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On 19 November 2016, World Toilet Day was celebrated around the world behind the theme ‘toilets and jobs’ to generate awareness about the need for access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for better health and productivity at work. The day also marked the launched WaterAid’s second annual report on the state of the world’s toilets titled, ‘Overflowing cities: The State of the World’s Toilets 2016’.

In November 2016, following a participative process which engaged a number of actors, including UN colleagues working at the global, regional and country levels, as well as SUN Government Focal Points and stakeholders from other SUN Networks, the UN Network for SUN Strategy (2016-2020) is now available.

In October 2016, DSM and Sight and Life Foundation-led editorial board has launched a new book titled, ‘Good Nutrition: Perspectives for the 21st Century,’ to provide the latest perspectives on the nutrition challenges that are now common to all societies worldwide. It argues that the case for good nutrition for all people, in all parts of the globe and throughout the entire life-cycle, is growing stronger and includes contributions from some of the world’s most influential and respected experts in the field.

On 10 November 2016, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) together with the Global Health Centre, held an event in Geneva, Switzerland titled, “Protecting our Planet’s Health: Growing Cities, Poor Nutrition, What Can Be Done?”. The event provided a moment to highlight nutrition issues that may be faced by the four billion (and increasing) people in the world who live in cities. Almost a quarter of them live in slums and struggle to access a healthy and diverse diet.

In October 2016, the report titled, “Ending Hunger: What would it cost?” was launched by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). According to the study, it will cost USD 11 billion a year of additional investments until 2030 to end hunger. This means a 40 percent increase over current spending of USD 8.6 billion on global hunger programs–based on the traditional share of donor spending in developing countries.

On 21 September 2016, the Ministry of Health, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and all of the nutrition partners held a ceremony for the official bestowal of the title of Ambassador for Nutrition upon H.E Mrs Djené Kaba Condé, first lady of the Republic of Guinea. The title, symbolically engraved on a marble plaque, was solemnly handed over by Mrs Séraphine Wakana, Coordinator of the United Nations System in Guinea.

In October 2016, UNICEF published a new report titled, “From the First Hour of Life: Making the case for improved infant and young child feeding everywhere,”. It provides a global status update on infant and young child feeding practices and puts forth recommendations for improving them. It features information on how infants and young children are being fed and how these feeding practices match up to the recommended guidelines on infant and young child feeding.

Monday 1st November 2016, Serena Hotel – The first Learning Route for Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliances in Africa was launched at Serena Hotel in Kigali. Hosted by SUN Alliance Rwanda with support from SUN Civil Society Network and PROCASUR Corporation, the event which…

On 31 May 2016, the UN Network for Nutrition and Food Security in Myanmar came together for their first retreat in Yangon. Funded and facilitated by the UN Network’s REACH, the event brought together over 50 representatives from FAO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNOPS (LIFT and 3 MDG Multi-donor Trust Fund projects), WFP, World Bank, the UN Resident Coordinator’s office, including representatives of the UN Network at country level and the UN Network/REACH Secretariat at global level.

On 6 October 2016, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held a special event in Washington D.C. titled “Accelerating Progress in Ending Hunger and Undernutrition” to discuss how progress to end hunger and undernutrition by 2025 can be accelerated and sustained.

Quarterly Update: SUN Civil Society Network Q3 2016

On 12 October 2016, an event in N’Djamena, Chad, was held to launched the new report titled “The Cost of Hunger in Africa: the Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition on Chad’s Long-Term Development”.

On 20 October 2016, a high level event was held in Lesotho to launch the Cost of Hunger report and the new Food and Nutrition Policy. It also represented a moment to promote the membership of Lesotho in the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement and the declaration of October as Lesotho’s National Nutrition Month, which in 2016 was celebrated under the theme “First 1,000 Days of Life”.

From 26-28 October 2016, the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) was celebrated across the continent under the theme “Investing in Food Systems for Improving Child Nutrition: Key to Africa’s Renaissance”

From 24-26 October 2016, the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative Congress was held in Geneva, Switzerland. The congress was held on the 25th anniversary of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) and represented a moment to celebrate the successes and reflect on the challenges to set a future course on how to use the lessons learned to ensure that every newborn receives appropriate care.

From 17-20 October 2016, Habitat III, the first UN global summit on urbanization since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was held in Quito, Ecuador. The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development offered a unique opportunity to discuss the…

From 17-21 October 2016, the 43rd Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS43) was held at the Food and Agriculture Organization Plenary Hall in Rome, Italy. 2016 marks the 40th anniversary of CFS which held its first session in 1976 following a World Food Conference decision in 1974.

This blog has been written by Ramatu Jalloh, SUN CSA coordinator in Sierra Leone. The first day of the Learning Route in Rwanda for civil society alliances kicked off with an Experience Fair at Umubano Hotel in Kigali. Planned as a preparation session for…