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2019 31 July

Building nutrition leadership skills in SUN countries

The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement’s progress relies significantly on national government Focal Points for galvanising in-country stakeholders to come together, align contributions and implement multi-sector plans for improving nutrition. Focal Points are central to multistakeholder nutrition platforms: they are conveners, facilitators, coordinators, problem-solvers...

2019 26 June

2019 EAT Stockholm Food Forum: The Science is Clear

Sara Quinn | Capacity building Food systems Global initiatives Nutrition-Sensitive Peer-to-peer learning SUN Country Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

More than 1000 people from across the globe working in the areas of food, agriculture and nutrition gathered in Stockholm, Sweden in mid-June to respond to the urgent call for action on food systems transformation. Participants came together to attend the 2019 EAT Stockholm Food...

2019 26 June

Heritage crops and under-represented food: Nutritious, affordable and high impact

Sara Quinn | Agriculture Capacity building Food systems Multi-Sectoral Nutrition-Sensitive Peer-to-peer learning Regional initiatives SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

An urgent call to action to improve nutrition in the South Asia Region The third South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI) Roundtable event was held last week in Bangkok, Thailand highlighting the role of high impact and under-represented nutrition sensitive food systems in South...

2019 15 April

Official opening of the Regional Centre of Excellence against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM) in Côte d’Ivoire

Barbara Rehbinder | Peer-to-peer learning Regional initiatives Research SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

On 25 March 2019, Côte d'Ivoire officially opened the Regional Centre of Excellence against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM) in its financial capital, Abidjan. The fruit of a partnership between the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government, this research centre offers the countries of the...

2018 12 July

Multi-sectoral strategy to combat child anaemia and malnutrition in Peru

David Martin | Behaviour change Child nutrition Education Peer-to-peer learning SUN Country Network 0

The Government of Peru is planning to dramatically reduce levels of child anaemia and malnutrition, one of its primary targets in the social sphere, using a multi-sectoral strategy involving the mobilization of social programme promoters and community agents. “"Combating anaemia is the priority for the Government...

2017 13 October

Peru offers technical cooperation on food security in Kenya

David Martin | Agriculture Capacity building Peer-to-peer learning SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

In the first week of September 2017, a mission of experts visited Peru from Kenya to learn about best practice in food security, and coordinated productive development programmes that the Government of Peru is running in the country. ...

2017 06 October

Regional roundtable convenes actors for more government action on nutrition in Nepal

Thuy | Investments Peer-to-peer learning Regional initiatives SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

On 7 September 2017, the National Planning Commission (NPC) of Nepal hosted a two-day Roundtable focused on advancing multi-stakeholder and multisectoral national and subnational efforts for scaling up government nutrition programs....

2017 08 August

Indonesia hosts the 12th Southeast Asian Nutrition Leadership Program

Thuy | Capacity building Peer-to-peer learning Regional initiatives SUN Country Network 0

From 4 to 8 August 2017, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Food and Nutrition (SEAMEO RECFON) hosted the 12th Southeast Asian Nutrition Leadership Program (SEANLP) in Indonesia....

2017 31 July

Nepal learning exchange fosters mutual support across SUN Civil Society Alliances

Thuy | Advocacy Champions Investments Peer-to-peer learning SUN Civil Society Network 0

From 17-20 July 2017, a SUN Civil Society Network (SUNCSN) Nepal Learning Exchange brought together representatives from nine countries where Civil Society Alliances are thriving in the region: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Philippines....

2017 31 July

SISN broadcasts new conceptual framework and invites stakeholders to engage

Thuy | Peer-to-peer learning Research SUN Country Network 0

On June 28th, the Society for Implementation Science in Nutrition (SISN) hosted its first webinar entitled “An Integrative Framework for Implementation Science in Nutrition”. The webinar was targeted at researchers, policy-makers, front-line implementers, nutrition students and others working in global nutrition, and aimed to promote...