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Every day, 370 million children around the world receive food at school provided by their governments. Governments invest in school meals because they are a powerful tool in efforts to end malnutrition, helping to ensure every child has access to education, health and nutrition. This is why, on 1 March 2017, people gathered across the continent to celebrate the second African Day of School Meals.

In support of ambitious goals for women and children around the world, Results for Development together with the World Bank and 1,000 Days developed financing scenarios for the required investment of $70 billion above current spending over the next 10 years. On 13 March 2017,…

Could Nutrition Be The Step Missing To Truly Step It Up For Gender Equality Towards A Planet 50-50 by 2030? Gerda Verburg, UN Assistant Secretary-General and SUN Movement Coordinator shares her thoughts on International Womens Day 2017.

From 28 February 2017, civil society nutrition champions from 12 SUN Countries came together for a four-day workshop in Dakar, Senegal, to strengthen advocacy capacities for scaling up nutrition. The SUN Civil Society Network Workshop was organized by Action Against Hunger and its partners – UNICEF, Save the Children and Terre des Hommes.

On 23 February 2017, the World Health Organization hosted a nutrition seminar at its headquarters in Geneva to discuss the Global Panel’s recently launched Foresight report Food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st century. A panel of experts discussed the benefits of a food systems…

On 6 March 2017, in connection with International Women’s Day, the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance Pakistan (SUNCSA,Pak) with the support of Micronutrient Initiative (MI), held a seminar on the importance of maternal malnutrition in Islamabad. Delivering the inaugural remarks, Ayesha Gulali, member of the National Assembly, applauded SUNCSA,Pak and MI for highlighting the crucial issue faced by most of the Pakistani population. Ms Gulali made a commitment to raise the issue of maternal malnutrition on the floor of Pakistan’s National Assembly and will advocate to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for the enactment of necessary legislations and allocation of adequate resources to address malnutrition.

On 21 February 2017, a two day workshop titled, “Theory of Change for Nutrition and Food Security: Preparation for Multi-sector Nutrition Plan (MSNP) II” was held in Kathmandu, Nepal. The workshop gathered 93 professionals from Nepal’s multistakeholder nutrition platform, spanning sectoral ministries and departments and representatives from donor agencies, UN agencies, development partners and civil society organizations.

130 million girls didn’t go to school today. A new campaign from ONE aims to make that massive number mean something more than a statistic. Not because they didn’t want to, but because they weren’t given the chance. They are denied an education for a…

On 22 February 2017, SUN Movement Coordinator and Assistant Secretary-General, Ms. Gerda Verburg, met with Ministers from a wide range of sectors during a two day visit to Indonesia. Gerda was welcomed by Ibu Nina Sardjunani at Indonesia’s Sustainable Development Secretariat Office – Ibu Nina has championed nutrition as a member the SUN Movement Lead Group since 2012. Ibu Sri Mulyani, Minister of Finance, Bapak Bambang Brodjonegoro, Minister of National Development Planning/Bappenas and Bapak Subandi, Deputy Minister and SUN Government Focal Point, met with Gerda in addition to policy makers from the Ministry of Health.

On 20 February 2017, Gerda Verburg, SUN Movement Coordinator and UN Assistant Secretary-General, met with the Cambodian government to discuss progress in tackling malnutrition. During her two day visit, Ms. Verburg met with policy makers and champions from multiple sectors to discuss Cambodia’s the path towards achieving the sustainable development goals and better nutrition for all.

As part of its focus in 2017 on making the world healthy, not hungry, Project Everyone has teamed up with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union to spread the important message about Goal 2: Zero Hunger. With drought and conflict threatening hunger for millions of people around the world, accelerating action is more urgent than ever. With the amazing Aardman Animations, they have produced a new film together telling the story of Ethiopia, which in 2015 was hit by the worst drought in 50 years threatening the lives of 10 million people. But international support and years of hard work meant the country was able to help families stay on their feet and prevent a humanitarian disaster. This February 2017, famine was declared in South Sudan and the prospect is looming in 3 other countries (Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria). And in Ethiopia, just as people are starting to rebuild their lives, a new drought has hit parts of the country and the wider region again, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.The film shows that if we take action together, no one today, in Ethiopia, or anywhere else in the world, need go hungry.

The saying “you can’t manage what you can’t measure” may be an oversimplified management concept, but it gets to the gist of why resource tracking in global health is important. Resource tracking is the monitoring of how country governments, donors and NGOs fund programs in any given health area—including tracking how much is being spent, where the money is going, and how the funds are used.

Health Research and Social Development Forum (HERD) has published its Monthly Media Monitoring Report on Nutrition, an aggregate of 29 media stories concerning nutrition and food security. HERD is a Nepalese NGO, promoting evidence informed policies and practices for sustainable development in health, environment and social sectors to improve quality of life.

JOIN US! Are you innovative, creative and passionate about ending malnutrition in all its forms, everywhere? The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Secretariat is seeking three Policy Specialists for liaison with the 59 countries who have joined our Movement since 2010. In this role, you will work closely with SUN Government Focal Points and their platforms to ensure the best possible country-led actions for nutrition, and be responsible for staying abreast with country developments, including challenges and opportunities, to accelerate progress in eliminating under and over nutrition all over the world.

On 22-23 February 2017, in Manila, the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance Philippines (PhilCAN) was launched. The two day event gathered 65 participants, mainly representing civil society alliances from various islands across the Philippines, but also representatives from UNICEF, FAO, Philippine Department of Health and the National Nutrition Council of the Philippines.

On 17 February 2017, the first breast milk bank opened at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children aiming at providing milk for 3,000 – 4,000 at-risks infant each year. Indeed, not all women are able to provide breastmilk; sometimes the mother is too ill or on medication incompatible with breastfeeding. For infants at greatest risk—pre-term, low weight, or orphaned—human milk banks offer the most powerful life-saving nutrition available.

On the 23rd February 2017, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Alive and Thrive, with the support of the Private Media and Communication Company arranged a seminar aimed at engaging women parliamentarians in mainstreaming nutrition into policies, with a special emphasis on the importance of breastfeeding, and maternal, infant and young child nutrition.

Join us in welcoming Central African Republic as the 59th country to join the SUN Movement!

Since 1992, MI has focused on reducing micronutrient deficiencies, specifically tackling nutrition challenges faced by women, children and adolescent girls. MI makes a difference because the organization believes nutrition is the difference. Since its modest beginnings, MI has evolved into a global nutrition organization helping to reach 500 million people every year with improved nutrition. We invite you to explore MI’s interactive timeline to learn more about their 25 years of impact.