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As part of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, the Secretariat for Food and Nutrition Security, as focal point for SUN in Guatemala, convened the workshop “Assessment of national expansion of the scaling up nutrition process / 1000 days” to review national progress of the…

On 8 May 2014, the Zambia Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition (CSO-SUN) Alliance commemorated the Global Day of Action at Katoba Primary School in Chongwe. This was the day when civil society across the globe spoke out together for improved nutrition for children. The event took…

On 7 May 2014, a new campaign, Generation Nutrition, was launched in the UK Parliament calling for an end to child deaths from acute malnutrition. Currently, 52 million children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition and 1 million of these children will die each…

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 developed…

The eleventh session of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Open Working Group (OWG) was held 5 – 9 May 2014 at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA. In June 2012, governments agreed to launch a process to develop a set of SDGs which led…

According to a new study published in Nature on 7 May 2014, climate change may increase the problem of nutrient deficiency in coming decades. Authors say that higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can reduce the amount of nutrients in the most common…

Two significant global processes are underway that will contribute to the landscape of nutrition. The processes identify nutrition as an area for economic development and may help to improve people’s right to optimal nutrition and increase the capacity of countries for scaling up nutrition. The…

On 7 May 2014, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in Rome, Italy. During his visit, the Secretary General expressed his hope that the CFS will be used as a global inclusive forum to address…

A new open consultation for ICN2 starting 14 May 2014 and ending 28 May 2014, is now online. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), in cooperation with IFAD, IFPRI, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, WTO, WFP…

The SUN Movement Secretariat has partnered with the PROCASUR Corporation to develop a pilot programme to improve sharing and learning initiatives between national SUN multi-stakeholder platforms for scaling up nutrition. The programme is supported with SUN Movement MPTF funding and combines both face-to-face and web-based…

In April, Transform Nutriton published a new research titles: Women’s empowerment and nutrition:what does the evidence tell us? This brief considers three interventions – cash transfers, agricultural interventions, and microfinance programmes – and reflects on evidence of their impact on women’s empowerment, health- and nutrition-related behaviours, and…

This year, HealthPhone which is a video reference library, launched a new channel focused on Nutrition. The new channel features videos related to Health and Nutrition knowledge across multiple languages and created by many organisations that partner with HealthPhone. This channel also includes videos created…

The SecureNutrition April eUpdate is now available online and shares information about the latest reports, resources and tools across agriculture, food security and nutrition. SecureNutrition aims to bridge knowledge gaps by providing a platform to exchange experiences and gather information. View the eUpdate

The Lead Group has requested an independent comprehensive evaluation of the SUN Movement. The evaluation will seek to assess the Movement’s relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability in delivering results. It will inform a subsequent visioning exercise to ensure that the Movement – or its successor…

Throughout the month of May, the SUN Movement Secretariat is conducting a survey to better understand information to monitor the implementation of actions for people’s nutrition and to evaluate trends in nutritional status. The approaches used by SUN countries vary – in terms of the…

Following on from the development of the Conflict of Interest Toolkit for the Prevention and Management of Conflict of Interest in the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, the first Learning Exercise was held in Accra, Ghana on 1-2 April 2014. The objectives of the event were to bring…

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The 5th meeting of the SUN Movement Lead Group took place on 15 April 2014. The meeting was exceptional in its energy and focus. During the meeting the Lead Group conveyed clear guidance to the SUN Movement as it accelerates its focus on implementation at scale and…

MARCH 2014: With growing attention to nutrition-agriculture linkages, understanding how to strengthen nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food systems is an essential task for the future. This edition of SCN News provides an overview and insights into how to change food systems for better nutrition. Part I…

9 APRIL 2014: A new programme worth €33 million to improve land governance and help improve the food and nutrition security of family farmers and vulnerable communities in Sub-saharan Africa, was announced today by the Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs. This will be done, among other…