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2018 26 December
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Case study on nutrition resilience building and an enabling humanitarian development nexus in Somalia

David Martin   |   SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Donor Network 0

Bringing humanitarian and development frameworks, financing and programmes closer together - A case study of nutrition resilience building in Somalia by ENN Online This case study on nutrition resilience and the humanitarian and development nexus (HDN) in Somalia draws on interviews, field observations and meetings with over 70...

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2018 21 December
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Nutrition Capacity Assessment anchors multi-sectoral actions to ameliorate Chad’s dire nutrition situation

David Martin   |   SUN UN Network 0

* Originally published by the UN Network for SUN The nutrition statistics for Chad are daunting. According to the 2018 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, child stunting in Chad (39.9 per cent) is climbing, well exceeding the new ‘very high’ population...

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2018 01 November
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Multi-sectoral nutrition mapping exercise in the Democratic Republic of Congo highlights opportunities for reaching more vulnerable people

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

* Originally published by the UN Network for SUN A government-led mapping exercise was successfully executed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), culminating in a mapping validation workshop on 28 September 2018 in the nation’s capital. The exercise drew upon UN Network support and a...

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2018 01 October
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Reducing childhood stunting in Madagascar with a new adaptive approach

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

In Madagascar, the World Bank’s team recognized that the country’s stunting crisis could benefit from the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA). systematic, but flexible and adaptive process. “Stand-alone operations work fine in many contexts, but if you are grappling with an issue as complex as stunting, the...

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2018 20 September
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Mapping exercise fuels multi-sectoral action to account for nutrition results in Mali

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

* Interview originally published by the UN Network for SUN  Mali continues to face high levels of malnutrition driven by multiple factors that are exacerbated by the effects of climate change and conflict. Child wasting is estimated at a whopping 10.7 per cent (SMART 2017) although national...

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2018 20 September
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Lesotho bridging the gap for better nutrition capacity

David Martin   |   SUN UN Network 0

* Story originally published by the UN Network for the SUN Movement Lesotho is making great improvements in child nutrition outcomes. Between 2004 - 2014, stunting among children under 5 years old has steadily decreased. Despite this, stunting remains high at 33.2 per cent, micronutrient deficiencies...

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2018 15 August
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Pakistan’s first-ever survey on Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit launched

David Martin   |   SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The Ministry of Planning Development and Reform (MoPD&R) Pakistan, with support from Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) along with Oxford Policy Management has organized a dissemination of Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) Survey in Islamabad. This survey is undertaken to determine the coverage and...

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