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Currently, the level of attention afforded to linear growth below international standards (stunting) in humanitarian and protracted emergency contexts is below what is needed, given the very high burden and prevalence of stunting in these contexts. A good deal of the policy, research and programming…

On the first day of the SUNGG17, the African launch of the Global Nutrition Report 2017 (GNR2017) took place, demonstrating nutrition’s importance as a catalyst for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The GNR2017 found that overweight and obesity are on the rise in almost every country, with…

On 4 November 2017, Milan (Italy) hosted a high-level event on nutrition and food for healthier futures in the margins of the G7 meetings: The Global Nutrition Summit 2017. Over 250 stakeholders including governments, cities, international agencies, foundations, civil society organisations and businesses convened to…

The number of undernourished people in sub-Saharan Africa has increased mainly due to the impact of conflict and climate change with the situation pointing to the urgent need to build affected communities’ resilience and to find peaceful solutions that strengthen food security, according to the last report elaborated by FAO.

During the SUNGG17, at the official Award Ceremony, the SUN Movement announced 9 Scaling Up Nutrition Champions, 3 Lifetime Achievement award recipients and 1 SUN Country Team Award.

UN Network for SUN (UNN) communications, materials, meetings & events The second webinar of the new UNN webinar series was held on 19th (English session), 20th (French session) and 21st September (Spanish session), which focused on WFP’s Fill the Nutrient Gap tool and methodology. For…

The “Message from Abidjan” emphasizes the critical importance of functional and healthy food systems and nutrition for a sustainable future in Africa. Malnutrition is currently hampering human and economic development, with 59 million African children stunted, while overweight, obesity and chronic diseases are increasing, creating a double burden of malnutrition.

For the first time the SUN Movement Global Gathering (SUNGG17) took place in a SUN Country, Côte d’Ivoire, and for the first time in Africa. Over the course of three days, more than 1000 participants from 70 countries, reviewed progress in tackling malnutrition and shared innovations and good practices. The Gathering convened all SUN Government Focal Points and representatives from civil society, donor agencies, United Nations agencies, private sector companies, academia, media, parliamentarians and high-profile global leaders.

On 13th November 2017, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Declaration on Ending All Forms of Malnutrition was adopted by the leaders of the ASEAN member states during the 31st ASEAN Summit. The Declaration embodies the highest level of political commitment toward a…

Blog by Lawrence Haddad, GAIN’s Executive Director and Member of the SUN Movement Executive Committee Read the original article published on the GAIN Website: www.gainhealth.org/knowledge-centre/scaling-nutrition-sun-2017-global-gathering-inspiration-connection-progress-love I just returned from the 2017 SUN Global Gathering (GG) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. This three day meeting brought together teams from all of…

For the first time, the SUN Movement hosted their Global Gathering in Africa. Abidjan welcomed more than 900 participants from 60 countries, spanning government, academia, civil society, the United Nations and the business community over three days (7-9 November).

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) series of reports tracks the state of hunger – worldwide and country by country – and spotlights those regions and countries where action to address hunger is most urgently needed. This year’s report shows that the world has made progress…

On October 13, 2017, the World Bank Human Capital Summit, a flagship event of the World Bank Annual Meetings, took place in Washington D.C. (USA). While the event was focused on the broader theme of investing in people to build productive and stable economies, attention was…

On 16 October 2017, in the margins of the celebrations of World Food Day, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) national director, Karin Manente, claimed that Mozambique had met the first of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which was to cut by half the number of people suffering from hunger between 1990 and 2015.

On 10 October 2017, in the margins of the CFs44, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) presented “The Nutrition Advantage – Harnessing the Nutrition Co-Benefits of Climate Resilient Agriculture“, a study of IFAD’s experience in improving nutrition in climate-sensitive agricultural investments, shows that climate…

On 17 October 2017, Nutrition International launched the ‘Right Start Initiative’ in the Philippines to improve nutrition for pregnant women, newborns, infants and young children in the Philippines. Supported by the Government of Canada, Right Start aims to reduce anaemia in pregnant women and young children, and low…

On 9 October 2017, the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) and the Global Alliance for the future of Food presented, in the margins of the CFS44, a new report: Unravelling the Food-Health Nexus: Addressing Practices, Political Economy, and Power Relations to Build Healthier Food Systems.

From 12 to 25 Septemeber 2017, the 72nd Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) convene at UN Headquarters in New York. Nutrition played an important role during the Assembly where the SUN Movement, along with its partners, called on attendees to take urgent…

In the first week of September 2017, a mission of experts visited Peru from Kenya to learn about best practice in food security, and coordinated productive development programmes that the Government of Peru is running in the country.

The Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA), an alliance of civil society organisations working together to address malnutrition, has formed an innovative new partnership with the Zimbabwe Youth council to ensure national plans to address malnutrition respond to the experiences of children…