On 4 November 2017, Milan (Italy) hosted a high-level event on nutrition and food for healthier futures in the margins of the G7 meetings: The Global Nutrition Summit 2017. Over 250 stakeholders including governments, cities, international agencies, foundations, civil society organisations and businesses convened to...
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The “Message from Abidjan” emphasizes the critical importance of functional and healthy food systems and nutrition for a sustainable future in Africa. Malnutrition is currently hampering human and economic development, with 59 million African children stunted, while overweight, obesity and chronic diseases are increasing, creating...
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For the first time the SUN Movement Global Gathering (SUNGG17) took place in a SUN Country, Côte d’Ivoire, and for the first time in Africa. Over the course of three days, more than 1000 participants from 70 countries, reviewed progress in tackling malnutrition and shared...
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On 17 October 2017, Nutrition International launched the ‘Right Start Initiative’ in the Philippines to improve nutrition for pregnant women, newborns, infants and young children in the Philippines. Supported by the Government of Canada, Right Start aims to reduce anaemia in pregnant women and young children, and low...
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From 12 to 25 Septemeber 2017, the 72nd Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) convene at UN Headquarters in New York. Nutrition played an important role during the Assembly where the SUN Movement, along with its partners, called on attendees to take urgent...
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From 4 to 8 September 2017, the seventh African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) titled, "Accelerating Africa’s Path to Prosperity: Growing Inclusive Economies and Jobs through Agriculture" was held at the Sofitel in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The forum was hosted by H.E. President Alassane Ouattara, a...
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On 7 September 2017, the National Planning Commission (NPC) of Nepal hosted a two-day Roundtable focused on advancing multi-stakeholder and multisectoral national and subnational efforts for scaling up government nutrition programs....
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“The Stories Behind the Data" is the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation’s first annual report dedicated to accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs....
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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...
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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...
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