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On 24-28 April 2023, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Civil Society Network (CSN) team hosted an in-person retreat in Kenya to welcome the 20 newly selected National Youth Coordinators (NYCs). The purpose of the retreat was for the NYCs to meet each...

The National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) initiative was launched by the European Union in 2015 to support partner countries that are part of the global Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement. These countries have committed to delivering...

Nutrition status in Uganda According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBS), Uganda has a high burden of malnutrition, with over 29% of children aged 6-59 months stunted, 4% wasted, 11% underweight, and another 4% overweight. More than one-third of...

Since joining the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement in 2012, Sri Lanka has made significant progress in combating malnutrition. The country's dedication to addressing nutrition-related challenges, especially among vulnerable populations such as...

SUN Countries are increasingly leveraging food fortification as an essential tool in the ongoing struggle against malnutrition. By supplementing widely consumed foods with essential vitamins and minerals, fortification enhances their nutritional...

In December 2022, the SUN Movement Executive Committee endorsed the proposed high-level design for a Finance Capacity Development Platform (FCDP), with the overarching goal of supporting the capacity strengthening of SUN countries to improve their...

From 21-30 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) will host the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA). It takes place as the ongoing climate, conflict and cost-of-living crises pose additional challenges to achieving nutrition goals and underscore the...

On 19 April 2023, the EU and BMZ officially launched their new initiative in support of the implementation of SUN 3.0. The action, set out for 3 years with a total of EUR 12 million, aims to mobilise European support and expertise in policy...

“Eradicating all forms of malnutrition requires interdisciplinary actions and a multisectoral and multi-stakeholder approach. In Kenya, this collaborative approach has contributed to progress in key nutrition indicators as reported in the recently...

Earlier this month, a variety of International Organizations and more than 250 participants from 15 member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) took part in the 17th edition of the ECOWAS/West African Health...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture in conjunction with the University of Ghana School of Public Health has launched Ghana’s first National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines , o n 22 February in Accra. In attendance were the Deputy Minister of Food and...

On 20 and 21 March, The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, the UN-Nutrition Secretariat and the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement hosted clinics for United Nations Resident Coordinator Offices (RCOs) and United Nations Coordination Teams (UNCTs) in...

Libreville, Gabon — Ahead of International Day of Forests in March, the Network of Central African Parliamentary Alliances on Food and Nutrition Security (RAPAC-SAN) and the Network of Parliamentarians for the Sustainable Management of Central Africa...

Mogadishu, Somalia — The Seqota Declaration, the 15-year commitment to ending stunting in children under 2 years of age in Ethiopia, contains a commitment to developing a national flagship multisectoral nutrition programme with strong government...

Khartoum, Sudan — Conflict, natural disasters, disease outbreaks and economic deterioration have severely affected the population of Sudan . A staggering 11.7 million people in the country are food insecure, and with the compounding effects of the...

Cambodia is a classic nutrition paradox. Home to a vast array of nutritious food, including aquatic foods, eggs and diverse fruits and vegetables, the country continues to face overt nutrition challenges and yet is more determined than ever to...

Recognizing the virtues of joint action for an interdisciplinary area like nutrition, the member agencies of the UN-Nutrition group in Cambodia see their success in their ability to succeed as a collective. This mindset and other working arrangements...

On the occasion of 2023 International Women's Day, the SUN Business Network has contributed this look at a successful women-led nutrition-sensitive business in Nigeria, and how its managing director, Yemisi Obe, has been empowered to overcome...

Malnutrition affects millions of people worldwide, and its consequences can be devastating, especially for women and children. At the same time, women have a crucial role to play in the fight against malnutrition. In particular, the reporting...

The global food and nutrition crisis, magnified by disruptions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been threatening to increase malnutrition rates in all Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Countries. The situation is compounded by constrained donor and...