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2018 29 November

Niger’s first multisectoral nutrition plan

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...

2017 08 September

New report reveals the status of integration between WASH and nutrition policies

Thuy | Multi-stakeholder planning WASH SUN Civil Society Network 0

In August 2017, Action Against Hunger, SHARE and WaterAid launched a new report which ascertains that the integration of action on nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is fundamental to the recipe for success. By analysing the approaches governments and donors are taking, the...

2017 25 July

Europe funds nutrition project in Niger to boost local productivity

Thuy | Agriculture Capacity building Food systems SUN Donor Network 0

In July 2017, the World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed US$4.5 million of funding from the European Commission to increase the quality and availability of nutritious food in Niger....

2017 27 March

Cash transfers, behavior change, and resilience in Niger’s Adaptive Social Safety Nets Program

Thuy | Behaviour change Community Humanitarian field Social protection Women's empowerment SUN Country Network, SUN in Practice 0

In 2016, the project added components to promote an adaptive social protection system in Niger. These include mechanisms to make social protection interventions more responsive to shocks and allow poor and vulnerable households to build their resilience. The goal of this newer program is to...

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