The 16th meeting of SUN Country Networks

From 3 November 2014, the SUN Movement Secretariat held the 16th meeting of the network of SUN Country Networks. The primary theme for discussion during the meeting was “The contribution of nutrition specialists, science and academia to support scaling up nutrition”.

The latest meeting involved nine two-hour sessions by teleconference: five in English, three in French and one in Spanish. In total, there were 234 participants participating across the calls from 47 countries. In response to the discussion about the contribution of nutrition specialists, science and academia to support scaling up nutrition, it was found that at least 27 SUN countries have academic institutions involved in the national multi-stakeholder platform but, the exact contribution of academic institutions to the platforms needs to be better understood. In addition, academic institutions, nutrition professionals and scientists are increasingly involved in the four emerging Communities of Practice that are strengthening the capacity of SUN countries to deliver improved nutrition.

In addition to the thematic discussion, other key areas for the movement were discussed including;

• progress towards Scaling Up Nutrition within countries and major initiatives anticipated in the next months
• feedback from the Lead Group meeting held on 22 September 2014 in New-York
• presentation of the programme of the 2014 SUN Movement Global Gathering
• an update on the Independent and Comprehensive Evaluation of the SUN Movement
• an update on the preparation of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2)

See the complete minutes of the Country Network call ENGLISH | FRANÇAIS | ESPAÑOL

See all previous Country Network Call minutes