Two years on from civil society’s gathering to build commitment for the 1,000 Days Call to Action and just two days after the Nutrition for Growth event in London, civil society from across the globe came together in Washington DC to solidify ways to ‘Sustaining...
Read MoreLe 6 juin a marqué l'ouverture d'un nouveau chapitre dans la Nutrition. Deux jours avant que les dirigeants du monde entier se réunissent à Londres pour échanger sur leur engagement pour une action radicale lors de l'événement de haut niveau sur la croissance par la...
Read MoreA new report, Food for Thought, published by Save the Children UK on 28 May 2013 finds that missing out on a nutritious diet can severely damage a child’s ability to read and write simple sentences and answer basic maths questions correctly. The report finds...
Read MoreThe final meeting of the Post-2015 Thematic Consultation on Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition took place on 4 April 2013 in Madrid, Spain. This High-Level Consultation gathered representatives of UN Member States, non-governmental organizations, civil society and the private sector, to discuss a vision for,...
Read More[HUFFINGTON POST] It is entirely fitting that Ireland is hosting the 15-16 April International Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Climate justice in Dublin. Fitting because it was here, in Ireland, that an historic injustice took place - the Great Hunger of 1845-52, in which one...
Read MoreThe UK Government has reaffirmed their commitment to tackle hunger and malnutrition – confirming their promise to host a special event ahead of the G8 summit....
Read MoreThe 13th Nutrition Forum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was held from 5-9 November in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. The theme of the Forum was "Roles of local governments, communities, civil society and the private sector in scaling up nutrition interventions". The...
Read MoreRepresentatives from NEPAD joined the African Union and other partners to commemorate the third Africa Day For Food and Nutrition Security Day on 31st October in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. CEO of NEPAD and SUN Lead Group, Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, recognized the importance of breaking down...
Read MoreIn September, Kenya’s Parliament passed the Breast Milk Substitutes Regulation and Control Bill. In doing so, the country has committed to adopting recommendations put forward in the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes, which aims to guide countries in supporting and promoting...
Read MoreHigh-level Guatemalan Government leaders, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, and representatives from the UN and civil society organizations came together at the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting to announce a new partnership seeking to advance Guatemala's progress in Scaling Up Nutrition....
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