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2021 02 April
8

Improve nutrition in the Central Sahel by strengthening local food systems

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU) announced that they are partnering in an 18-month project to improve the production, availability and consumption of nutritious foods to prevent malnutrition among women and children in Africa’s Central Sahel region comprising Burkina...

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2021 17 March
2

Nutrition and gender leadership on the menu for francophone SUN countries

Iselin Danbolt   |   SUN Country Network, SUN Secretariat 0

Capacity strengthening is a central area to accelerate multi-sectoral nutrition actions at national and sub-national levels. This also rings true for scaling up gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls across the SUN Movement. Nutrition International’s Nutrition Technical Assistance Mechanism (NTEAM), through the...

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2021 08 January
5

Children to suffer from acute malnutrition in the DRC, Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen in 2021 

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen. These are all countries or regions experiencing...

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2020 20 August
1

New IFAD’s project in Niger for food and nutrition security and climate change resilience

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) announced a new project that will boost support for about 210,000 poor rural households in Niger that are vulnerable to climate shocks and food insecurity. In Niger, most people live in rural areas and depend...

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2020 27 July
7

Multisector collaboration for improved nutrition at the subnational level

David Martin   |   SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

The determinants of malnutrition are varied, encompassing a range of biological, economic and sociocultural factors. Achieving global targets for reducing undernutrition calls for a multisectoral approach that includes scaled-up, proven, nutrition-specific interventions as well as nutrition-sensitive interventions and approaches.1 The last two decades have seen...

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2020 20 July
0

IFAD’s support to Niger for food and nutrition security and climate change resilience

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) today announced a new project that will boost support for about 210,000 poor rural households in Niger that are vulnerable to climate shocks and food insecurity. In Niger, most people live in rural areas and...

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2020 17 June
0

Faced with Covid-19, the EU and UNICEF guarantee continuity of vital care for malnourished children in Niger

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

UNICEF Niger will benefit from USD 2.6 million dollars of financial aid from the Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Union (ECHO), ensuring that children suffering from severe acute malnutrition receive quality treatment and care during the Covid-19 crisis. “We are deeply concerned at the crisis...

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2020 04 June
0

The EU and UNICEF to ensure continuity of life-saving care for malnourished children in Niger

David Martin   |   SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

UNICEF receives additional USD 2.6 million funding support from the EU Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) to ensure that children suffering from severe acute malnutrition receive quality care and treatment amidst the Covid-19 pandemic context. The country estimates that the number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition...

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