Supporting Women to reach their Breastfeeding Goals
Supporting Women to reach their Breastfeeding Goals...
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2018
09
October
Champions
2021
17
March
Nutrition and gender leadership on the menu for francophone SUN countries
Iselin Danbolt
| AdvocacyCapacity buildingChampionsgender equalityMulti-SectoralMulti-stakeholder planningPeer-to-peer learningWomen's empowerment SUN Country Network, SUN Secretariat
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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2020
29
March
Civil Society Organizations ally to combat malnutrition in Philippines
By Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance Philippines (SUNCSAPh) Delegates of the SUN CSA PH General Assembly from 55 Civil Society Organization Right before the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic grew to an alarming rate in the Philippines, 110 delegates representing 55 civil society organizations gathered last March...
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2020
11
February
African leaders call for action to end malnutrition by 2025
African countries have made progress toward eradicating malnutrition and stunting but need to do more to hit United Nations malnutrition targets by 2025. This was the main message of a meeting that took place during the 33rd African Union Summit. Speakers at a meeting of the...
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2020
16
January
2020 UNN Champion shares his tips on how to spark collective success in nutrition
* Originally published by the UN Network for SUN Mohamed Cheikh Levrac, the Chad International UNN-REACH Facilitator, was recognized for his remarkable efforts during the SUN S/Heroes Reception at the recent SUN Global Gathering. He dedicated his distinction to his fellow colleagues in Chad, reminding the audience...
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2019
01
July
Empowering youth leaders to advocate for nutrition
The health and nutrition of adolescents are becoming global priorities. There are over 1.2 billion adolescents aged 10-19 in the world and nearly a quarter of the people in Sub-Saharan Africa are aged 10 to 19. Different stages of the life cycle dictate differing nutrient...
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2019
07
May
SUN Business Nutrition Champion and SUN Pitch Competition winner receives business training
Originally published by the SUN Business Network Ope Olanrewaju, founder of Kennie-O Cold Chain Logistics, was crowned the SUN Business Network (SBN) Nutrition Champion and winner of the first ever Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Pitch Competition in October 2018, at the Nutrition Africa Investor Forum The competition showcased investment opportunities...
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2019
15
April
A “national nutrition champion” to use advocacy to accelerate progress in nutrition
On the sidelines of the first session of the National Nutrition Consultation Council (CNCN) to be held in 2018, Burkina Faso officially inaugurated its « "National Nutrition Champion", His Majesty Larlé Naaba. Held on 17 July 2018 at the Royal Beach Hotel in Ouagadougou, the...
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2019
01
April
Ethiopia Nutrition Leaders Network launched
David Martin
| ChampionsNutrition commitmentsSUN Movement Pooled FundSUN Pooled Fund SUN Civil Society Network
The Ethiopia Nutrition Leaders Network (ENLN) was launched the past month of February. Committed to ending child malnutrition by 2030, Ethiopia has now approved its Food and Nutrition Policy (FNP) and is moving forward in creating food and nutrition council and a Secretariat, a governing...
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2019
09
January
Ghana’s first lady joins network of African Leaders for Nutrition
The African Leaders for Nutrition initiative welcomes Ghana’s first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo as a Nutrition Champion, acknowledging her work and commitment to sound nutrition and the wellbeing of mothers and infants. The ALN initiative is a platform for high-level advocacy and engagement to advance nutrition in...
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2018
12
October
Approach to assess the level of integration of nutrition into agricultural development plans in Sub-Saharan Africa
David Martin
| AgricultureChampionsFood systems SUN in Practice, The Contribution of Agriculture and Social Protection to Improving Nutrition
Approach to assess the level of integration of nutrition into agricultural development plans in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of National Agricultural Investment Plans (NAIPs) By Richemont SEKI* and Mohamed AG BENDECH** Context and Purpose Sub-Saharan Africa is confronted to a triple burden of malnutrition, with under nutrition coexisting with...
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