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By Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, Chief of Nutrition Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives, Pakistan SUN Focal Point and SUN Movement Executive Committee member Later this month, in Sevilla, Spain, world leaders and finance ministers will gather...

2 June 2025 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Secretariat have signaled a strengthened collaboration to combat malnutrition across Asia and the Pacific. The partnership aims to integrate nutrition into...

A global resolution on digital marketing of breast milk substitutes must be rigorously enforced, writes Afshan Khan, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, on SciDev.Net...

By Kefilwe Roba Moalosi, SUN Movement Executive Committee member and Senior Nutrition and Food Safety Programme Officer, AUDA NEPAD As we gear up for the 2nd United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa this July, African...

The 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) wrapped up today, 27 May, with the adoption of two resolutions placing nutrition at the forefront of the international health and development agenda. Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted...

In Comoros, integrating nutrition into social protection is making a real difference in the fight against malnutrition. With 31% of children under five suffering from stunting and 11% from wasting , the government and its partners, under the...

Op-ed by SUN Coordinator Afshan Khan originally published by Context Newsroom With aid funding falling and climate change accelerating, we must protect nutrition programmes or risk losing long-term gains The recent Nutrition for Growth Summit in...

Zambia has faced persistently high rates of malnutrition, particularly in the first 1,000 days of life, which is a crucial window for growth and development. For decades, the national prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years has been over 40%...

The newly released Evaluation Report of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement's third phase (SUN 3.0) found that SUN 3.0 has significantly advanced global nutrition efforts, particularly in strengthening country ownership and fostering multi...

The SUN Movement Executive Committee has agreed to cancel the 2025 SUN Global Gathering, which was scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 4 to 6 November 2025. This decision was reached after careful consideration of several compounding...

Op-ed by Baroness Chapman and Afshan Khan, originally published on Eastern Eye The word “nutrition” can mean many things. In the UK, the word might conjure images of protein powders or our five-a-day of fruit and veg. But nutrition is much more than...

The challenge of digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes Nine SUN Movement countries—Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Lesotho, Panama, Peru, and Sri Lanka—have backed a decision by the World Health Organization’s...

Originally posted on nutritionforgrowth.org Paris, March 28, 2025 - On March 27 and 28, 2025, at the Nutrition for Growth Summit (N4G), which was organized by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs under the auspices of Minister Delegate for...

March 27, PARIS – More than 50 countries and organisations have signed up to a Coalition for Nutrition Integration to adopt a whole-of-society approach to tackling malnutrition. The new Coalition is formed in recognition of the fact that all...

The SUN Movement is working with countries across Latin America & the Caribbean to improve maternal and child nutrition. In El Salvador, breastfeeding has been championed to ensure children get the best start in life.

Working to ensure every child has access to a healthy meal, Sri Lanka’s School Meal Programme is reducing malnutrition, increasing school attendance, and supporting local livelihoods

Through its growing network of FRANC Centres, Côte d’Ivoire is expanding access to essential nutrition services, creating a sustainable, community-driven model for change.

In fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS), nutrition is more than a matter of survival - it’s a critical tool for building resilience. The SUN Movement collaborates with countries navigating these challenges, helping them prioritise nutrition as...

By embedding key nutrition actions into three National Targeted Programmes (namely the New Rural Development Programme, the Sustainable Poverty Reduction Programme and the Social and Economic Development for Ethnic Minorities one), Viet Nam has made...

Reflecting on Afshan Khan’s remarks from the 2024 Global Child Nutrition Forum International Education Day, celebrated annually on January 24, emphasizes the pivotal role of education in building equitable, sustainable futures for all. Around the...