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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 04 October

Nutrition Africa Investor Forum to help raise finance for high-impact nutrition businesses in the continent

David Martin | SUN Business Network 0

Over 200 delegates, including dealmakers, entrepreneurs and investors met at the Nutrition Africa Investor Forum (NAIF) on October 16-17 – World Food Day — in Nairobi, Kenya, to explore partnerships, access business finance and enter new markets. Over these two days, selected Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)...

2018 06 March

Conflicts and weather patterns strain food security around the globe

David Martin | Agriculture Food systems Info systems SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

On 5 March 2018 the Trade and Markets Division of FAO issued the Crop Prospects and Food Situation report. According to the report, some 37 countries are in need of external assistance for food, unchanged from three months ago. ...

2018 01 February

Hunger continues to intensify in conflict zones, UN agencies report to Security Council

David Martin | SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Food insecurity – or lack of access to enough food – continues to worsen in places torn by conflict, United Nations agencies reported, listing Yemen, South Sudan and Syria among the countries most affected by acute hunger....

2017 15 December

Launch of a Common Narrative about the fight against malnutrition in DRC

David Martin | Child nutrition Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments Women's nutrition SUN Country Network 0

In Kinshasa on 30 October 2017, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo launched the Common Narrative for the fight against malnutrition: a high-level, multisectoral commitment and coordination in support of the fight against chronic malnutrition in DRC....

2017 29 August

The province of kwango acquires a charter and a roadmap to combat malnutrition

Nicole Martinez | Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments SUN Country Network 0

The provincial Government of Kwango organized a provincial conference in Kenge from 22 to 24 August 2017, with the technical and financial support of UNICEF, on the repositioning of nutrition as a development priority. This conference forms part of national efforts and commitments to scale...

2017 17 July

New report reveals that undernutrition costs the Democratic Republic of the Congo more than $1 billion a year

Thuy | Child nutrition Investments Regional initiatives Research SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

On 7 July 2017, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) released a new report revealing the social and economic costs of undernutrition in the nation. The study emphasises the significant losses incurred each year through increased healthcare costs, additional burdens to...

2017 04 April

2017 World Water Day focuses on wastewater and sets the scene for two new publications

Thuy | Community Equality WASH SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

On 22 March 2017, World Water Day was celebrated to encourage action to tackle the water crisis under the theme "Why Wastewater?" to focus on water use reduction and reuse....

2017 30 January

First meeting of the provincial nutrition committee is held in South Kivu, DRC

Nicole Martinez | Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments SUN Country Network 0

On 26 January 2017, the Provincial Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Committee (NMHC) of South Kivu, a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, held its very first meeting under the direction of the Chief of Staff of the Provincial Minister...

2016 31 May

A nutrition conference in South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo repositions nutrition as a development priority

Thuy | Advocacy Community SUN Country Network 0

From 24 to 26 May 2016, the South-Kivu Nutrition Conference 2016 on “Repositioning nutrition as a development priority in South Kivu” was held in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was co-organized by the provincial government of South Kivu,...

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