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This Quarterly Update shares the progress made by the SUN Civil Society Network from April – June 2016 which are strengthening their collective efforts in Scaling Up Nutrition. SUN Civil Society Network Resources The SUN Civil Society Network has launched their Advocacy Toolkit. The Toolkit is a…

On 21 April 2016, the Government of Nepal, the European Union and UNICEF launched the national “Golden 1000 days Public Awareness Campaign”. Led by the National Planning Commission (NPC), the campaign aims to raise the awareness of the unique window of opportunity between a women’s pregnancy…

On 1 June 2016, the National SUN Secretariat and the Ministry of Planning Development & Reform in collaboration with other ministries & partners, organized a consultative meeting on the formulation of Pakistan’s Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy. All stakeholders from line ministries, provincial departments, development partners, businesses, donors,…

On 20 June 2016, the Multi-stakeholder Platform on Food Security and Nutrition was formalised at the National Forum on Nutrition and Food Security. The Kyrgyz government, with support from UNICEF Kyrgyzstan, brought together representatives from academia, civil society, international organisation and business to improve coordination in…

Titus Mung’ou reflects on the 23rd Series of SUN Country Network Meetings where over 300 participants from 49 SUN Countries joined to share and learn from one another on sustaining political commitment to nutrition. About the author: Titus Mung’ou is the ENN Knowledge Management Specialist…

The concept of “nutrition-sensitive agriculture” sets out from the assumption that agriculture has a role in providing food security – which means access for all people at all times to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. However, judging from the number of close to 800 million…

An ENN article by Titus Mung’ou, Advocacy and Communications Manager at Action Against Hunger (ACF) at the time of writing and Jacob Korir is the Head of Health and Nutrition and Health Department at ACF Kenya Mission. He is the current Chair of the SUN CSA. Background…

An ENN article by Nina Sardjunani is SUN Lead Group member, and Endang L. Achadi, Professsor in the Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia. Background Undernutrition rates in Indonesia are high with stunting and wasting affecting 37% and 12% of children under five respectively….

An ENN article by Muhammad Aslam Shaheen is SUN Focal Point in Pakistan and Dr. Ali Ahmad Khan is Programme Officer for the SUN Secretariat, Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, Pakistan. Background In Pakistan, the nutritional status of children under five years of age is extremely…

An ENN article by Eneya Phiri, Head of Advocacy and Communications at Zambia Civil Society SUN Nutrition Alliance. Background In the Republic of Zambia, children under five years of age have high levels of stunting (40%) and wasting (6%), and high levels of micronutrient malnutrition….

Background Somalia has been affected by civil war since 1991 and suffers from recurrent droughts, characterising it as a complex political environment with extreme poverty, food insecurity and instability. Somalia’s malnutrition rates are consistently among the worst in the world, with currently 13.6 per cent…

An ENN article by Dr. Saja Abdullah, Dr. Rasha Al Ardi, and Dr. Rajia Sharhan. What we know: Yemen is the poorest Arab nation, embroiled in lengthy political crisis and ongoing conflict. Malnutrition is a major and chronic problem; international humanitarian access is compromised. What…

An ENN article by Aashima Garg, Anthony Calibo, Rene Galera, Andrew Bucu, Rosalia Paje and Willibald Zeck. What we know: Access to essential health and nutrition services by the poor and marginalised in the Philippines is low, exacerbated by recurrent disasters and conflict. Malnutrition persists…

An ENN article by Felix Pensulo Phiri, Director of Nutrition in the Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS, Ministry of Health, Malawi. He is responsible for providing nutrition multi-sector oversight function and coordination for the National Nutrition Response and is the SUN nutrition focal point in…

Background Kenya was one of the first countries to sign up to the SUN Movement in November 2012 and the European Union Delegation in Kenya agreed to be the SUN Donor Network convenor in 2013. Around this time, Hjordis arrived in Kenya as the Head…

From 13 to 14 June 2016, the EAT Stockholm Food Forum took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The event brought together global leaders and experts in food, health, and sustainability to help develop goals, strategies, and guidelines to meet the interconnected challenges of consumption and production…

On the 23rd of May 2016, the World Cancer Research Fund International and the Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Alliance launched a new policy brief on Ambitious SMART commitments to address NCDs, overweight and obesity. This brief illustrates how recommendations in the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2)…

The National Community Nutrition Programme Unit, under the coordination of the National Nutrition Office, reinforces community-level actions through a mass mobilization programme in disadvantaged districts of the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo. The first two events were held on 28 January and 5 March 2016 respectively,…