SUN in Practice

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The Scaling Up Nutrition In Practice briefs present the experiences of SUN Countries and other national stakeholders as they scale up efforts to ensure all people enjoy good nutrition. Each brief in the series focuses on a theme identified by SUN Government Focal Points as an area of priority by which sharing and learning each other’s experience is a priority.

2022 12 May

Côte d’Ivoire launches first SUN national youth network for nutrition

Maria Schiavo | Advocacy and Communication for Nutrition, Blogs, Engaging Multiple Stakeholders, SUN in Practice, SUN Movement 0

Abidjan, 5 May 2022 - Côte d’Ivoire Vice-President H.E. Tiémoko Meyliet Koné today officially launched the country’s Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Youth Network, making Côte d’Ivoire the first country with an official SUN network for youth. The country’s new SUN Youth Network brings together 37 youth...

2022 15 March

Multistakeholder Somalia national nutrition learning event brings key experts together to advance national nutrition goals

Jennifer Ferguson-Mitchell | Child nutrition food sytems Malnutrition Nutrition somalia women Advocacy and Communication for Nutrition, Engaging Multiple Stakeholders, SUN Country Network, SUN in Practice 0

The first Somalia National Nutrition Learning Event themed, “Strengthening sustainable nutrition resilience through proven multisectoral innovations, integration and adaptive responses in Somalia” is was opened today in Mogadishu and runs for three todays through to 17 March. The event is a platform for knowledge sharing and...

2020 21 January

Tanzania: taking accountability to the next level

David Martin | SUN Civil Society Network, SUN in Practice 0

PANITA’s role in developing accountability structures for nutrition at all levels 1. Introduction Despite increasing efforts since 2010, malnutrition persists in Tanzania. with particular impact on children under five, and women of child-bearing age. Between 2010 and 2015/16, stunting in children under five years of age...

2019 12 November

Working with businesses: How to improve the positives and minimise the negatives to better advance nutrition?

Iselin Danbolt | Multi-stakeholder planning Private sector Blogs, Engaging Multiple Stakeholders, SUN Business Network 0

A blog by Lawrence Haddad* based on a plenary panel presentation made at the 2019 SUN Global Gathering in Kathmandu, 4-7 November The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement has been a pioneer in multi-stakeholder action to advance nutrition, bringing together government, civil society, business, donors and...

2019 19 March

A nutrition story of change from Nepal

David Martin | Behaviour change Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments Policies & laws Information Systems for Nutrition, SUN in Practice, SUN UN Network 0

*An article by Prof. Dr. Geeta Bhakta Joshi and Stanley Chitekwe Background Nepal as part of the Global SUN Movement Nepal is a Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement early riser – the fifth country, joined the Movement on 5 May 2011 with a letter of commitment for scaling...

2018 29 November

Niger’s first multisectoral nutrition plan

David Martin | Global initiatives Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments Policies & laws Engaging Multiple Stakeholders, SUN Country Network, SUN in Practice 0

By Ambarka Youssoufane - Originally published by ENN Online On the 15 November this year, the Niger government took a big step forward in tackling malnutrition by adopting its first ever nutrition policy known as the “national multisectoral nutrition security policy”. The policy aims to achieve the...

2018 12 October

Approach to assess the level of integration of nutrition into agricultural development plans in Sub-Saharan Africa

David Martin | Agriculture Champions Food systems SUN in Practice, The Contribution of Agriculture and Social Protection to Improving Nutrition 0

Approach to assess the level of integration of nutrition into agricultural development plans in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of National Agricultural Investment Plans (NAIPs) By Richemont SEKI* and Mohamed AG BENDECH** Context and Purpose Sub-Saharan Africa is confronted to a triple burden of malnutrition, with under nutrition coexisting with...

2018 08 August

Multi-sectoral programming at the sub-national level: A case study in Matam and Kédougou regions in Senegal

Iselin Danbolt | ENN Multi-Sectoral Nutrition-Sensitive Programming Senegal Technical Assistance Engaging Multiple Stakeholders 0

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2018 06 August

Multi-sectoral programming at the sub-national level: A case study in Kapilvastu and Jumla districts in Nepal

Iselin Danbolt | ENN Multi-Sectoral Nepal Nutrition-Sensitive Programming Technical Assistance Engaging Multiple Stakeholders, SUN in Practice 0

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2018 19 July

Liberar el poder de las adolescentes para el desarrollo sostenible: la Declaración de Whistler

David Martin | Education SUN Movement Lead Group Women's empowerment Women's nutrition Youth Empowering Women and Girls to Improve Nutrition, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

La presidencia canadiense del G-7 puso los derechos de las mujeres y las niñas en primer plano de la agenda de este año y abogó por políticas que mejorarán sus vidas. El país anfitrión, Canadá, ha enfatizado la importancia de las mujeres y las niñas...

SUN in Practice

Engaging Multiple Stakeholders

Information Systems for Nutrition

Advocacy and Communication for Nutrition

The Contribution of Agriculture and Social Protection to Improving Nutrition

From Science to Action

Empowering Women and Girls to Improve Nutrition