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A country-wide survey to collect information on the nutritional status of women and children, food security and household water quality is about to begin under a joint collaboration between the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, the Aga Khan University and UNICEF. For the…

Widespread child under-nutrition causes the Philippines an annual loss of more than USD 4 bn, according to a new UNICEF report. The report, entitled Economic Consequences of Undernutrition in the Philippines , was prepared in conjunction with the Department of Health, the National Nutrition Council…

The Prevention and Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition Project funded by USAID and implemented by the WFP supports the Government of Tajikistan in improving nutrition and healthcare in the Balkhi, Shahritus, Kulob and Dusti districts of Khatlon and the Ayni district of Sughd. Through USAID…

On 19 January 2018, the World Bank today approved a total amount of USD 60.4 million (about FCFA32 billion) in the form of a credit from the International Development Association (IDA), and a grant from the Power of Nutrition Trust Fund (USD 10.4 million), to…

At the end of 2017, Concern, along with CARE and other nutrition stakeholders, developed three case studies to look at different aspects of the SUN Movement in Zambia and work out what it takes to sustain Scaling Up Nutrition. We examined the coordination and alignment across sectors at the level of implementation, the willingness of government and donors to cooperation and collaborate in their interventions and the role of civil society in SUN.

On 16 and 17 January 2018, the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Executive Committee members gathered at the SUN Secretariat in Geneva for their second retreat. The two-day meeting provided an opportunity for the Executive Committee to appreciate the achievements and challenges of the SUN Movement.

[vc_row row_type=”row” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text custom_options=””] A blog by @GerdaVerburg, SUN Movement Coordinator originally published in the Women Deliver‘s website http://womendeliver.org/2018/nutrition-education-food-thought [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#dd9933″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text custom_options=””] In February, the world will gather in Dakar, Senegal, for the Financing Conference of the Global Partnership for…

Food insecurity – or lack of access to enough food – continues to worsen in places torn by conflict, United Nations agencies reported, listing Yemen, South Sudan and Syria among the countries most affected by acute hunger.

On 31 January 2018, Viet Nam champions the SUN Movement and leads the way for other SUN Countries in an event that also kicked off the implementation of the Prime Minister’s Directive on strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration for nutrition in the country’s new context. The event marked…

I wish to thank you for making 2017 such an important year for our growing and evolving SUN Movement and hope we all will be nutrition champions in our own right. Let’s roll up our sleeves and make 2018 a watershed year for nutrition! I count on you to be bold, ambitious and demonstrate how to overcome all forms malnutrition, in practice, leaving no one behind.

On 29 January 2018, African leaders made a landmark commitment to remove nutrition-related barriers that prevent children and societies from realising their full potential. The leaders made the commitments at the launch of African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) − an initiative championed by the African…

South Sudan is in the throes of a tragedy for children that affects more than half the child population – victims of malnutrition, disease, forced recruitment, violence and the loss of schooling – UNICEF said in a report released on 15 December 2017. Years of…

How can you tackle a problem like stunting, without knowing where it is worst and what is driving it? A lack of strong and routine data is holding back efforts to end malnutrition and stunting in Tanzania. This is true both on the nutrition-specific, and…

On December 12, 2017 the report titled “Standing Tall: Peru’s Success in the Fight against Chronic Malnutrition” was presented in Lima (Peru). This publication, prepared by the World Bank, tells how Peru has more than halved its high rates of stunting in children under 5…

The world is at an unprecedented point in the sustainable development journey. For the first time in history, the number of people living in extreme poverty, those living on less than US$1.90 per day, has fallen below 10% of the world’s population. However, two years…

Four years after the beginning of the South Sudan conflict seven million South Sudanese are in need of lifesaving assistance – deeply affected by conflict, displacement, hunger and a collapsing economy. “This year, ongoing violence against the civilian population – coupled with unmet humanitarian needs…

Malnourished children under two in rural Malawi whose mothers were trained in diet diversity, hygiene and food safety have shown significant improvements of their nutrition and health in just three weeks. A study published in the Journal of Public Health Nutrition, on January 17, 2018,…

Liberia is to shortly begin a comprehensive food security, nutrition and vulnerability assessment survey. According to health and agriculture authorities, it is proven that abnormal growth referred to as (stunt) and poverty are mainly caused by food insecurity and nutrition. Some 32 percent of children…

Given the changing circumstances in the nutrition landscape, there is a need to reassess and reiterate the role of the schools in improving health and nutritional status of children. This discussion paper shows that schools offer a unique opportunity to improve nutrition using a systemic,…

The UN Network for SUN hosted a webinar with SecureNutrition as part of an ongoing series. Speakers introduced the UN Nutrition Inventory tool to stakeholders and colleagues, and described ongoing strategies to align nutrition initiatives across UN agencies. The United Nations agencies support countries to address the multiple…