On 8 March 2016, an event was organised by the Federal Government of Somalia with support from the European Union and United Nations agencies under the theme, 'A pledge for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment', t recognise International Women's Day. This responds to call by Somali women for greater...
Read MoreIn September 2015, an analysis paper was released on Nutrition and health in women, children, and adolescent girls. It calls on urgent action to tackle malnutrition in all forms to help nutrition unlock the potential of investment in the health of women, children and adolescents....
Read MoreFrom 14 – 18 September 2015, the SUN Country Network came together via telephone and video conference for the 21st series of Country Network meetings. The thematic discussion on Equity and Gender encouraged discussion between countries and an opportunity to share and learn from one...
Read MoreOn 20 August 2015, Graça Machel, an international advocate for women's and children's rights, Founder and Chair of the Graca Machel Trust and South Africa’s former first lady, made a two day visit to accelerate efforts to improve nutrition in Malawi. Her visit was to inspire...
Read MoreOn 19 August 2015, a two day workshop was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on the topic “Engaging Market Women to Promote Nutrition, Immunization and Maintaining Zero Ebola Case”. The workshop was organised by the Children Advocacy Forum Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Sierra...
Read MoreOn 7 August 2015, the Zambia Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance met with Vice-President Inonge Wina to discuss the importance of nutrition to every Zambian child. She recognised that nutrition is of great importance to the country due to the impact stunting can have...
Read MoreOn 3 July 2015, Save the Children held the event “Starting from girls: they are the source to trigger a change!” at Expo Milano as part of the WE-Women for Expo program. The event highlighted the key role of adolescent girls in low and middle...
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World Health Organization WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. At six months, solid foods, such as mashed fruits and vegetables, should be introduced to complement breastfeeding for up to two years or more....
Read MoreUntil 31st July 2015, the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN forum) is running an online discussion about Food Security, Gender Equality and Peace-Building. This online discussion was organised in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies to better understand the links between food security, gender equality and...
Read MoreOn 18th June 2015, eight world leaders were recognised for the steps they have taken towards improving gender equality. Three of the leaders were from SUN Countries Indonesia, Malawi and Rwanda. In Indonesia, President Joko Widodo promotes the increase of women in senior leadership positions and women representation in...
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