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SUN Regional Workshop - Francophone Africa

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Publication date: FRI, 13 JUN, 2025
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Financing nutrition for sustainable development

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...
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Publication date: THU, 12 JUN, 2025
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Asian Development Bank and SUN Movement forge new partnership to tackle malnutrition in Asia-Pacific

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...
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Publication date: TUE, 3 JUN, 2025
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Aggressive online baby formula campaigns must end

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...
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Publication date: MON, 2 JUN, 2025
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Elevating nutrition in Africa’s food systems transformation: the road from Nairobi to Addis Ababa

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...
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Publication date: WED, 28 MAY, 2025
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WHA78 concludes with renewed push to address all forms of malnutrition

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...
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Publication date: TUE, 27 MAY, 2025
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Integrating nutrition into social protection: a collaborative approach to tackling malnutrition in Comoros

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...
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Publication date: MON, 12 MAY, 2025
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Driving meaningful action on nutrition integration

Greater integration of nutrition objectives and related actions into interventions in other sectors is needed to accelerate progress in the fight against malnutrition. The Global Compact on Nutrition Integration was launched at the 2025 Nutrition for...
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Publication date: MON, 12 MAY, 2025
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Nutrition can be golden thread for fragile aid system

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...
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Publication date: MON, 28 APR, 2025
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The power of collaboration to address the root causes of malnutrition in Zambia

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%...
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Publication date: WED, 16 APR, 2025
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SUN Movement 3.0 Evaluation Report released

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...
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Publication date: MON, 14 APR, 2025
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SUN Movement announces cancellation of 2025 SUN Global Gathering

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...
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Publication date: MON, 14 APR, 2025
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We are what we eat: How ending malnutrition could save millions of lives around the world

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...
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Publication date: TUE, 8 APR, 2025
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78th World Health Assembly

The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to...
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Publication date: THU, 3 APR, 2025
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UNFSS+4: 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake

The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub announced the second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4), taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 27-29 July 2025. This event will build on the momentum of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit and...
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Publication date: THU, 3 APR, 2025
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Regulating the digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes: A SUN Movement call to action

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...
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Publication date: TUE, 1 APR, 2025
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Nutrition for Growth Summit mobilizes over US$27 billion to reach nutrition-related Sustainable Development Goals

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...
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Publication date: TUE, 1 APR, 2025
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Global coalition to launch at Nutrition for Growth Summit to fight malnutrition through new Nutrition Integration Compact

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...
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Publication date: THU, 27 MAR, 2025
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El Salvador – Breastfeeding for a stronger start

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.
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Publication date: THU, 20 MAR, 2025
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Sri Lanka – A recipe for success in school nutrition

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
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Publication date: THU, 20 MAR, 2025