In Malagasy, the word ‘Hina’ signifies characteristics of unity, strength, support and consolidation. In collective commitment to work together, representatives from across the country came together in Antananarivo on 5 November 2013 to launch, Hina – the country’s Civil Society Alliance for Scaling up Nutrition. Representatives...
Read MoreIn this report, authors Jim Levinson and Yarlini Balarajan of UNICEF New York and Alessandra Marini of the World Bank present three major case studies from Peru, Brazil and Bangladesh, but also a historical review of multisectoral nutrition activities in several other countries around the...
Read Moreen-net is a free and open resource to help field practitioners have access to prompt technical advice for operational challenges for which answers are not readily accessible. It is hosted and run by the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) (www.ennonline.net). en-net is an interactive online forum that...
Read MoreOn 4-5 November 2013, an official ceremony and workshop took place to launch, review and approve Chad’s National Nutrition Policy (2014-2025). The official opening ceremony of the workshop took place just after the presentation session of the policy document. It was chaired by the Minister of Public...
Read MoreThe SciDev.Net website www.scidev.net acts as a source of news, views and analysis on information about science and technology for global development. Engaging primarily with development professionals, policymakers, researchers, the media and the informed public, SciDev.Net publishes in-depth thematic analyses called Spotlights. This Spotlight presents opinions,...
Read MoreA new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute reflects on the concept and measurement of women’s empowerment and reviews some of the structural interventions that aim to influence underlying gender norms in society and eradicate gender discrimination. The report then proceeds to review...
Read MoreThe Global Gathering was an extraordinary moment in the SUN Movement. It brought together 140 participants from 40 SUN Movement countries, and more than 60 participants from the SUN Movement Networks. David Nabarro, SUN Movement Coordinator, shares his reflections on the lead up to the event,...
Read MoreTilaye Nigussie, former Country Director for Concern Worldwide Rwanda (now in Tanzania) wrote this poem for Rwanda’s second national nutrition summit, held in Kigali from November 22-23, 2011. The conference focused on scaling up nutrition interventions to prevent irreversible physical and mental stunting during the...
Read MoreNoble Nketia is the leading celebrity ambassador of Ghana’s Civil Society Association (CSA) - the Ghana Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Scaling up Nutrition. He is a Ghanaian gospel artiste with a successful music career spanning 13 years and several awards including the best...
Read MoreThe first meeting of the Global Panel meeting took place on 28th and 29th October 2013 in London. Co- chaired by former President Kufuor of Ghana and Prof Sir John Beddington, former UK Chief Scientific Advisor, the Panel agreed its aims and objectives, identified the...
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