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2020 19 June

Growing food to tackle coronavirus and child malnutrition in Malawi

Written by Francis Thawani - Communications Officer, WFP Malawi WFP and Government are working to train mothers in agriculture as poor diets put the lives of 56,000 children at risk. “While my son, Chrispine, was being treated for malnutrition at the hospital, I received orange-fleshed potato vines which...

2020 11 June

Combatting the consequences of COVID-19 with fortified food staples

David Martin | Agriculture Child nutrition COVID19 Food systems SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network 0

by Sri Kusyuniati, Country Director — Indonesia, Nutrition International Two hundred million people in Indonesia regularly begin their day by eating foods made with fortified wheat flour, getting their daily dose of vitamins and minerals through bread, noodles, or other standard fare. These nutrients are vital...

2020 30 April

IFAD fund launched to help prevent rural food crisis in wake of COVID-19

David Martin | Agriculture COVID19 Food systems Investments SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

With the COVID-19 pandemic and economic slowdown threatening the lives and livelihoods of the world’s most vulnerable people, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today committed USD 40 million, and launched an urgent appeal for additional funds, to support farmers and rural communities...

2020 29 April

Latin American and Caribbean countries coordinate to support regular functioning of food systems during COVID19 crisis

David Martin | Agriculture COVID19 Food systems SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Ministers and secretaries of agriculture, food, livestock, fisheries and rural development of 26 countries signed a statement detailing their measures so that food is not lacking. 26 Latin American and Caribbean countries expressed their commitment to coordinate the supply of sufficient, safe and nutritious food for...

2020 25 April

ASEAN pledges to ensure food security during COVID-19 outbreak

David Martin | Agriculture COVID19 Food systems Policies & laws SUN Country Network 0

Deeply concerned with the potential impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on ASEAN cooperation in food, agriculture and forestry and the disruption of the food supply chain in the region, the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) issued a Joint Statement on 15 April reaffirming commitment to ensure food security, food...

2020 25 February

Philippines creates task force to address hunger

David Martin | Agriculture Child nutrition Food systems Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments Policies & laws SUN Country Network 0

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger will create a 'National Food Policy' that will outline the government's priorities and map efforts to achieve zero hunger. To free more Filipinos from hunger and achieve food security, President Rodrigo Duterte has created an inter-agency task force on...

2019 08 October

Productive diversification of African agriculture and effects on nutrition

David Martin | Agriculture Food systems Regional initiatives SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by the World Bank The "triple burden" of malnutrition is a public health challenge throughout sub-Saharan Africa, where high levels of undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in rural areas occur alongside increased overnutrition and obesity in cities. Climate change is a major driver of...

2019 20 September

A for-profit project has improved nutrition in Rwanda

David Martin | Agriculture Behaviour change Food systems Nutrition commitments SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* 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 19 July

Looking beyond hunger: thoughts on SOFI 2019 – by Gerda Verburg and Elwyn Grainger-Jones

David Martin | Agriculture Food systems Global initiatives SDGs SUN Movement Coordinator SUN UN Network 0

Blog written by Gerda Verburg, UN Assistant Secretary-General and SUN Movement Coordinator, and Elwyn Grainger-Jones, Executive Director, CGIAR System Organization. Originally published by the SDG2 Advocacy Hub This week, State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019 charted just how off track we are to end hunger and meet global nutrition...