Iselin Danbolt, Author at SUN

2021 20 September

Nutrition for Growth commitments: Improving nutrition in Viet Nam

Nutrition for Growth (N4G) is a global pledging moment to drive greater action toward ending malnutrition and helping ensure everyone, everywhere can reach their full potential. The first N4G Summit was held in London in 2013 where 100 stakeholders endorsed the Global N4G Compact and...

2021 14 September

A SUN Movement Call to Action for Nutrition ahead of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

Iselin Danbolt | Advocacy COVID19 Food systems Nutrition commitments Nutrition Year of Action SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

A multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder approach to nutrition must be front and centre in food systems transformation The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), to be held this September, was called for by the UN Secretary-General in recognition that current food systems are failing people and planet,...

2021 09 September

Wasting Reset: Catalysing action and accountability on child wasting

Iselin Danbolt | Advocacy Child nutrition wasting SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

While there has been a recent increase in both interest and investment aimed at reducing wasting, including strong support from national governments, the pace of progress is much too slow to reach global goals and targets. We therefore need a ‘reset’ of childhood wasting prevention,...

2021 06 September

SUN Coordinator visits Malawi and joins SUN 3.0 Strategy launch presided over by President Chakwera

Iselin Danbolt | Multi-stakeholder planning Strategy and Roadmap SUN Movement Coordinator SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

From 31 August to 3 September, Ms Gerda Verburg, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and SUN Movement Coordinator, travelled to Lilongwe, Malawi, on her first official visit to a member State since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In addition to delivering key remarks at...

2021 03 September

Afghanistan: Food supply for millions could run out this month

Iselin Danbolt | conflict Food crisis Food insecurity food security gender equality Humanitarian Development Nexus Humanitarian field Malnutrition SUN Monthly Newsletter, SUN UN Network 0

Photo: UNICEF Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday, urging the international community to step up support for the country. Story first published by UN News on 1 September 2021. Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Representative...

2021 01 September

Malawi: Chingondo irrigation scheme back to life after more than a year

Iselin Danbolt | Agriculture Nutrition-Sensitive SUN Movement Pooled Fund SUN Pooled Fund WASH SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network 1

After being idle for more than a year, farmers from the Ngabu Traditional Authority in Nsanje district are happy to be cultivating Chingondo Irrigation Scheme again. Differences in rentals between their irrigation agreement and surrounding irrigation arrangements resulted in dispute, which, through key stakeholder negotiations...

2021 30 August

The SUN Movement celebrates 2021 World Breastfeeding Week

Iselin Danbolt | Advocacy Breastfeeding Parliamentarians Policies & laws World Breastfeeding Week Parliamentarians, SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Monthly Newsletter, SUN UN Network 0

Each year, from 1-7 August, countries, organisations and nutrition champions celebrate World Breastfeeding Week all over the world. In 2021, under its theme ‘Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility’, this week served as an important a time to revisit the commitments made at the start of...

2021 26 August

Central and South Asia launch SUN Movement Strategy for 2021-2025

Iselin Danbolt | Strategy and Roadmap SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

On 25 August 2021, a Central and South Asia virtual regional event, attended by some 120 participants from all over the world, took place to launch the SUN Movement Strategy for its third phase (2021-2025). Hosted by Dr Kiran Rupakhetee, Joint Secretary of the National Planning...

2021 24 August

Kyrgyzstan: on a mission to protect breastfeeding

Iselin Danbolt | Breastfeeding Parliamentarians Policies & laws World Breastfeeding Week Parliamentarians, SUN Civil Society Network 0

*A version of this article was published by the SUN Civil Society Network on 5 August 2021. Since 2019, the SUN Civil Society Alliance of Kyrgyzstan has played an active role, alongside the Ministry of Health, members of Parliament and UNICEF, to revise the Law on...

2021 24 August

Costa Rica launches dietary guidelines for children under 2: only 39.7% have an adequate diet

Iselin Danbolt | Behaviour change Breastfeeding Healthy Diets World Breastfeeding Week SUN Country Network 0

On 11 August, during World Breastfeeding Week 2021, Costa Rica launched dietary guidelines focusing specifically on nutrition during the critical first 1,000-day window of opportunity, from conception until a girl or boy is two years old. These guidelines aim to improve eating habits and reduce...