In September 2015, an evaluation of the SUN Movement Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) will begin. The SUN Movement MPTF was set up in 2012 to be used for catalytic actions to enable, initiate or develop SUN Movement activity at country or regional level, and provide...
Read MoreOn 29th May 2015, the 2014 annual report of the SUN Movement Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) was released and covers the reporting period 1 January to 31 December 2014. It was written by the SUN Movement Secretariat with contribution from the UNDP MPTF Office serving...
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Key events in 2014 provided a critical impetus for the global fight against malnutrition in all its forms and for nutrition justice. Malnutrition being a result of the failure to realize people’s basic human rights, addressing it is indeed a matter of justice. The Scaling...
Read MoreOn 7th May 2015, the SUN Movement Secretariat organised the monthly conference call of the SUN Network Facilitators. This meeting provided the facilitators updates on four key areas The Budget Analysis Exercise which included four regional workshops undertaken: Bangkok: 15-16 April 2015, Entebbe: 21-22 April 2015, Abidjan: 27-28 April 2015 and Guatemala City, 28-30 April 2015. The SUN Movement Lead...
Read MoreOn 20th May 2015, the United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) released its annual publication, SCN News 41. This year’s edition focuses attention on the opportunities to end malnutrition in all its forms in the post-2015 development agenda. This publication features different perspectives from stakeholders and...
Read MoreOn 18th May 2015, David Nabarro, Special Envoy on Ebola and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition, was honored with the 2015 Helen Keller Humanitarian Award at The Spirit of Helen Keller Gala. The award was in recognition of his efforts...
Read MoreOn 8th May 2015, the European Union (EU) hosted the conference, “Towards a Research Agenda for Global Food and Nutrition Security”. The high level event officially launched a series of discussions about the role of science, research and innovation in overcoming challenges of feeding a...
Read MoreUntil 14 May 2015, Dalberg Global Development Advisors are collecting feedback from stakeholders on the 2014 Global Nutrition Report. All across the SUN Movement have the opportunity to complete a 10 minute survey which seeks to understand how the report has been used, what was useful and how future reports could...
Read MoreDuring the 7th meeting of the SUN Movement Lead Group on Tuesday 5 May, a suite of recommendations delivered by a Visioning Sub Group (VSG) were endorsed, paving the way for the continuation of the Movement beyond 2015, with a renewed sense of ambition to...
Read MoreKey messages from the Visioning meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Tom Arnold, SUN Movement Coordinator (Ad Interim): I had the honour of joining President Kikwete of Tanzania, as he hosted members of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement in Dar es Salaam last week, to...
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