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In November 2015, the evaluation team of the SUN Movement Multi Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) evaluation released the SUN Movement MPTF Interim Report. This Report presents: an update on the progress of the independent evaluation; and principal preliminary findings, including possible options for the future…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is exploring ways in which it can increase its support to SUN Countries through effective partnerships across the SUN Movement. The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently announced its plans to increase its support to countries on nutrition as part of…

In November 2015, Cote d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Health and AIDS Control launched a national nutrition social and behavior change communication (SBCC) strategy through the Coordinating Director of the National Nutrition Program. It was developed in collaboration with the National Program for Care and Treatment of…

Ann Jimerson As the clock ticks to mark the first hour of the baby’s life, a young mother raises her hand to contradict her mother-in-law, who wants to give the baby honey instead of breastmilk. It’s one of my favorite TV spots from Alive & Thrive’s (A&T) program in Bangladesh. Every time I view this TV spot, I feel a surge of emotion when the young mother firmly says, “No, give her to me. I have to breastfeed.”

Read the November 2015 Update for news from SUN Countries and around the Movement. ENGLISH | FRANÇAIS | ESPAÑOL

On 18 November 2015, African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, joined a “High-Level Roundtable on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition” to share the AfDB’s perspective on agriculture and nutrition. In delivering the keynote address, he shared the ways in which malnutrition can be…

In October 2015, the Congress of Peru recognised family farming as a key pillar of food security in the country by approving legislation to promote the sustainable development of family farming. The new law was the result of coordination between the Congress and the National…

On 8 December 2015, Zambia’s Vice President, Inonge Wina, launched the 2015 Global Nutrition Report in the capital of Lusaka. The Vice President was joined by the Minister of Agriculture, Given Lubinda, his Deputy Minister and two permanent secretaries. The event, organised by he Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute…

From 9 December 2015 until 30 January 2016, the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition are seeking feedback, views and comments on an Issues Note on Nutrition and Food Systems via an e-consultation. The Issues Note was proposed by the HLPE…

Until 15 December 2015, as a follow up to the 2015 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Forum held in Bonn, Germany, Action Contre le Faim (ACF) is looking for successful stories around the world to be included into the upcoming “ACF/ UNICEF/ ECHO WASH in Nutrition Operational…

On 3 December 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held an event to discuss the global architecture which supports the comprehensive approach to nutrition embedded in the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) outcomes and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The event was opened…

On 17 October 2015, on the occasion of World Toilet Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a new report entitled, Improving Nutrition Outcomes With Better Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Practical Solutions…

From 24 to 26 November 2015, a nutrition advocacy conference titled “Nutrition partnerships and investments: an imperative towards sustainable development”, was held in Gaborone, Botswana, bringing together local, national and global partners to discuss multi-sectoral approaches to nutrition and the necessary investments needed from each…

In November 2015, the SUN Movement Secretariat, in collaboration with the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN), launched an online discussion forum to provide a space for informal discussions of topical issues, approaches and good practices in relation to the four strategic objectives of the SUN Movement. The en-net…

On 17 November 2015, the Ministries of Social Development of Peru and Ecuador launched a joint communication campaign for healthy nutritional practices at the International Bridge connecting the border towns of Piura district of Peru and Macara, in the Ecuadorian canton. The communication campaign will disseminate…

On 20 November 2015, SecureNutrition began a new seminar series focused on the intersection of nutrition and social protection. The first seminar featured Katherine Richards and Nicola Hypher, two experts from Save the Children who reviewed effective approaches currently in the field that leverage social protection…

During the month of November 2015, in the regions of Puno and Cusco Ayacuho, a series of educational nutrition campaigns were launched on radio to promote best practices to reduce child malnutrition and anemia. Three of the radio campaigns have been awarded in the IV National Healthy Radio Competition (IV…

From 11 to 12 November 2015, the German WASH-Network, an alliance of 19 German non-governmental organisations, held an international conference on the nexus between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and nutrition security in the city of Bonn, Germany. Participants discussed strategies for integrating WASH and nutrition programming in development…