2018
18
July
Advocacy and Communication for Nutrition
2017
27
November
Global Nutrition Report 2017 – Nourishing the SDGs
On the first day of the SUNGG17, the African launch of the Global Nutrition Report 2017 (GNR2017) took place, demonstrating nutrition’s importance as a catalyst for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The GNR2017 found that overweight and obesity are on the rise in almost every country, with...
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2014
01
July
Engaging Elected Representatives
Cameroon’s approach to nutrition advocacy has been born out of a long-term neglect for nutrition in the country. Cameroon is among the 36 countries in the world with the largest number of children under five suffering from stunted growth. Nearly 33% of children under five...
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2014
01
July
Building Political Commitment for Nutrition
Pakistan was the 34th country to join the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Movement in April 2013. At a launching ceremony in December 2013, Ministers from the Government of Pakistan together with senior officials from federal and provincial governments and members of the Development Partners for...
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2014
01
July
Joining Forces for Peruvian Children
In 2006, one in four children was malnourished in Peru and the rate was four out of ten children in rural areas. This was in spite of the fact that the Government of Peru had allocated significant resources in the form of food distributions but...
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2014
01
July
Finding a Common Voice for Nutrition
Coordinating and monitoring nutrition advocacy and communication efforts are a key challenge in Bangladesh. There are many stakeholders operating at national and district levels and a wide mix of communication channels. Significant efforts are underway to unite and mobilize stakeholders to advocate for nutrition with...
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2014
01
July
Harmonising Strategies
The Government of Uganda recognizes the need to ensure that its population is well nourished. The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995, sets out National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy and number XXII of these relates to food security and nutrition and provides...
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2014
01
July
Fighting Malnutrition Together
Kenya’s journey began in earnest when it signed up to the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement in August 2012. An official launch was organized in November 2012 through the convening of a national symposium on SUN under the then Minister of Public Health (MoPH). The...
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