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From 9 to 11 November 2016, HarvestPlus Nigeria held a three-day event that brought together nearly 5,000 stakeholders from research institutions and experts from agriculture, health, education, science & technology and trade & commerce. This was the second edition of the fair which took place at Tinapa venue and the Calabar International Convention Center in the Cross River State of Nigeria.

On 18 November 2016, VALID Nutition, a member of the SUN Business Network, launched a new Ready-to-Use Complementary Food (RUCF) in Lilongwe, Malawi. The product was formally launched by Dr. Peter Kumpalume, MP and Minister for Health, Malawi. The RUCF, also known as Small Quantity Lipid-based Nutrient Supplement (LNS-SQ), is approved by the Malawi Bureau of Standards and conforms fully to UNICEF specifications and standards for LNS-SQ (S0000245 Fortified spread, sachet 20g/CAR-546).

From 14 – 18 November 2016, a two-day orientation was held in Kathmandu with Central and District teams working on Nepal’s Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Plan (MSNP) to better collaborate them on its implementation.

The Partnerships Playbook has been endorsed as a Global Partnership Initiative (GPI) of the GPEDC. One of three new initiatives, it joins a list of 28 GPIs that have been accepted by GPEDC as a voluntary, member-led commitment that advances development co-operation and helps turn global agreements into impact at the country-level.

Former Dutch politician Gerda Verburg recently took up the position of Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement. We (SNV) recently spoke to her to learn about her work at SUN: a movement that inspires a new way of working collaboratively to end malnutrition, in all its forms.

From 20 to 22 November 2016, the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance in Pakistan (SUNCSA-Pak) launched the second phase of their #InvestInNutrition campaign with support from the Micronutrient Initiative. The campaign built on the success of the first phase of the campaign which was held in October to coincide with World Food Day and this second phase coincided with Universal Children’s Day.

From 7- 18 November 2016, the 22nd session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) was held in Marrakech, Morocco.

On 22 November 2016, a joint statement by the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Food, Right to Health, the Working Group on Discrimination against Women in law and in practice, and the Committee on the Rights of the Child called for increased efforts to promote, support and protect breastfeeding.

From 17-18 November 2016, the SUN Movement Secretariat convened a workshop titled, “Strengthening the SUN Movement Support System” in Geneva, Switzerland. Participants included members of SUN Networks and the Movement’s technical and knowledge management support providers.

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From 14-16 November 2016, Catholic Relief Services held the 2016 Integrated Nutrition Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. The two main objectives of the conference we to identify strategies for civil society, government and academia to partner with the private sector and to leverage private sector products, technologies and practices that support the nutrition needs of vulnerable populations.

On 19 November 2016, World Toilet Day was celebrated around the world behind the theme ‘toilets and jobs’ to generate awareness about the need for access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for better health and productivity at work. The day also marked the launched WaterAid’s second annual report on the state of the world’s toilets titled, ‘Overflowing cities: The State of the World’s Toilets 2016’.

In November 2016, following a participative process which engaged a number of actors, including UN colleagues working at the global, regional and country levels, as well as SUN Government Focal Points and stakeholders from other SUN Networks, the UN Network for SUN Strategy (2016-2020) is now available.

In October 2016, DSM and Sight and Life Foundation-led editorial board has launched a new book titled, ‘Good Nutrition: Perspectives for the 21st Century,’ to provide the latest perspectives on the nutrition challenges that are now common to all societies worldwide. It argues that the case for good nutrition for all people, in all parts of the globe and throughout the entire life-cycle, is growing stronger and includes contributions from some of the world’s most influential and respected experts in the field.

On 10 November 2016, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) together with the Global Health Centre, held an event in Geneva, Switzerland titled, “Protecting our Planet’s Health: Growing Cities, Poor Nutrition, What Can Be Done?”. The event provided a moment to highlight nutrition issues that may be faced by the four billion (and increasing) people in the world who live in cities. Almost a quarter of them live in slums and struggle to access a healthy and diverse diet.

In October 2016, the report titled, “Ending Hunger: What would it cost?” was launched by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). According to the study, it will cost USD 11 billion a year of additional investments until 2030 to end hunger. This means a 40 percent increase over current spending of USD 8.6 billion on global hunger programs–based on the traditional share of donor spending in developing countries.

On 21 September 2016, the Ministry of Health, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and all of the nutrition partners held a ceremony for the official bestowal of the title of Ambassador for Nutrition upon H.E Mrs Djené Kaba Condé, first lady of the Republic of Guinea. The title, symbolically engraved on a marble plaque, was solemnly handed over by Mrs Séraphine Wakana, Coordinator of the United Nations System in Guinea.

In October 2016, UNICEF published a new report titled, “From the First Hour of Life: Making the case for improved infant and young child feeding everywhere,”. It provides a global status update on infant and young child feeding practices and puts forth recommendations for improving them. It features information on how infants and young children are being fed and how these feeding practices match up to the recommended guidelines on infant and young child feeding.

Monday 1st November 2016, Serena Hotel – The first Learning Route for Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliances in Africa was launched at Serena Hotel in Kigali. Hosted by SUN Alliance Rwanda with support from SUN Civil Society Network and PROCASUR Corporation, the event which…

On 31 May 2016, the UN Network for Nutrition and Food Security in Myanmar came together for their first retreat in Yangon. Funded and facilitated by the UN Network’s REACH, the event brought together over 50 representatives from FAO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNOPS (LIFT and 3 MDG Multi-donor Trust Fund projects), WFP, World Bank, the UN Resident Coordinator’s office, including representatives of the UN Network at country level and the UN Network/REACH Secretariat at global level.