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2016 23 February

Non-communicable disease programme directors and managers convene at the first WHO global meeting in Geneva

From Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 February 2016, the First World Health Organization (WHO) Global Meeting of National Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Programme Directors and Managers was convened in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting provided a key opportunity for national NCD programme directors and managers to exchange local...

2016 08 February

Quarterly Update | UN Network for SUN

Thuy | Global initiatives Investments Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments SUN UN Network 0

UN Network for SUN documents, communications & materials A revised version of the UN Network for SUN/REACH 2.0 strategy, which takes into account the outcomes of the March F2F UN Network Steering Committee meeting, was circulated among the Network in March. Current plans foresee the...

2016 03 February

Pakistan launches a provincial level SUN Secretariat in the Punjab Province

Thuy | Capacity building Community Investments Multi-stakeholder planning SUN Country Network 0

On 18 January 2016, a provincial level SUN Movement Secretariat was launched in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The event was organised by the Planning and Development Board with the support of the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) and Pakistan’s national SUN Movement Secretariat. Mr. Raja Ashfaq Sarwar,...

2016 02 February

The Minister of Health launches Niger’s first Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy

Thuy | Investments Multi-stakeholder planning SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

On 15 January 2016, the Government of Niger launched its first multi-sectoral nutrition security strategy titled “Politique national multisectorielle de sécurité nutritionnelle” (PNSN), focused on the engagement of various stakeholder groups in the fight against malnutrition. The launch concludes over six months of development, including...

2016 28 January

Civil Society proposes agriculture policy reform to curb malnutrition in Zambia

Thuy | Investments Multi-stakeholder planning SUN Civil Society Network 0

On 13 January 2016, Civil Society Organisations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (CSO-SUN) in collaboration with the Center for Trade, Policy and Development (CTPD) made a joint submission to the Zambia Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture to reform the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). The submission called...

2016 25 January

Somalia convenes their first ministerial level meeting on Scaling Up Nutrition

Thuy | Investments Multi-stakeholder planning SUN Country Network 0

On 27 December 2015, the office of the Prime Minister of Somalia convened the first multi-stakeholder meeting on Scaling Up Nutrition, hosted by the Minister for Commerce and Industries in Mogadishu. The objective of the ministerial level meeting, called by the H.E. the Prime Minister, was...

2015 22 December

Evaluation of the SUN Movement MPTF – Interim Report

Thuy | Global initiatives Investments Nutrition commitments MPTF 0

In November 2015, the evaluation team of the SUN Movement Multi Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) evaluation released the SUN Movement MPTF Interim Report. This Report presents: an update on the progress of the independent evaluation; and principal preliminary findings, including possible options for the future...

2015 22 December

The African Development Bank supports SUN Countries to scale up nutrition

Thuy | Investments Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments SUN Donor Network 0

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is exploring ways in which it can increase its support to SUN Countries through effective partnerships across the SUN Movement. The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently announced its plans to increase its support to countries on nutrition as part of...

2015 10 December

Boosting nutrition boosts the economy says African Development Bank President at a High-Level Roundtable in Ghana

Thuy | Advocacy Investments Multi-stakeholder planning Nutrition commitments SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

On 18 November 2015, African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, joined a “High-Level Roundtable on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition” to share the AfDB’s perspective on agriculture and nutrition. In delivering the keynote address, he shared the ways in which malnutrition can be...

2015 10 December

Peru passes law promoting family farming

Thuy | Investments Multi-stakeholder planning Uncategorized 0

In October 2015, the Congress of Peru recognised family farming as a key pillar of food security in the country by approving legislation to promote the sustainable development of family farming. The new law was the result of coordination between the Congress and the National...