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On 8 March 2016, United Nations agencies led International Women’s Day under the theme “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality” to reflect on how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals. The…

On 8 March 2016, a National Stakeholders Consultative Forum was held in Abuja, Nigeria, to advance the agenda for gender equality and women’s empowerment. The event gathered 569 stakeholders who made policy and programmatic recommendations for the country. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Ms. Aisha…

On 8 and 10 March 2016, the United Nations womens agency (UN Women) in Indonesia, in partnership with two radio stations—Woman Radio 94.3 FM and RRI Pro 3 88.8 FM — aired a radio talk show on gender equality to commemorate International Women’s Day. Radio…

On 8 March 2016, the Government of Niger celebrated International Women’s Day with an official ceremony at the Palais des Congrès in Niamey. Niger’s Minister of Population, Promotion and Protection of Women, Ms. Kafa Rekiatou Christelle Jackou and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mr. Fopde Ndiaye, attended the…

On 8 March 2016, the United Nations Women’s agency (UN Women) held a public gathering to raise awareness of women’s rights in honour of International Women’s Day. The event at the Palais de la Culture in Bamako, brought together over 3,000 people from the government, development…

On 8 March 2016, an event was organised by the Federal Government of Somalia with support from the European Union and United Nations agencies under the theme, ‘A pledge for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment’, t recognise International Women’s Day. This responds to call by Somali women for greater…

On 8 March 2016 El Salvador commemorated International Women’s Day with a ceremony where President Salvador Sánchez Cerén, President of the Supreme Justice Court, Óscar Armando Pineda, and President of the Legislative Chamber, Lorena Peña, came together to sign an Gender Equality Pact. The Gender Equality Pact recognises…

On 25 February 2016, the Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS (DNHA) called a Malawi multi-sectoral nutrition response forum to discuss Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) successes and challenges in an effort to improve the nutritional status of Malawians in general. According to the Permanent Secretary of…

In February 2016, Madhu Kumar Marasini, Joint Secretary of the National Planning Commission Secretariat, became the SUN Government Focal Point in Nepal. As a Joint Secretary, Mr Marasini currently heads the Social Development Division at the National Planning Commission Secretariat (NPCS) and is leading the…

From 11 to 12 December 2015, a workshop was held at the Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry with over 50 participants from academia, United Nations agencies, and civil society organisation. The workshop was organised by UNICEF Guinea together with the University’s Department of Biology…

On 6 January 2016, the civil society alliance for nutrition in Guinea Conakry, Conseil National des Organisations de la Société Civile Guinéene (CNOSCG) launched an awareness raising initiative for nutrition. The mayor of the Kaloum, a District of Conakry, attended as a guest speaker. The…

From 14 to 15 March 2016, the African Union Commission, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency* and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), organised a workshop focused on strengthening capacity to mainstream nutrition in national agriculture and food security investment plans…

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On 21 December 2015, following deliberation in the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister, Head of Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), His Excellency Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon, signed a decree creating, organizing and defining the operation of the National Multisectoral Nutrition Committee…

The event held on strategies to prevent anaemia included training sessions for mothers who coordinate communal kitchens. On 30 January 2016, in the district of Villa El Salvador in Metropolitan Lima, the Peruvian Ministry of Health collaborated with the Ministry of Education through the Nutriwawa…

Mary Robinson Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality” – the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day serves as a timely reminder that, despite incremental progress of recent years and the ambition of the new global development agenda, we must redouble efforts to achieve a world underpinned by gender equality.

From 24 to 26 February, the first retreat of the SUN Movement Executive Committee was held in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting provided an opportunity for the committee to align their collective ambitions for the future and determine how countries can be best supported to deliver…

United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, today announced the appointment of Gerda Verburg of the Netherlands as the Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement. The Coordinator will work with 56 country governments that lead the SUN movement, united with UN agencies, civil society, business…