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On 1 December 2016, the International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition was opened at the Headquarters of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy. The event organised by FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) explored policies and programme options for shaping the food systems in ways that deliver foods for a healthy diet, focusing on concrete country experiences and challenges.

On 15 December 2016, the World Bank Group with the support of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, launched “Stepping up Early Childhood Development: Investing in Young Children for High Returns”, a document which serves as a practical guide for policymakers and practitioners about how to invest in young children.

On 13 December 2016, Sierra Leone’s Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Eating were launched at the Miattia Conference Hall in the presence of Vice President, Victor Bokarie Foh and First Lady, Sia Nyama Koroma. The Guidelines are a vital nutritional educational tool aiming to promote health and the well being of the population of Sierra Leone.

In August 2016, Canadian Members of Parliament Pam Damoff, Brenda Shanahan and Dr. Doug Eyolfson joined RESULTS Canada staff on a parliamentary delegation to Indonesia. The objective of the delegation was to give Canadian parliamentarians an opportunity to see firsthand the impact of Canadian aid on improving access to health for the poorest and most vulnerable

As Support to the Multi-Sector Nutrition Plan (MSNP) kicked off in Bardiya, Nepal, the HERD team with the support of local field supervisors paid a visit to Gulariya, Bardiya on December 3, 2016 to understand the real context of nutrition in these Disadvantaged Group (DAG) identified sites.

On 19 December 2016, the UN Network for SUN and the SUN Movement Secretariat launched a checklist for good national nutrition plans, the first of its kind. There is strong consensus that harmonised support to national processes is a prerequisite for sustainable development. However, no standards or guidance has been made available to define what constitutes quality nutrition plans, which has led to the development of this Checklist.

On 3 November 2016, the third National Nutrition Day was celebrated in Cambodia with a workshop under the theme ” Improved Hygiene and Nutrition make Children Grow From Evidence to Impact”. The workshop was jointly organised by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) through the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) along with the Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Health, in partnership with USAID, UNICEF, FAO, WFP, GIZ and the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance in Cambodia (SUN CSA Cambodia) coordinated by Helen Keller International (HKI), with support from Save the Children, Plan International, Action Against Hunger, Samaritan’s Purse, Medical Teams International, Malteser International, GSF and WSSCC.