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The three United Nations agencies tasked with ending hunger and boosting rural development have committed to strengthening their collaboration to help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, with a special focus on achieving Goal 2 Zero Hunger. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the…

In Dakar, Senegalese authorities and the Embassy of the United States in Senegal have launched the Senegalese National Feed the Future Plan 2018-2022. Starting with a project called “Feed the Future Kawolor”, this plan will, among other things, combat hunger and poverty. One of the…

A UN Network for SUN exploratory mission for REACH was conducted in Monrovia, Liberia from 30 April to 4 May 2018 following expressed interest from the interim SUN Focal Point, Mameni Linga, and the UN Network in-country. For the first time in REACH history, the…

The 2017 Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Champions took part in the EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2018, preceded by a first of its kind, three-day Champion Training from 8-10 June, supported by EAT and the SUN Movement [1] and designed to help progress national food…

UN Network for SUN (UNN) communications, materials, meetings & events The new Executive Director of UNICEF, Henrietta H. Fore, is appointed as the Chair of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group. Purnima Kashyap joined the UN Network Secretariat in March 2018 as the…

The Prime Minister of Rwanda, Dr. Ngirente Anastase launched a Multi-Sectoral Program to reduce stunting supported by the World Bank, which includes grant financing by the The Power of Nutrition, and the Global Financing Facility (GFF). The program, supported by the World Bank (USD 55…

In May 2018, UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group released the 2018 edition of the joint child malnutrition estimates for the 1990–2017 period, representing the most recent global and regional figures. A suite of on-line interactive dashboards were developed to enable users to explore the…

Africa continues to face significant challenges in its fight against hunger and undernutrition, but several governments have increased their commitments in the fight against hunger and undernutrition. The Global Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI-Global) and HANCI-Africa show that the Tanzanian and Sudanese Governments are putting in place important…

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Gueterres, has renewed the position held by Gerda Verburg as Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement for a second term, effective from August 1 2018. Ms. Verburg will continue to serve in the role until 31 July 2020.

The SUN Movement Secretariat is delighted to announce the appointment of Brenda Killen to the role of Director of the SUN Movement Secretariat. Ms. Killen will commence her role on July 16 and is appointed for 12 months.

The policy brief, by the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), suggests ways in which governments can persuade food industry partners to provide consumers with better access to healthier diets.

Chronic hunger is increasing around the world and food crises are spreading and intensifying. A new report by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), World Food Assistance: Preventing Food Crises, examines these crises, asking what causes them to break out, what determines their scale and…

The European Union (EU) and UNICEF launched a photo book entitled “Ending malnutrition in Ethiopia – A success story STORY” which illustrates Ethiopia’s success story in ending malnutrition, through the voices, stories and images of Ethiopians. The nutrition photo book launch and photo exhibition held in…

[vc_row row_type=”row” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text custom_options=””] For practitioners and policymakers working in nutrition, there is limited documentation available on how nutrition-sensitive and multi-sectoral programmes are being implemented and supported by existing institutional architecture – at a national and sub-national level – in high-burden countries. To fill…

The SUN Civil Society Network is calling for nominations for positions to its Steering Group – from committed professionals. The SUN Civil Society Network Steering Group is a dynamic and exciting group where its members can make a real difference for nutrition and food security,…

On 1 May 2018, the SUN Movement Pooled Fund Grant Programme has released its Call for Proposals (CFP). The tender period will close on 11 June 2018. Interested applicants may access and download the grant guidelines and application at the United Nations Global Marketplace. Eligible…

The scale of the challenge in tackling child malnutrition is undeniable. Millions of children are malnourished because of who they are and where they live, and progress remains far too slow – the world is not spending anywhere near enough to deliver the change that we need. In April 2018, Save the Children released two reports, Nutrition Boost and The Global Financing Facility highlighting the importance of scaling up nutrition and the push to create and enshrine national nutrition plans for all high-burden countries.

Between 15 April and 31 May, the 60 Countries and three Indian States that drive the SUN Movement are undertaking the 2018 SUN Joint-Assessment (JAA). It is the fifth year that SUN Countries have been invited to undertake the multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral process that allows for…