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2021 14 September

A SUN Movement Call to Action for Nutrition ahead of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

A multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder approach to nutrition must be front and centre in food systems transformation The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), to be held this September, was called for by the UN Secretary-General in recognition that current food systems are failing people and planet,...

2021 06 September

SUN Coordinator visits Malawi and joins SUN 3.0 Strategy launch presided over by President Chakwera

Iselin Danbolt | Multi-stakeholder planning Strategy and Roadmap SUN Movement Coordinator SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 1

From 31 August to 3 September, Ms Gerda Verburg, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and SUN Movement Coordinator, travelled to Lilongwe, Malawi, on her first official visit to a member State since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In addition to delivering key remarks at...

2021 03 September

Afghanistan: Food supply for millions could run out this month

Iselin Danbolt | conflict Food crisis Food insecurity food security gender equality Humanitarian Development Nexus Humanitarian field Malnutrition SUN Monthly Newsletter, SUN UN Network 1

Photo: UNICEF Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday, urging the international community to step up support for the country. Story first published by UN News on 1 September 2021. Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Representative...

2021 30 August

The SUN Movement celebrates 2021 World Breastfeeding Week

Iselin Danbolt | Advocacy Breastfeeding Parliamentarians Policies & laws World Breastfeeding Week Parliamentarians, SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Monthly Newsletter, SUN UN Network 0

Each year, from 1-7 August, countries, organisations and nutrition champions celebrate World Breastfeeding Week all over the world. In 2021, under its theme ‘Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility’, this week served as an important a time to revisit the commitments made at the start of...

2021 26 August

Central and South Asia launch SUN Movement Strategy for 2021-2025

Iselin Danbolt | Strategy and Roadmap SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 1

On 25 August 2021, a Central and South Asia virtual regional event, attended by some 120 participants from all over the world, took place to launch the SUN Movement Strategy for its third phase (2021-2025). Hosted by Dr Kiran Rupakhetee, Joint Secretary of the National Planning...

2021 04 June

Economic empowerment of rural women strengthens food security

David Martin | COVID19 Food systems Nutrition Women's empowerment SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The programme, 'Accelerating Progress towards Rural Women's Economic Empowerment’, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls (UN Women) and the...

2021 01 June

Children pushed into severe acute malnutrition could increase by more than double this year in Haiti

David Martin | food security Humanitarian field Hunger Malnutrition SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Haiti: funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children. The number of children under five suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Haiti could increase by more than double this year, warned UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jean Gough, who concluded a...

2021 31 May

Shaping the future of the food systems for the youth, with the youth

David Martin | SUN Movement Lead Group Youth Leaders SUN Civil Society Network, SUN UN Network 0

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2021 28 May

Tackling hunger and malnutrition among vulnerable communities in Burkina Faso

David Martin | Child nutrition food security Malnutrition SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of USD7 million from Japan to alleviate the suffering of vulnerable populations in a country hard-hit by the combined effects of insecurity, recurrent climate shocks, rising food prices, and the socio-economic impacts of the global...

2021 27 May

The latest wave of COVID-19 is having a devastating impact on children and their families in South Asia

David Martin | Child nutrition COVID19 Health Nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a USD 164 million appeal for personal protective gear, together with COVID-19 testing and control equipment, to save lives amidst the deadly wave of infections which continues to sweep across South Asia. Across the region of almost 2 billion...