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On 25 January 2017, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi chaired the first ever National Coordination Meeting on Nutrition in Pakokku, Magway Region of Myanmar. The meeting brought together five government ministers (Health and Sports, Social Welfare, Education, Religious Affairs, and Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation), six donor countries,…

On 26 January 2017, the Provincial Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Committee (NMHC) of South Kivu, a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, held its very first meeting under the direction of the Chief of Staff of the Provincial Minister

From 29 to 30 September 2016,a “parliamentary dialogue on nutrition” brought together 35 members of the parliamentary network for nutritional security in Burkina Faso.

Despite important progress in poverty reduction, significant segments of the Mexican population still face food insecurity and nutrition challenges. The Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL) documents that in 2012, as many as 27.4 million people (23.3 percent of the total population) reported some deprivation related to food access. The prevalence of deprivation related to food access is especially high among indigenous population (35.4 percent), youth (28.1 percent), and people with disabilities (31.2 percent).

In 2016, following the 2015 Global Forum on Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection Programs in Moscow, Russia, the document Leveraging Social Protection Programs for Improved Nutrition: Compendium of Case Studies, was shared on the SecureNutrition website. The compendium serves as a mile marker on progress to improve nutrition outcomes through social protection investments, and a rich database of strategies and approaches in diverse contexts.

On 19 January 2017, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched the Panorama of Food and Nutrition Security in Latin America and the Caribbean report.

Read the 2017 New Year Edition including a letter from SUN Movement Coordinator, Gerda Verburg. ENGLISH

On 10 January 2017, UNICEF launched the new #EarlyMomentsMatter campaign with support from the LEGO Foundation to drive increased awareness about the importance of the first 1,000 days of a child’s life and the impact of early experiences on the developing brain.

During the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the World Food Programme launched the Healthy Not Hungry campaign which aims to accelerate progress to Goal 2 — Zero Hunger, and Goal 3 — Good Health and Well-Being. The Healthy Not Hungry campaign is a joint initiative of the World Food Programme (WFP), Project Everyone and UNICEF. The campaign focuses on the close relationship between ending hunger and the ability to live a healthy, active and full life.

On 21 December 2016, Minister Yves Fernane Manfoumbi of Gabon’s Ministry of Agriculture, Breeding and Rural Development, signed a letter of commitment to join the 57 SUN Countries and 3 Indian States in the SUN Movement, fighting to end malnutrition in all its forms.

This Quarterly Update shares the progress made by the UN Network for SUN from October to December 2016 in accelerating the scale-up of efforts to improve nutrition. UN Network for SUN documents, communications & materials The UN Network for SUN Strategy (2016-2020) is being disseminated…

Quarterly Update: SUN Civil Society Network This Quarterly Update shares the progress made by the SUN Civil Society Network from October – December 2016

On 11 January 2017, former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, launched a strategic plan and roadmap to achieve zero hunger by 2030. The plan titled, “Synthesis Report of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Strategic Review” articulates what Nigeria needs to do to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2)—one of the recently adopted global goals that seeks to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture” by 2030

From 12-14 December 2016, the Federal Republic of Nigeria hosted the 32nd Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA) annual meeting. The event, under the patronage of the Commissions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), brought together representatives of Sahel and West African governments in addition to civil society and private sector organisations and technical and financial partners

Today, the new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. Let’s help write that story by setting goals and taking stock. A story where the conflict of shifting the focus of food systems from merely providing food, to providing nourishment, is resolved – making our world a prosperous one, where no one is left behind. A story where building effective partnerships and breaking down silos, is the inciting action that makes this world a reality. A story where women and girls are the main characters, at the centre of all action. A story which ends by making malnutrition, in all its forms, history by 2030.