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Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition (ECSC-SUN) Yeshimebet Hailu is one of the roughly 30,000 health extension workers the government has trained and deployed all over the country.

The National Nutrition Coordination Body (NNCB) is the primary mechanism for leadership, policy decisions and the coordination of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Program (NNP). The implementation of this program began in 2008, using a multi-sectoral and life cycle approach. The NNP’s five-year plan was revised in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for the years 2013-2015.

Despite recent economic and technological progress, conditions for children and vulnerable populations remains a serious challenge. They are not getting sufficient amounts of iron, iodine, vitamin A, folic acid and zinc in their diets, causing illness including infections, blindness, mental disorders and an increased risk of morality.

In 2011, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and its UN partners (WHO, UNICEF, UNREACH, and WFP) donor partners (USAID, Irish AID, DFID, DANIDA, CIDA, Micronutrient Initiative, World Bank and Children’s Investment Fund Foundation) and non-government organisations under the umbrella of The Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania

Researchers and academics are more committed than ever in developing nutrition programs in an inclusive way, through participation in the National Council of Food and Nutrition (CAN) – a multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder platform for improving nutrition. The fight against malnutrition has been a concern of successive governments of Benin for decades.

Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition Waleligne Alamayehu, 21, is a young agriculture development agent, who closely lives with and supports rural community in their day-to-day farming related activities at Zallema kebele of Bure woreda, West Gojam zone.

The University of Costa Rica (UCR) is a state institution, which has a Competitive Fund for Strengthening the University Relationship with Society. The Fund is run by the Vice Presidency of Social Action, and uses public financed development projects with the aim of encouraging innovative collaboration with other stakeholders in finding solutions to national problems, and especially targeting the most vulnerable.

With a high malnutrition burden, low coverage of effective interventions and limited participation of the research community, the Ghana SUN Academic Platform is supporting decision makers to maximise nutrition impact.

From April 2016, the SUN Civil Society Network (CSN) secretariat has established a set of dedicated open door days for communications with CSAs and other members or civil society organisations. Calls and catch ups will, as much as possible, happen on those days, aiming for best…

22 March 2016 | As Mozambique’s UN Network for SUN celebrates the successful completion of the United Nations Agenda for the Reduction of Chronic Undernutrition (2015-2019), other countries look to it as an example to emulate. Mozambique is the first country to undertake this UN Network…

On 8 March 2016, the State of the World’s Water report was launched by WaterAid to mark World Water Day 2016. Titled “Water: At What Cost?”, it reveals that the poorest people in the world are paying the highest price for safe water – and it…

From 14 to 24 March 2016, the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Representatives of Member States, United Nations entities, and Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) accredited non-governmental organizations from all…

In March 2016, the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have called for the creation of a high-level body – “African Leaders for Nutrition” (ALN) which will champion the implementation of diverse policies and interventions to address malnutrition in all its forms…

On 21 March 2016, the Food and Agricultural Organization, World Health Organization and UNICEF event for the occassion of the 60th Annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), held an event titled “Investing in women’s nutrition for healthy, smart and more sustainable choices.” This…

From 25 to 29 January 2016, over 300 participants from 45 SUN Countries and the Indian State of Maharashtra, joined the 22nd Series of SUN Country Network Meetings via teleconference. Eleven teleconferences were organised by the SUN Movement Secretariat in English, French and Spanish, and…

Until 18 April 2016, the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) is seeking a service provider for the supply of technical assistance to SUN Countries. The contract start date will be 31 August 2016 and will run for four years. The technical assistance will…

On 8 March 2016, the USAID funded global nutrition project, Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING), joined the global health and nutrition communities by pledging for parity for women and adolescent girl in their quest to end malnutrition. SPRING recognises the critical role…

On 8 March 2016, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and sister institutions celebrated International Women’s Day with a visit to the National Hospital and the Internally Displaced Persons Camps in Nigeria. A commemorative event was also held at the auditorium of the…

On 8 March 2016, the International Women’s Day campaign #PledgeForParity called for urgent action to accelerate gender parity. The campaign is led from the website www.internationalwomensday.com and is organised in two areas to generate momentum around the day. Celebrate #IWD2016 The website is a hub to…