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2020 28 December

Empowering sub-national government with the capacity to track nutrition actions in Ethiopia

* Originally published by Nutrition International Since 2017, Nutrition International has supported the Government of Ethiopia build its capacity to implement the Seqota Declaration. The approach taken by NTEAM's TAN project has privileged empowerment and sustainability, strengthening capabilities at the Federal Program Delivery Unit and throughout...

2020 15 December

Global leaders committed to address hunger and nutrition crisis

David Martin | Child nutrition Global initiatives Malnutrition N4G SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

The Governments of Canada and Bangladesh, in partnership with the Government of Japan, today hosted a virtual launch of the Nutrition for Growth Year of Action, setting in motion a year-long effort to address a global hunger and nutrition crisis that has been exacerbated by the...

2020 11 December

OECD nutrition policy marker handbook available online

David Martin | Financing Policies & laws SUN Donor Network 0

The nutrition policy marker is designed to improve the identification, reporting and monitoring of multisectoral and cross-cutting nutrition activities in the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) of the OECD-DAC. It was integrated in the CRS in 2018 following the decision of the Working Party on Development...

2020 10 December

Helping rural indigenous communities tackle malnutrition in Guatemala

David Martin | Child nutrition Malnutrition Nutrition Technical Assistance SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

Guatemala is one of the countries of the Dry Corridor, a 1,600-kilometre arid stripe of land running along Central America’s Pacific Coast, from Southern Mexico to Costa Rica. For more than 10 million people living in these harsh lands, hunger, poverty and malnutrition are an...

2020 26 November

Toolkits to support the organisation of national resource mobilisation events available

David Martin | resource mobilization Technical Assistance SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

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2020 25 November

Protecting children’s health during COVID-19 in Tajikistan

David Martin | Child nutrition COVID19 Health SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally Published by the World Bank Tajikistan, as one of the most remittance-reliant economies in the world, was hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Like in any economic crisis, the brunt of the impact is being borne by lower-income households and especially by children,...

2020 23 November

Tackling severe hunger in Haiti with the support of the European Union

David Martin | food security Malnutrition Nutrition commitments SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti welcomes a contribution of €2 million from the European Union (EU) that will provide emergency cash assistance to 27,000 severely food insecure people over four months and support the coordination of humanitarian actors on food security...

2020 19 November

Bringing nutrition, food security, and governance together in Senegal – A Canada-supported project

David Martin | food security Nutrition Nutrition commitments SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by Nutrition International A collaboration built around an innovative, integrated and multifaceted approach to fighting malnutrition for some of Senegal’s most vulnerable communities has improved the nutrition status and food security of tens of thousands of people over the last five years. The Integrated...

2020 20 October

GAFSP’s donors announce USD300 million to end hunger and malnutrition

David Martin | SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

During the launch of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) Replenishment Period 2020-25, hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), donors increased their contributions to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) – a world with zero hunger. As part...

2020 16 October

Bridge the gap! Invest in nutrition for a world free from hunger

David Martin | Investments Malnutrition Nutrition commitments SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* A blog by SUN Coordinator, Gerda Verburg As cliché as it may sound, 2020 has not given us enough opportunities to celebrate our successes and acknowledge our growth and resilience. Celebrating is important to keep us on track and ensure we stay motivated towards our...