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2019 20 September

A for-profit project has improved nutrition in Rwanda

* Originally published by the World Bank No fewer than seven institutional and academic reports on sustainable global food systems were published in 2019. Never has there been so much attention paid to the role our food systems play in safeguarding the health of people and...

2019 20 August

Rwanda to tackle malnutrition with the support of Japan

David Martin | Agriculture Investments SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

The governments of Japan and Rwanda on Friday agreed on Japan’s yen loan of 10 billion yen (approximately USD 91 million – about Rwf83bn) to supplement Rwanda’s effort to tackle malnutrition through Japan’s Sector Policy Loan for Nutrition Improvement through Agricultural Transformation. The funding agreement was...

2019 09 August

Key partners formalize commitment to work jointly to address food and nutrition security in Africa

David Martin | Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments Policies & laws Regional initiatives SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

In partnership with the African Union, leaders of four multilateral agencies – The African Development Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank-- called a high-level meeting with development partners on...

2019 18 July

Reducing stunting through multisectoral efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa

David Martin | Child nutrition Global initiatives Nutrition-Sensitive Regional initiatives Research SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

All Hands on Deck Reducing Stunting through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa A copublication of the Agence française de développement and the World Bank The report book lays the groundwork for more effective multisectoral action on reducing stunting by analyzing and generating empirical evidence useful for informing the...

2019 04 July

Rwanda field report: nourishing a new generation

David Martin | Child nutrition Info systems Nutrition commitments SUN UN Network 0

A systematic, evidence-based approach was used to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using point-of-use fortification with micronutrient powders to improve complementary foods and feeding practices. Evidence continued to inform the design of the pilot phase in 2012/13 and the subsequent scale-up. By 2017, Rwanda had...

2019 15 May

Eastern Africa parliamentarians commit to safeguard Right to Food

David Martin | Parliamentarians Policies & laws Regional initiatives SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Recognizing the slow progress in improving the food security and nutrition situation in Eastern Africa, parliamentarians from nine Eastern African nations have pledged to urge their governments to intensify their battle against food insecurity, malnutrition and hunger by enacting sound legislation and allocating adequate resources....

2019 19 February

Hunger in Africa continues to rise according to new UN report

David Martin | SUN Country Network 0

Hunger in Africa continues to rise after many years of decline, threatening the continent's hunger eradication efforts to meet the Malabo Goals 2025 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2). New data presented in the joint UN report,...

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 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 13 September

World Breastfeeding Week in SUN Movement Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa

David Martin | Breastfeeding Child nutrition Maternal health SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

BREASTFEEDING: Foundation of Life World Breastfeeding Week helps raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding. Why? Because breastfeeding is a universal solution that levels the playing field, giving everyone a fair start in life. It improves the health, wellbeing and survival of women and children around the world. Kenya and Swaziland...