support Services and Social Audit, and Special Delegate for Nutrition and Food Security Coordination
Togo

Mr. Mouawiyatou Bouraima

Head of Department for Nutrition
Uganda

Ms. Gertrude B. Namayanja

Principal Policy Analyst
Viet Nam

Phuong Huynh

Viet Nam
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Viet Nam - Mr. Le Danh Tuyen

Mr. Le Danh Tuyen

Director of the National Institute of Nutrition
Yemen
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Yemen - Dr. Nizar Basuhaib

Dr. Nizar Basuhaib

Vice-Minister
Zambia
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Zambia - Mr. Musonda Mofu

Mr. Musonda Mofu

Acting Executive Director
Zimbabwe
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George Kembo

Dr. George Kembo

Director of the Food and Nutrition Council (Zimbabwe) and SUN Movement Executive Committee member (Southern Africa Representative)