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2019 08 March

Equality works, also for the SUN Movement: The Global Health 50/50 2019 Report

The Global Health 50/50 2019 report is a review of gender-related policies and practices of 198 global organisations active in health, with a special focus on gender equality in the workplace. In 2019, the SUN Movement has emerged as one of 17 high performing organisations on...

2019 04 February

The Global Syndemic of obesity, undernutrition and climate change

David Martin | Behaviour change Food systems Health Overweight and obesity Research SUN Country Network 0

Led by the University of Auckland (New Zealand), the George Washington University (USA), and World Obesity Federation (UK), the new Lancet Commission is the result of a three-year project led by 43 experts from a broad range of expertise from 14 countries. The report focuses...

2018 26 October

Strategic approach to provide lifesaving health and nutrition services in hard to reach areas of South Sudan

David Martin | Health Humanitarian field SUN UN Network 0

In an effort to provide quality emergency health services including basic package of health and nutrition services, WHO is implementing an integrated health, nutrition and WASH services to save the lives of populations at risk. To reach people with virtually no health, WHO deployed the mobile...

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 16 October

Unravelling the Food-Health Nexus, new report by IPES FOOD

David Martin | Agriculture Health SUN Civil Society Network 0

On 9 October 2017, the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) and the Global Alliance for the future of Food presented, in the margins of the CFS44, a new report: Unravelling the Food-Health Nexus: Addressing Practices, Political Economy, and Power Relations to Build...

2017 12 October

Symposium on sustainable food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

David Martin | Advocacy Health SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

From 5 to 7 September, San Salvador (El Salvador) hosted the "Regional Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Eating", organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Pan American Health Organization. The forum involved experts, academics, representatives of governments from the area and...

2017 07 June

Nutrition and a new Director-General at the 70th World Health Assembly

Thuy | Global initiatives Health Nutrition commitments SUN UN Network 0

From 22-31 May 2017, the 70th World Health Assembly (WHA) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, bringing together Ministers of Health and delegates from across the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 191 Member States. The WHA, which endorses the six global targets for improving maternal, infant and...

2017 07 June

New report 25 years after the launch of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative

Thuy | Breastfeeding Global initiatives Health SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

In May 2017, a new report on the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was published by the World Health Assembly sharing a new analysis of the current status of the BFHI in countries around the world. Based on the 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review, implemented by...

2017 24 January

Panorama report on food and nutrition a wake up call for governments in Latin America and the Caribbean

Thuy | Agriculture Child nutrition Health Overweight and obesity Regional initiatives Women's nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

On 19 January 2017, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched the Panorama of Food and Nutrition Security in Latin America and the Caribbean report....

2017 23 January

Zero Hunger and good health go hand in hand. Let’s be #HealthyNotHungry!

Thuy | Advocacy Behaviour change Food systems Global initiatives Health SUN Movement Lead Group SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

During the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the World Food Programme launched the Healthy Not Hungry campaign which aims to accelerate progress to Goal 2 — Zero Hunger, and Goal 3 — Good Health and Well-Being. The Healthy Not Hungry campaign is a joint initiative of the...