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On 18 June 2014, a one day agriculture multi-stakeholder high level policy forum was led by the Zambia Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition (CSOSUN) with multiple stakeholder groups to reach a consensus among stakeholders on policy reforms with respect to smallholder farmers – particularly rural…

On 10 April 2014, members of the SUN civil society platform were warmly received by the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Madam Sia Nyama Koroma. The First Lady promised to support the SUN Movement which she sees as one of the many channels for reaching…

The Alive & Thrive (A&T) June newsletter is now available. This edition features news on new funding for A&T and an e-magazine that explains how their Bangladesh program, with BRAC implementing the interpersonal component, trained over 11,000 frontline workers, reached more than 1.7 million mothers…

In May this year, the Uganda Civil Society Coalition on Scaling Up Nutrition (UCCO-SUN) organised a Global Week of Action to show commitment, political will, partnership and involvement of key stakeholders from government to communities. Read below for a snap shot of the activities led…

To gather the best possible advice on dealing with the crisis of childhood obesity, in May 2014 WHO’s Director-General established a high-level Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. In 2012, more than 40 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese and this…

Read the May 2014 Update for news from SUN Countries and around the Movement. READ MORE ▶

The second SUN-GSO Enhanced Learning Exercise on the Prevention and Management of Conflict of Interest was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 29 – 30 May 2014. The meeting was well attended, with 60 representatives from governments, civil society, business, the UN system and development partners…

Launched in May 2014, this document is a joint analysis and interpretation of the current nutrition situation in Bangladesh. With data and prioritized recommendations, it identifies how the Government of Bangladesh can accelerate the scale up of nutrition and how UN agencies and development partners…

On 21 May 2014, as part of the SUN Civil Society Network Global Day of Action, the Niger Civil Society Alliance held a primary school event with students, teachers, parents and representatives from multiple ministries, the European Union and UN agencies. The event featured children…

On 7 May 2014, Guatemala teenage nutrition advocates held a talk with government officials and decision-makers, focused on ‘chronic malnutrition in the teen perspective‘ in the Guatemala Chamber of Commerce. The event was organised by the SUN civil society alliance in Guatemala: Scaling Up Nutrition Red…

On 10 May 2014, the Ghana Coalition of Civil Society for Scaling Up Nutrition (GHACCSUN) led 3,000 nutrition champions to raise awareness of the importance of nutrition nationally and locally. Accompanied by a brass band, sound systems and floats the march covered 8km of Accra’s roads culminating in…

On 14 March 2014, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network announced the formation of its Advisory Group of Business Leaders. The group will support the network in its vision to ‘find the solutions required to end malnutrition through business, markets and people’. Members will…

Between 4 and 11 May, the Bangladesh Civil Society Alliance for Scaling Up Nutrition brought together over 5,600 participants for one full week of action for nutrition. The event took place across the 7 divisions of Bangladesh and culminated in a high level event in the…

On 12 May 2014, UNICEF organised, on behalf of the SUN UN Systems Network in collaboration with the SUN Movement Secretariat a two-day Workshop on Monitoring Implementation and Demonstrating Results for Nutrition. The workshop was conducted in Nairobi, Kenya with 72 participants from 14 countries in…

On 5 March 2014, Dr. Enrique T. Ona, Secretary of Health and Chair of the National Nutrition Council, announced the intention of the Government of the Philippines to join the Movement for Scaling-Up Nutrition. The official letter highlighted the commitment of the National Nutrition Council…

On 1 May 2014, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) published a synthesis report on the Planning and costing for the acceleration of actions for nutrition: experiences of countries in the Movement for Scaling Up Nutrition. The synthesis report is based on costed nutrition plans…

On 20 May 2014, at the 67th World Health Assembly, Graziano da Silva, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced that Pope Francis will attend the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) scheduled to take place in Rome…

On 14 April 2014, Senior Officials of the SUN Donor Network met at the World Bank in Washington D.C. to discuss how they can continue to support the SUN Movement. The meeting was structured into three sessions beginning with results, followed by how the network can…

The U.S. government is currently developing a Global Nutrition Coordination Plan to better coordinate their global investments in nutrition and is calling for public comments from 4 May until 4 June 2014. The development of this coordination plan reflects the U.S. government’s commitment to work…

The Sixty-seventh session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) takes place in Geneva, Switzerland at the Palais des Nations from 19–24 May 2014. The WHA is the supreme decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member…