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On the International Day for Biological Diversity, 23 May 2016, Gerda Verburg, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN and incoming Coordinator of the ‘Scaling Up Nutrition’ Movement guest blogs on Ann Tutwiler’s DG Dialogues. She explains why farmers’ knowledge is a vital asset when…

On 19 May 2016, a new study by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Food Climate Research Network (FCRN) makes the case for addressing sustainability and climate change when promoting good nutrition. The “Plates, Pyramids, Planet” report evaluates government-issued food guidelines from across the…

Ms Gerda Verburg, incoming Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Coordinator, reflects on the recent Women Deliver Conference and shares her insights on efforts to promote improved nutrition through the empowerment of girls.

On 9 May 2016, a delegation from Tajikistan were welcomed by colleagues in Nepal to embark on a six day “Tajikistan Study Tour”. The tour allowed the Tajik delegation to receive practical knowledge about the activities underway in Nepal that are helping to direct the country’s efforts…

On 12 May 2016, Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan of Uttar Pradesh State in India, signed a letter of commitment officially joining the SUN Movement. Uttar Pradesh joins 57 countries from Africa,. Asia and Latin America and the Indian Sate of Maharashtra, currently driving the SUN Movement….

On 23 May 2016, in the side lines of the Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly, Ministers of Health were joined by nutrition champions in Geneva to talk about the status of nutrition globally. The event, titled “Accelerating National Progress on Tackling child Obesity and Child Undernutrition in…

On 23 May 2016, the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition and the African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted a high-level event on “Achieving Nutrition Security: A call for leadership, partnership and investment” in Lusaka, Zambia. The event was part of the African…

On 23 May 2016, the Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly was opened in Geneva, Switzerland, by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Margaret Chan. She called for the celebration of stunning health achievements but also warned that health challenges have grown widespread and are becoming more complex. Around 3,500 delegates…

From 17 to 19 May 2016, over 5,000 delegates from around the world gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, to participate in the 4th Women Deliver Conference. The conference, which has been held every three years since 2007, brings global attention to the health, rights and well-being of…

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