Human rights

2017 12 December

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Why a Child’s First 1,000 Days Is The Smallest Big Thing For Human Rights

David Martin   |   Child nutritionGlobal initiativesHuman rightsSUN Movement CoordinatorWomen's nutrition Blogs 0

This blog was originally published by the Huffington Post. Access the original article. For us in the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, Human Rights Day, auspiciously marked at the end of each calendar year, offers a perfect opportunity to reflect on where we stand with making sure that...

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2018 27 December

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Humanitarian assistance continues to prevent a massive human catastrophe in Yemen but it is not enough

David Martin   |   Child nutritionHuman rightsHumanitarian field SUN UN Network 0

As many as 20 million Yemenis are food insecure in the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Already, 15.9 million people wake up hungry, according to the latest Integrated food security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis which was released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the...

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2018 03 October

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UN agencies call for lasting peace to prevent further food crises in South Sudan

David Martin   |   Child nutritionHuman rightsHumanitarian field SUN UN Network 0

Relentless conflict and insecurity throughout the lean period has pushed 6.1 million people - nearly 60 percent of the assessed population – into extreme hunger in South Sudan, though the situation could improve if a sustainable peace takes hold, three United Nations agencies said today. Some...

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2018 29 January

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Risk of malnutrition and starvation among children in South Sudan

David Martin   |   Child nutritionHuman rights SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

South Sudan is in the throes of a tragedy for children that affects more than half the child population – victims of malnutrition, disease, forced recruitment, violence and the loss of schooling – UNICEF said in a report released on 15 December 2017. Years of...

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2017 05 April

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Alliance 8.7 puts child-focused partnerships in the spotlight

Thuy   |   Child nutritionGlobal initiativesHuman rights SUN UN Network 0

On 7 March 2017, on the margins of the 34th session of the Human Rights Council, Alliance 8.7, with the support of End Violence Against Children, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, held an event to draw attention to the...

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2017 03 April

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Burkina Faso’s First Lady calls for action on International Women’s Day

Thuy   |   EqualityHuman rightsWomen's empowerment SUN Country Network 0

On 8 March 2017, stakeholders in Burkina Faso focused the International Women's Day under the theme, “The moral value of the human person: the responsibility of the communities in the fight against the social exclusion of women”. ...

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2016 09 December

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Why I’m Standing Up for Someone’s Right (To Food) Today

Thuy   |   Human rightsSUN Movement Coordinator Blogs 0

As the year draws to a close, and we are gearing up for the holiday season in many parts of the world, we launch the Annual Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Progress Report, which takes stock of many successes and sets the scene for our...

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