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2019 24 June

The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement: striving for impact at scale

In 2019, I do not think we need to talk about ‘why’ when it comes to scaling-up nutrition. We are far beyond that. According to the report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018, for the third year in a row...

2019 29 May

Hola Honduras! Welcome to the SUN Movement

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On 16 May 2019, the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and SUN Movement Coordinator, Gerda Verburg, received the official letter signed by the Vice-Coordinator General of the Honduran Government Social Cabinet, Zoila Patricia Cruz Cerrato. The letter expressed the country’s interest in forming...

2019 24 May

Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are

David Martin | Agriculture Community Food systems Regional initiatives Social protection SUN Movement Coordinator Blogs 0

Blog written by Carmen Torres Ledezma* and published by HiVOS © Photos and videos: Karlo M. Bermúdez / @karloemb International discourse has moved away from “we should feed the world” to “we should nourish the world” and “we should nourish the world in a way which is...

2019 11 May

SUN Movement Coordinator visits Burkina Faso: “Better institutional anchoring for nutrition”

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On 29 and 30 April 2019, the Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, Gerda Verburg, made a working visit to Burkina Faso. During her stay, Gerda Verburg held discussions with the political authorities, including the President of Burkina Faso and the president of...

2019 08 April

SWA sector ministers’ meeting, an agreement on decisive actions to end inequalities in access to water and sanitation

David Martin | SUN Movement Coordinator Sustainability WASH SUN Civil Society Network, SUN UN Network 0

Over 50 ministers came together to agree on joint action towards achieving universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene at the two-day SWA 2019 Sector Ministers’ Meeting. These discussions among ministers and their development partners mark a breakthrough in the global approach to the governance,...

2018 23 November

Gerda Verburg: “Investing in nutrition means investing in human capital”

David Martin | Food systems Regional initiatives SUN Movement Coordinator SUN Country Network 0

26th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government “The effects of climate change on food and nutrition security, malnutrition, poverty and economics in Guatemala” During the 26th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government in the city of Antigua Guatemala, a forum entitled "The effects...

2018 25 October

The SUN Movement put nutrition high on the agenda during the 73rd UN General Assembly

David Martin | Advocacy Global initiatives Nutrition commitments SDGs SUN Movement Coordinator SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

The SUN Movement helped ensure that nutrition was high on the agenda during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York at the end of September 2018. Transforming Food Systems to Drive Impact on SDG2 On 25 September, the SUN Coordinator, Gerda Verburg, shared her views...

2018 25 October

Parliamentarian action on food and nutrition at the 139rd IPU Assembly

David Martin | Global initiatives Nutrition commitments Parliamentarians SDGs SUN Movement Coordinator SUN Country Network 0

On 16th October, the SUN Movement Secretariat, in partnership with the Interparliamentary Union (IPU), FAO, WHO and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health co-organized a side event at the 139th IPU Assembly in Geneva, titled: Legislating on food and nutrition: lessons learned, challenges...

2018 24 October

Committee on World Food Security focuses on food systems and nutrition

David Martin | SUN Movement Coordinator SUN UN Network 0

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) wrapped up its 45th Session tasking itself with formulating Voluntary Guidelines for Food Systems and Nutrition for approval in 2020. The guidelines are intended to be a reference document providing guidance to governments and other stakeholders on appropriate policies, investments...