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WHO and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) are working together to fight malnutrition in Yemen. This valued partner has generously donated critical funding in the amount of EUR 2 million in support of the nutrition response in Yemen. This is a testament to…

* Originally published by the World Bank The “triple burden” of malnutrition is a public health challenge throughout sub-Saharan Africa, where high levels of undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in rural areas occur alongside increased overnutrition and obesity in cities. Climate change is a major driver…

Factors that promote overweight and obesity are particularly concerning in Latin America and the Caribbean, where an estimated 58 per cent of adults are overweight (compared to 34 per cent globally) and 23 per cent are obese – and 7 per cent of children under…

The first global atlas on childhood obesity published by the World Obesity Federation (WOF) shows that no country has a better than fifty percent chance of meeting their target for tackling childhood obesity. After agreeing at the World Health Assembly in 2013 that countries should…

This article was originally published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative Together with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), the SUN Business Network has started to develop a voluntary self-assessment tool for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to review where they stand…

The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement continues its drive to improve nutrition for all women, men and their families, everywhere, with the coming together of 27 newly appointed global leaders – all committed to fighting

Story written by Jeremy Mair, Program Support Officer at Helen Keller International From September 18-25, representatives from thirteen SUN Civil Society Alliances (SUN CSAs) throughout Asia (from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, The Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Lao PDR, Nepal, Viet Nam and Papua…

* Originally published by the World Bank No fewer than seven institutional and academic reports on sustainable global food systems were published in 2019. Never has there been so much attention paid to the role our food systems play in safeguarding the health of people…

* Originally published by Nutrition International Nutrition International has launched a new online course focusing on adolescent nutrition, an area that has previously been underfunded and overlooked. The course, entitled Adolescent Nutrition and Anaemia, will help to build capacity to improve nutrition for adolescents around the world. “As…

Child undernutrition remains a significant development challenge in Viet Nam, representing a staggering yet avoidable loss to the nation’s human capital and economic growth potential. The worrying prevalence of undernutrition among Vietnamese children, especially among ethnic minorities, calls for a new approach to bring about…

* Originally published by Nutrition International Nutrition International launched the ‘With Good Nutrition She’ll Grow Into It’ campaign in Indonesia to highlight the issues of malnutrition among adolescent girls and empower them to achieve their dreams. This global campaign aims to raise awareness about the critical…

In spite of a slight improvement in the food security situation since June 2019, more than half the population of South Sudan – some 6.35 million people – do not know where their next meal will come from, three United Nations agencies warned today. According to an Integrated…

* Originally published by Alive & Thrive and IFPRI Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has a high burden of undernutrition. It lags behind national averages in maternal nutrition practices. Despite strong policy and program commitments, many maternal nutrition interventions are not yet…

A two-day training for journalists on awareness raising issues in the field of food security and nutrition was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The training was initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and implemented by the Republican Healthy Life Style…

In 2020, leaders from around the world will convene in Japan to take stock of their Nutrition for Growth progress. Nutrition for Growth is a health strategy developed at Summit in 2013, when health ministers from around the world met in London and committed to…

Despite globally accepted knowledge on the benefits of breastfeeding and the contribution of maternity entitlements to increasing rates of exclusive breastfeeding, there has been little research on how maternity or paternity leave is practiced in Nigeria, the labour force’s level of compliance, or the government’s…

Between April and September 2019, a record-breaking 58 SUN Movement member countries – or 95 per cent – have completed their Joint-Assessment, the highest number in the Movement’s lifespan. In addition, Honduras, as the Movement’s newest member country, has undertaken a baseline study to ascertain…

World Breastfeeding Week (#WBW2019) is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF and other organizations to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. …

At Sight and Life, we believe great leadership is about having a vision of an improved world, acting on that vision and inspiring others to do the same. · A good leader is a visionary, not a dreamer: someone who not only dreams and talks about a…

[vc_row row_type=”row” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text custom_options=””]* Originally published by ENN Online[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text custom_options=””] ENN is pleased to share a series of case studies produced on multi-sector nutrition programming at the sub-national level as part of our knowledge management work under the DFID funded TAN Programme (supporting learning…