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Enjoy our round-up from East Asia and Pacific SUN Countries of the 25th World Breastfeeding Week (WBW2017). Celebrated under the theme “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together!” these collective efforts are bringing attention to breastfeeding’s remarkable ability to provide the nourishment needed for the growth, development and survival…

The provincial Government of Kwango organized a provincial conference in Kenge from 22 to 24 August 2017, with the technical and financial support of UNICEF, on the repositioning of nutrition as a development priority. This conference forms part of national efforts and commitments to scale up nutrition (SUN), aiming to create a multi-sectoral environment that is favourable to nutrition in Kwango. At the end of the three days’ work, its participants adopted a Provincial Charter incorporating different stakeholders’ commitments to the fight against malnutrition and agreed to establish a provincial multi-sectoral governance and coordination committee for the fight against malnutrition in Kwango.

Held under the slogan “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together”, World Breastfeeding Week highlights that breastfeeding provides the necessary nutrients for the growth, development and survival of children around the world. Various activities were organized throughout the whole of the Latin American continent during World Breastfeeding Week 2017. These included: free entry to breastfeeding clinics to provide information; information fairs and talks to share healthy breastfeeding practice; and information-giving for the users of existing services for expectant and nursing mothers.

Enjoy our round-up from Central and South Asian SUN Countries of the 25th World Breastfeeding Week (WBW2017). Celebrated under the theme “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together!”, these collective efforts are bringing attention to breastfeeding’s remarkable ability to provide the nourishment needed for the growth, development and survival of infants around the world.

On 17 August 2017, the President of Guatemala’s National Congress, Oscar Stuardo Chinchilla, along with members of Congress, and the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, signed a commitment to end the scourge of malnutrition across the country. Since…

On 13 August 2017, Honourable Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina approved the second Bangladesh National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2) 2016-2025. This landmark event coincided with the first meeting of the new National Nutrition Council, chaired by Hon. Hasina herself, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On 13 August 2017, Honourable Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina approved the second Bangladesh National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2) 2016-2025. This landmark event coincided with the first meeting of the new National Nutrition Council, chaired by Hon. Hasina herself, at the Prime Minister’s Office….

As of August 2017, over one hundred journalists have participated in workshops aimed at building their capacity to report on nutrition across the nation. The workshops, entitled “Eliminating Hidden Hunger“, have been organised by Mishal, a Pakistani strategic communications organisation, with funding from the Australian government….

On 4 August 2017, Nigeria’s Media Centre Against Child Malnutrition (MeCAM) organised a one-day symposium on “Malnutrition, Child Development and the Media”. Accordingly, participants took the opportunity to amplify their voices and urge the Federal Government to invest more resources into nutrition programmes.

On 8 August 2017, the SUN Civil Society Alliance in Liberia (SUNCSAL) held a national workshop to tackle the problem of malnutrition across the country. More than 35 Civil Society Organizations were represented by both local and international representatives attended the workshop

On 8 August 2017, Indonesia’s Vice President held a plenary meeting in his office on the problem of stunted children. According to the Health Affairs Ministry, around 37 percent, or approximately 9 million children, under five in Indonesia have stunted growth and such cases are spread throughout…

UN Network for SUN (UNN) communications, materials, meetings & events The French and Spanish versions of the UN Network for SUN Strategy (2016-2020) are now available on the REACH website. A few minor changes were also made in the English version. The UNN Nutrition Capacity…

From 1 to 3 August 2017, Focus 1000 and the Sierra Leone Scaling up Nutrition Secretariat held a workshop with journalists from electronic and print media across the country, to build their capacity to report on nutrition.

From 4 to 8 August 2017, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Food and Nutrition (SEAMEO RECFON) hosted the 12th Southeast Asian Nutrition Leadership Program (SEANLP) in Indonesia.

It has been an incredible privilege to be part of the Transform Nutrition Consortium Advisory Group and to have participated in this Symposium in Kathmandu. The work carried out by Transform Nutrition shows that, in order for the research agenda to be cutting edge, opportunities…

On 26 July 2017, the International Coalition of Advocates for Nutrition (ICAN) held a webinar to share information about the Global Financing Facility (GFF) and explore future opportunities for GFF impact on nutrition. The event also helped members of the Coalition better understand how the GFF might help coordinate civil society efforts in the future.

On 1 August 2017, to mark the beginning of World Breastfeeding Week 2017, the World Health Organization and UNICEF launched the Global Breastfeeding Collective along with two new reports. The Collective is a partnership of non-governmental organisations, academic institutions and donors that aim to accelerate progress towards international breastfeeding targets.

From 17-20 July 2017, a SUN Civil Society Network (SUNCSN) Nepal Learning Exchange brought together representatives from nine countries where Civil Society Alliances are thriving in the region: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Philippines.

In July 2017, people across the Philippines celebrated a National Nutrition Month with various activities across the country. Every year, a theme is chosen to highlight an important and timely concern on nutrition, as approved by the National Nutrition Council Technical Committee. For 2017, the focus of Nutrition Month was on the promotion of healthy diets under the theme, “Healthy diet, gawing habit – FOR LIFE!” to increase awareness of healthy diets which protect against both under and over nutrition and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases and certain types of cancer.

On June 28th, the Society for Implementation Science in Nutrition (SISN) hosted its first webinar entitled “An Integrative Framework for Implementation Science in Nutrition”. The webinar was targeted at researchers, policy-makers, front-line implementers, nutrition students and others working in global nutrition, and aimed to promote a common understanding of some core concepts in implementation science (IS) and implementation research (IR).