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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…

From 24-25 October 2016, a two day workshop was held to organize the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance in Liberia with 42 locals and 3 international civil society organisation under the theme “Better Nutrition For All”. The event was organized by Action Contre la Faim (ACF) with technical support from UNICEF in an effort to support the government in its commitment to fight under nutrition and build on the governments commitment to scaling up nutrition when it joined the SUN Movement in February 2014.

From 24-28 October 2016, the 2016 Micronutrient Forum was held in Mexico, providing a common ground and collaborative space for professionals, organisations and stakeholders who share an interest in reducing micronutrient malnutrition. The Conference focused on the importance of placing women’s nutrition at the center of sustainable development. Women are both a prime focus of nutrition interventions and key partners in the delivery of programs – for children, families and communities.

From 30 October to 5 November 2016, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Alliance Rwanda in collaboration with SUN Civil Society Network and PROCASUR Corporation today launch the first international Learning Route exchange program among Civil Society Alliances in Rwanda.

In October 2016, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) launched a new e-Learning module on “Improving Nutrition through Agriculture and Food Systems” via the FAO e-learning page. The module is designed to assist professionals from any fields related to agriculture and food systems that are involved in designing and implementing nutrition-sensitive policies and investments.