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2019 07 February

Mapping SUN Movement Networks in 17 fragile and conflict-affected states

A snap shot of developments and progress This paper summarises findings from work carried out by ENN in 2018 to document the presence, make-up and activities of SUN country Networks in 17 SUN countries categorised as fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). ENN supports these countries through...

2018 17 December

The African Development Bank launches a new Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan

David Martin | Child nutrition Food systems Investments Nutrition commitments Policies & laws Regional initiatives SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

The African Development Bank has unveiled a new Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan that aims at raising investments towards reducing stunting by 40 per cent in African children aged under 5 by 2025. Africa loses USD 25 billion per year in costs attributed to child morbidity...

2018 01 December

National Information Platform for Nutrition launched in Niger

David Martin | SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

As part of the Celebration of the 28th African Statistics Day, the Minister of Public Health of Niger, Dr. Idi Illiassou Mainassara proceeded to the official launch of the National Information Platform for Nutrition, indicating that the initiative was part of national priorities by gathering...

2018 29 November

Niger’s first multisectoral nutrition plan

David Martin | Global initiatives Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments Policies & laws Engaging Multiple Stakeholders, SUN Country Network, SUN in Practice 0

By Ambarka Youssoufane - Originally published by ENN Online On the 15 November this year, the Niger government took a big step forward in tackling malnutrition by adopting its first ever nutrition policy known as the “national multisectoral nutrition security policy”. The policy aims to achieve the...

2018 19 November

Number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition across the Sahel reaches 10-year high

David Martin | SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

More than 1.3 million children under five years of age in need of treatment for severe acute malnutrition across six Africa’s Sahel countries are expected to receive care in 2018 – the highest number in at least a decade and a more than 50 per...

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 23 August

UN food agency chiefs pledge to redouble efforts to reduce hunger in the Sahel region

David Martin | Climate Humanitarian field SUN UN Network 0

The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) today pledged to increase support for regional efforts addressing the critical food and nutrition security situation in the Sahel....

2018 02 July

UN CERF releases funds to avert acute hunger and malnutrition in the Sahel

David Martin | SUN UN Network 0

UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) released USD 30 million from the to urgently scale-up relief efforts in West Africa’s Sahel, where an acute drought, combined with exceptionally high food prices and worsening insecurity, has escalated humanitarian needs. Thousands of families have exhausted their food reserves...

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. ...

2017 19 October

Food from healthy farms makes healthy people

David Martin | Agriculture Climate Health SUN UN Network 0

On 10 October 2017, in the margins of the CFs44, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) presented "The Nutrition Advantage – Harnessing the Nutrition Co-Benefits of Climate Resilient Agriculture", a study of IFAD’s experience in improving nutrition in climate-sensitive agricultural investments, shows that climate...

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