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2017 15 November
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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 17 January
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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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2018 04 July
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No More Missed Opportunities. Advancing Public-Private Partnerships to Achieve the Global Nutrition Goals

David Martin   |   SUN Business Network 0

A new report calls for governments and companies to join forces to tackle global malnutrition, saying that achievement of the nutrition-related UN Sustainable Development Goals requires leveraging the resources of firms, financiers and shareholders, to work with civil society stakeholders to support the nutrition priorities of governments. The...

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