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2019 07 June

Reducing the prevalence of stunting in the DRC with the support of the World Bank

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a total financing of USD 502 million for the Multisectoral Nutrition and Health project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This funding comprises a USD 246 million credit and a USD 246 grant from the...

2019 06 June

Tackling childhood anaemia in indigenous communities in Peru

David Martin | Child nutrition Health Regional initiatives SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Three years ago, in the Iguaín Ayacucho region of Peru, 65 per cent of children aged less than 3 had anaemia, putting them at risk of severe long-term effects on health, and impaired cognitive development and school performance. Today that rate has been cut to...

2019 02 May

Afghanistan Nutrition Cluster – Annual Report

David Martin | Child nutrition Health Humanitarian field SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The nutritional situation in Afghanistan continues to be alarming. Ongoing conflict, low access to basic services, and impact of natural disasters have exacerbated the existing vulnerabilities of communities, contributing towards high rates of acute malnutrition, which are reflected in severity of acute malnutrition map below. The...

2019 08 March

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

Iselin Danbolt | Behaviour change Equality gender equality Health Women's empowerment SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

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...