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2018 21 September

Investing in Nutrition for a Better Future in Afghanistan

Afghanistan stands to gain enormous benefits by improving nutrition and reducing malnutrition, which can help boost its economic growth, productivity, and human capital development. Investment in better nutrition is needed at a critical time as more than 40 percent of Afghan children are stunted, or of...

2018 21 September

2018 World Breastfeeding Week in the Latin American SUN Countries

David Martin | Breastfeeding Child nutrition Maternal health Women's nutrition SUN Country Network 0

BREASTFEEDING: Foundation of Life World Breastfeeding Week is to raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding. Join us in our support for breastfeeding mothers. Why? Because breastfeeding is a universal solution that helps every child start out in life on equal terms. It also improves the health,...

2018 20 September

Mapping exercise fuels multi-sectoral action to account for nutrition results in Mali

David Martin | Capacity building Multi-Sectoral Multi-stakeholder planning Policies & laws Technical Assistance SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

* Interview originally published by the UN Network for SUN Mali continues to face high levels of malnutrition driven by multiple factors that are exacerbated by the effects of climate change and conflict. Child wasting is estimated at a whopping 10.7 per cent (SMART 2017) although national...

2018 17 September

Lesotho’s King Letsie III reaffirms African Leaders for Nutrition Champion role

David Martin | Champions Nutrition commitments SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho made a commitment to mobilize and engage with African Heads of State and Finance Ministers to rally behind the African Leaders for Nutrition initiative in the upcoming African Union Summit in January 2019. The announcement follows...

2018 14 September

Organic agriculture improves nutrition and reduces female poverty in El Salvador

David Martin | Agriculture Community Food systems SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Article originally published by SDG Fund One of the keys to ensuring healthy nutrition is a varied and balanced diet. However, in rural areas of El Salvador where poverty, inequality, low wages and lack of employment mark the day-to-day reality, the scarce variety of nutritious products...

2018 13 September

World Breastfeeding Week in SUN Movement Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa

David Martin | Breastfeeding Child nutrition Maternal health SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

BREASTFEEDING: Foundation of Life World Breastfeeding Week helps raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding. Why? Because breastfeeding is a universal solution that levels the playing field, giving everyone a fair start in life. It improves the health, wellbeing and survival of women and children around the world. Kenya and Swaziland...

2018 12 September

The ascent of local governments in nutrition in The Philippines

David Martin | Nutrition commitments SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Originally published by Nutrition International Improving nutrition for an entire country’s population requires dedicated local leadership, of which the Philippines’ Local Government Units (LGUs ― provinces, cities and barangays) have plenty to offer. Since the launch of the Philippines Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-22 (PPAN) in May 2017,...

2018 11 September

Integrated health networks work to overcome anaemia and chronic child malnutrition in Peru

David Martin | SUN Country Network 0

Implementation of the Integrated Health Networks (RIS) and strengthening primary care establishments will help provide a timely and efficient response to the needs of the public, to beat anaemia and chronic child malnutrition, said Diego Venegas Ojeda, Deputy Minister for Health Services and Assurance. He added...

2018 05 September

Afghan Food Security and Nutrition Agenda stakeholders study tour to Bangladesh

David Martin | Capacity building Humanitarian field SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

With the support of FAO and EU, the afghan delegation composed of 12 people from the Afghanistan Food Security and Nutrition Agenda (AFSeN–A) stakeholders composed of representatives from Government Ministries, Technical Secretariat and FAO representatives paid a study tour to Bangladesh. The delegation headed by...

2018 29 August

Crop losses threaten food security of two million people in Central America

David Martin | Agriculture Climate Food systems SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are concerned by the fact that the months of June and July saw “lower-than-average rainfall” and “drier-than-average conditions”, which affected the first and principal crop cycle in Central America, known as the primera. “Just when rural communities were...