Over 200 delegates, including dealmakers, entrepreneurs and investors will meet 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...
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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....
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Guinea-Bissau celebrated its first National Nutrition Day on Saturday 18 November. An initiative promoted by the Government of Guinea-Bissau, with support from the United Nations and the World Food Programme (WFP), its aim is to improve the country’s nutritional situation. It seeks in particular to...
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Every day, 370 million children around the world receive food at school provided by their governments. Governments invest in school meals because they are a powerful tool in efforts to end malnutrition, helping to ensure every child has access to education, health and nutrition. This...
Read MoreOn 10th June 2015, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau signed a US$4.7 million loan and US$4.7 million grant agreement to finance the Economic Development Project for the Southern Regions (PADES) with the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD).PADES aims to boost agricultural production,...
Read MoreThe SUN Movement Secretariat has partnered with the PROCASUR Corporation to develop a pilot programme to improve sharing and learning initiatives between national SUN multi-stakeholder platforms for scaling up nutrition.The programme is supported with SUN Movement MPTF funding and combines both face-to-face and web-based learning...
Read MoreOn 12 March 2014, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau became the 49th country to commit to scaling up nutrition with the SUN Movement. The government has adopted a national nutrition policy and will establish a multi-sectoral coordination framework for enhancing the synergy of all stakeholders in order...
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