Nutrition

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2022 15 March

Multistakeholder Somalia national nutrition learning event brings key experts together to advance national nutrition goals

The first Somalia National Nutrition Learning Event themed, “Strengthening sustainable nutrition resilience through proven multisectoral innovations, integration and adaptive responses in Somalia” is was opened today in Mogadishu and runs for three todays through to 17 March. The event is a platform for knowledge sharing and...

2021 04 June

Economic empowerment of rural women strengthens food security

David Martin | COVID19 Food systems Nutrition Women's empowerment SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The programme, 'Accelerating Progress towards Rural Women's Economic Empowerment’, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls (UN Women) and the...

2021 27 May

The latest wave of COVID-19 is having a devastating impact on children and their families in South Asia

David Martin | Child nutrition COVID19 Health Nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a USD 164 million appeal for personal protective gear, together with COVID-19 testing and control equipment, to save lives amidst the deadly wave of infections which continues to sweep across South Asia. Across the region of almost 2 billion...

2021 05 May

Small-scale farmers of Haiti to receive help for food production and COVID-19

David Martin | Agriculture COVID19 food security Food systems Nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The Government of Haiti and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) signed a financing agreement for a project that will help Haitian farmers recover from the impact of Covid-19 and increase staple food production. The project will kickstart rapid recovery...

2021 04 May

School meals are empowering girls in South Sudan

David Martin | Nutrition Women's empowerment Women's nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

* A story by Musa Mahadi originally published by the WFP Girls in South Sudan are more likely than boys to be excluded from education. In some parts of the country, it is estimated that over 75 percent of primary-school-aged girls are not in school. Conflict, poverty, early marriage,...

2021 04 May

African Development Bank, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa and strengthen food security

David Martin | Agriculture Climate food security Food systems Nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

The African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the CGIAR System Organization, today pledged to work closely with African leaders to address rising hunger on the continent and shore...

2021 03 May

The African Development Fund supporting Ethiopia to boost nutrition and end child stunting

David Martin | Child nutrition food security Malnutrition Nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of USD31.2 million to the Government of Ethiopia to increase access to multi-sectoral nutritional services for children under-five years, by boosting access to services for improved health, a more diverse and nutritious food, ...

2021 29 April

Nutrition International helped turn food fortification regulations into reality in Pakistan

David Martin | Nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by Nutrition International Nutrition International worked closely with industry and government regulatory bodies to realize widespread fortification of edible oil with vitamin A and D in Pakistan. Oil millers and staff from provincial food authorities share their experiences working with Nutrition International. When asked...

2021 28 April

A major food transfer program in Bangladesh fell short during the COVID-19 pandemic

David Martin | COVID19 food security Malnutrition Nutrition SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network 0

* A blog by Shyamal Chowdhury, Nahian Bin Khaled, Kalyani Raghunthan, Shahidur Rashid and Honor Dearlove originally published by IFPRI Bangladesh’s March-May 2020 COVID-19 lockdown has had severe consequences for the incomes and food security of poor households. Public food transfer programs have traditionally been the...

2021 19 April

New handbook provides parliamentarians practical guidance on transforming food systems and improving nutrition

David Martin | Food systems Nutrition Parliamentarians, SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Aimed at providing lawmakers with practical guidance on legislative processes that prioritize nutrition, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today published a new Handbook for Parliamentarians, titled Food Systems and Nutrition. The online handbook was...