clapadatu, Author at SUN

2014 01 March

Launching new briefs on Scaling Up Nutrition!

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Two 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...

2014 26 February

Invitation to an open discussion on the political outcome document of the ICN2

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The 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...

2014 24 February

Online consultation for the Every Newborn Action Plan draft is open until 28 February 2014

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Ensuring 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...

2014 21 February

New Policy Note from POSHAN and IFPRI

clapadatu | SUN Country Network 0

Working 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...

2014 18 February

Pakistan officially launches Scaling Up Nutrition

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On 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...

2014 18 February

A Renewed Focus on Nutrition

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In 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...

2014 14 February

Liberia joins the SUN Movement!

clapadatu | SUN Country Network 2

On 3 February 2014, Liberia became the 47th country to commit to scaling up nutrition with the SUN Movement. The government of Liberia, through the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), is deeply committed to scaling up nutrition investments, designing interventions...

2014 31 January

Zambia’s SUN Civil Society Alliance and National Broadcasting Corporation Team Up to tell the ‘Silent Story’ of undernutrition

clapadatu | Multi-stakeholder planning SUN Civil Society Network 0

The Silent Story is a documentary showcasing the magnitude and effect of undernutrition in Mumbwa District of Zambia. It is a collaboration between the CSOSUN Alliance and the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC). This happened when ZNBC's current affairs manager Ms Faith Kandaba, who participated...