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2017 15 November
5

Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) – the 2017 Global Gathering: Inspiration, Connection, Progress and Love

David Martin   |   Blogs, SUN Business Network 0

Blog by Lawrence Haddad, GAIN’s Executive Director and Member of the SUN Movement Executive Committee Read the original article published on the GAIN Website: www.gainhealth.org/knowledge-centre/scaling-nutrition-sun-2017-global-gathering-inspiration-connection-progress-love I just returned from the 2017 SUN Global Gathering (GG) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. This three day meeting brought together teams from all of the 60 SUN...

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2019 02 March
0

Private sector consultation forum on the establishment of a nutritional centre of excellence in Somalia

David Martin   |   SUN Business Network, SUN Country Network 0

SUN Movement team in Somalia organised a successful and inclusive consultation forum with Private Sector stakeholders drawn from Academia (comprising Somali National University and private Universities) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Somalia on Establishment of a Nutritional Centre of Excellence (CoE) using a participatory model. The forum provided a platform for gathering diverse stakeholder views and opinions on establishment of the center that will adequately play a strategic role in addressing nutritional-related needs and priorities in Somalia in line with the Global and Somalia SUN Movement Road Maps. The forum focused on defining the vision, purpose and strategy...

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2019 19 February
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Nourishing Africa through improved nutrition and sustainable food systems: African launch of the EAT-Lancet Report

David Martin   |   SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

During an official side event at the 32nd African Union Assembly, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – the SUN Movement, EAT and NEPAD came together to focus on the question - How to Nourish Africa through improved nutrition and sustainable food systems? The side event officially Launched the...

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2019 07 February
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Mapping SUN Movement Networks in 17 fragile and conflict-affected states

David Martin   |   SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

A snap shot of developments and progress This paper summarises findings from work carried out by ENN in 2018 to document the presence, make-up and activities of SUN country Networks in 17 SUN countries categorised as fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). ENN supports these countries through...

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2019 17 January
1

Food in the Anthropocene: The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems report

David Martin   |   SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network 0

The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health brings together more than 30 world-leading scientists from across the globe to reach a scientific consensus that defines a healthy and sustainable diet Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support environmental sustainability, however our current trajectories threaten...

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2018 25 October
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The SUN Movement put nutrition high on the agenda during the 73rd UN General Assembly

David Martin   |   SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

The SUN Movement helped ensure that nutrition was high on the agenda during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York at the end of September 2018. Transforming Food Systems to Drive Impact on SDG2 On 25 September, the SUN Coordinator, Gerda Verburg, shared her views...

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2018 19 October
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Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro, 2018 World Food Prize Laureates

David Martin   |   SUN Business Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

GAIN’s Executive Director, and SUN Movement Executive Committee member, Dr. Lawrence Haddad and Dr. David Nabarro, SUN Movement Lead Group Membar, have been awarded the 2018 World Food Prize at a ceremony in Des Moines, USA. “The 2018 laureates’ work significantly improved nutrition for mothers and children in the critical first 1000...

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2018 04 October
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Nutrition Africa Investor Forum to help raise finance for high-impact nutrition businesses in the continent

David Martin   |   SUN Business Network 0

Over 200 delegates, including dealmakers, entrepreneurs and investors met at the Nutrition Africa Investor Forum (NAIF) on October 16-17 – World Food Day — in Nairobi, Kenya, to explore partnerships, access business finance and enter new markets. Over these two days, selected Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)...

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2018 13 August
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Putting the lens on the consumer in nutrition-sensitive agriculture and Food Systems in South Asia

David Martin   |   SUN Business Network 0

On June 25-26, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, more than 160 government representatives, civil society organizations, private sector members, international donors, practitioners, and stakeholders from around South Asia convened at a regional roundtable sponsored by the South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI). The event...

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