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2017 25 August

Celebrating WBW2017 in Central and South Asia

Enjoy our round-up from Central and South Asian SUN Countries of the 25th World Breastfeeding Week (WBW2017). Celebrated under the theme “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together!”, these collective efforts are bringing attention to breastfeeding’s remarkable ability to provide the nourishment needed for the growth, development and survival...

2017 21 August

Guatemala’s Congress signs commitment to fight chronic malnutrition

Thuy | Food systems Parliamentarians SUN Movement Lead Group SUN Country Network 0

On 17 August 2017, the President of Guatemala's National Congress, Oscar Stuardo Chinchilla, along with members of Congress, and the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, signed a commitment to end the scourge of malnutrition across the country. Since joining...

2017 21 August

Landmark moment for Bangladesh with new Nutrition Council and National Action Plan

Thuy | SUN Country Network 0

On 13 August 2017, Honourable Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina approved the second Bangladesh National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2) 2016-2025. This landmark event coincided with the first meeting of the new National Nutrition Council, chaired by Hon. Hasina herself, at the Prime Minister's Office. In...

2017 17 August

Pakistani journalists scale up nutrition reporting skills

Thuy | Media SUN Business Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

As of August 2017, over one hundred journalists have participated in workshops aimed at building their capacity to report on nutrition across the nation. The workshops, entitled "Eliminating Hidden Hunger", have been organised by Mishal, a Pakistani strategic communications organisation, with funding from the Australian government. The...

2017 15 August

Civil society urge more action on nutrition in Nigeria

Thuy | Advocacy Investments Media SUN Civil Society Network 0

On 4 August 2017, Nigeria's Media Centre Against Child Malnutrition (MeCAM) organised a one-day symposium on “Malnutrition, Child Development and the Media”. Accordingly, participants took the opportunity to amplify their voices and urge the Federal Government to invest more resources into nutrition programmes....

2017 14 August

Intense civil society workshop maps nutrition action in Liberia

Thuy | Advocacy Multi-stakeholder planning SUN Civil Society Network 0

On 8 August 2017, the SUN Civil Society Alliance in Liberia (SUNCSAL) held a national workshop to tackle the problem of malnutrition across the country. More than 35 Civil Society Organizations were represented by both local and international representatives attended the workshop ...

2017 11 August

Indonesia’s Vice President recognises the need to overcome stunting

Thuy | Champions Child nutrition Investments SUN Country Network 0

On 8 August 2017, Indonesia's Vice President held a plenary meeting in his office on the problem of stunted children. According to the Health Affairs Ministry, around 37 percent, or approximately 9 million children, under five in Indonesia have stunted growth and such cases are spread throughout...

2017 10 August

UN Network for SUN Q2 2017 Quarterly Update

Thuy | SUN UN Network 0

UN Network for SUN (UNN) communications, materials, meetings & events The French and Spanish versions of the UN Network for SUN Strategy (2016-2020) are now available on the REACH website. A few minor changes were also made in the English version. The UNN Nutrition Capacity...

2017 08 August

Journalists inspired to report on nutrition in Sierra Leone

Thuy | Behaviour change Media SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network 0

From 1 to 3 August 2017, Focus 1000 and the Sierra Leone Scaling up Nutrition Secretariat held a workshop with journalists from electronic and print media across the country, to build their capacity to report on nutrition. ...

2017 08 August

Indonesia hosts the 12th Southeast Asian Nutrition Leadership Program

Thuy | Capacity building Peer-to-peer learning Regional initiatives SUN Country Network 0

From 4 to 8 August 2017, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Food and Nutrition (SEAMEO RECFON) hosted the 12th Southeast Asian Nutrition Leadership Program (SEANLP) in Indonesia....