06 August 2021 -- The Parliament of Sierra Leone has approved a bill to regulate the marketing of breastmilk substitutes (also called infant formula) to improve the nutrition of infants and young children. Sierra Leone joins 136 other countries with similar laws to protect...
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On 22 March 2021, UN Assistant Secretary-General and SUN Movement Coordinator, Gerda Verburg, received a letter from the Government of the Republic of Ecuador, signed by the Vice President of the Republic, Her Excellency María Alejandra Muñoz, expressing the interest of the country in joining the...
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On 22 March 2021, UN Assistant Secretary-General and SUN Movement Coordinator, Gerda Verburg, received a letter from the Government of the Republic of Ecuador, signed by the Vice President of the Republic, Her Excellency María Alejandra Muñoz, expressing the interest of the country in joining the...
Read MoreRead the February 2014 Update for news from SUN Countries and around the Movement....
Read MoreTwo separate briefing series are being produced to describe how different parts of the SUN Movement are working and the experience of SUN countries. Scaling Up Nutrition in Practice This series presents the real-life experience of SUN countries. The first edition focuses on multi-stakeholder engagement for nutrition...
Read MoreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), in cooperation with IFAD, IFPRI, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, WTO, WFP and the High Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis (HLTF), are jointly organizing the Second...
Read MoreEnsuring optimal nutrition for a child is not always easy. Priority actions for nutrition need to be delivered by multiple sectors, agencies and actors. Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) is critical for scaling up nutrition specific interventions for women and children. Since the...
Read MoreWorking Multisectorally to Improve Nutrition and Global Lessons: Current Status in India This policy note has been developed with leadership from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India (POSHAN) and describes working across...
Read MoreOn Tuesday 17 December 2013, the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, launched the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement to help eradicate malnutrition in Pakistan. The launch marked the government's commitment to invest in nutrition to improve the situation of the most vulnerable...
Read MoreIn his recent blog, Kanayo F. Nwanze explains why IFAD is increasing its commitment of resources to issues related to nutrition. The President of the UN specialized agency reflects on the rapidly evolving landscape of agriculture and illustrates how adaptations like small adjustments to IFAD...
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