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2021 16 November

Lead Group endorses mutual accountability and success approach for new phase

On Monday 15 November, the SUN Movement Lead Group meeting brought together some 15 members and deputies to discuss progress and entry points and endorse a draft mutual accountability framework and definitions and indicators of success for 2021-2025. These papers were prepared by the SUN...

2021 01 November

The new Joint Annual Assessment for SUN’s third phase kicks off

Iselin Danbolt | Advocacy Humanitarian field Multi-Sectoral Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition financing Peer-to-peer learning resource mobilization SUN Movement Secretariat SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

1 November 2021, Geneva – Today, the revised version of the SUN Movement Joint Annual Assessment (JAA) kicked off and was rolled out around all 64 member States. Each year since 2014, SUN member countries have been asked to self-reflect and assess progress and challenges...

2021 22 October

Consultation open: Development of CFS guidelines on gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment in food security and nutrition

Iselin Danbolt | CFS Gender gender equality Women's empowerment SUN Country Network, SUN Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

Until 23 November 2021, suggestions and comments are welcome in the development of Committee on Food Security (CFS) Voluntary Guidelines on gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment in the context of food security and nutrition. BACKGROUND Advancing gender equality and women's and girls' empowerment is critical...

2021 20 October

Somalia: World Food Day event called for local action to improve food systems

Iselin Danbolt | Advocacy Food crisis Food systems Humanitarian Development Nexus Multi-stakeholder planning World Food Day SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

*Originally published by Somalia Affairs on 20 October 2021 MOGADISHU – FAO Somalia in partnership with the World Food Programme and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation held a joint virtual event to mark this year’s World Food Day. The event was attended by participants from across...

2021 20 October

Kenya: NICHE programme benefits vulnerable children, and mothers

Iselin Danbolt | Child nutrition Community Malnutrition Maternal health SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

© UNICEF/UNI377887/Bongyereirwe *Originally published by Kenya News Agency on 5 October 2021, written by Anthony Melly There is relief for vulnerable children under the age of two years, and pregnant and lactating mothers in West Pokot and North Pokot sub-counties after the Kenyan government launched a programme...

2021 18 October

New SUN Movement Executive Committee appointed

Iselin Danbolt | SUN Movement Coordinator SUN Movement Executive Committee SUN Movement Lead Group SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

Photo: ©UNICEF To increase SUN member country representation in its governance, the SUN Movement Lead Group has appointed a new Executive Committee (ExCom) to implement the Strategy for the Movement’s third phase (2021-2025). The ExCom forms part of the Movement’s stewardship arrangements and acts on behalf...

2021 15 October

International Day of Rural Women: Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All

Iselin Danbolt | Food systems gender equality Women's empowerment SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

Photo: ILO/M. Crozet Originally published by UN Women, Friday 8 October 2021 This year, the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), puts a spotlight on “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All.” Established by the UN General Assembly in its resolution 62/136 of 18 December 2007, this international day...

2021 06 October

WFP: Half of Afghanistan’s children under 5 expected to suffer from acute malnutrition as hunger takes root for millions

Iselin Danbolt | Child nutrition conflict Humanitarian Development Nexus Hunger SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

*Kabul – Wrapping up a two-day visit to Herat, UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, Hervé Ludovic De Lys, and WFP Afghanistan Representative and Country Director, Mary-Ellen McGroarty, sounded the alarm on the dire state of malnutrition and food insecurity sweeping across the country. Without reliable access...

2021 01 October

Burkina Faso: Successfully scaling up nutrition in a digital world

Iselin Danbolt | Child nutrition Health Maternal health Multi-Sectoral Technical Assistance SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 2

Burkina Faso’s ten-year journey with the integrated e-diagnostic approach (IeDA) provides a rare and inspiring example of a digital health tool brought to scale. The country showcases good practice with this solution, as it covers 84 per cent of the country’s primary health care facilities...

2021 01 October

Op-ed: Nutritionists and environmentalists must join hands to unlock the power of the plate

Iselin Danbolt | Climate Climate Change Food systems Healthy Diets Hunger Nutrition Year of Action SUN Movement Lead Group SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

© UNICEF/Antoine Raab Op-ed by Stineke Oenema, Executive Secretary of UN Nutrition, Gunhild Stordalen, Founder and Executive Chair of EAT and SUN Lead Group member and, Joao Campari, Global Leader, Food Practice at WWF *Originally published by Food Thank in September 2021. Headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic have...