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From 27 to 31 July 2015, the 20th meeting of the SUN Country Network was held across 11 two-hour sessions by telephone and video conference. 194 participants from 41 SUN Countries joined the calls in English, French and Spanish. The thematic discussion was on “Development of…

On 25 August 2015, an event titled “Swasth Bharat Sashakt Bharat – Business Models for Securing Nutritional Outcomes”, was held in New Dehli, India. The event was organised by the CII Food and Agriculture Centre of Excellence (FACE) in partnership with the Global Alliance for…

In August 2015, new statistics were reported by Peru, announcing that chronic child malnutrition has halved in seven years. The new figures from the National Statistics Institute show that in the first half of 2015, 14.4% of children under five suffer from chronic child malnutrition vs…

IAEA Inter-Regional Project ‘Contributing to the evidence base to improve stunting reduction programmes’ Throughout 2015, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is preparing a new inter-regional project on ‘Contributing to the evidence base to improve stunting reduction programmes’ covering Africa, Asia and Latin America. Stunting…

As of August 2015, 51 of the 55 SUN Countries have nominated SUN Government Focal Points who are responsible for ensuring that the country’s efforts engage the whole of government and for coordinating external support. In some countries, the SUN Government Focal Point is supported…

On 20 August 2015, Graça Machel, an international advocate for women’s and children’s rights, Founder and Chair of the Graca Machel Trust and South Africa’s former first lady, made a two day visit to accelerate efforts to improve nutrition in Malawi. Her visit was to inspire…

On 19 August 2015, a two day workshop was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on the topic “Engaging Market Women to Promote Nutrition, Immunization and Maintaining Zero Ebola Case”. The workshop was organised by the Children Advocacy Forum Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Sierra…

On 17 August 2015, UNICEF organised a media conference in Kano, northwest Nigeria, on child malnutrition and community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM). The event represented an opportunity to review progress made in Nigeria’s health sector and highlight the challenges that remain. It was also…

On 6 August 2015, AidData shared a podcast about tracking nutrition aid and how the same method could be applied to womens empowerment. The 13 minute podcast was the sixth episode of a “Deeper than data” summer podcast series by AidData. AidData is a research and…

From 11 August to 7 September 2015, the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) has launched an online consultation open to civil society, academia and the private sector to seek their inputs on the development of an indicator framework for the…

In July 2015, a new report was launched by the International Food Policy Research Institute to synthesize the critical elements required to improve nutrition impact at scale. The report recognises that whilst there is global consensus on the need to improve nutrition, little is known…

From 1 – 7 August 2015, thousands rallied around the world to protect, promote and support breastfeeding behind the theme “Breastfeeding and Work – Let’s make it work!”. The World Breastfeeding Week is held each year as a commemoration of the Innocenti Declaration made by the World…

From 1 – 7 August 2015, the World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated in Cambodia with University Forum on the first 1,000 days of a child’s life. The event was organised with the joint effort of World Vision’s Child Health Now, Helen Keller International and Paññāsāstra University…

From 1 – 7 August 2015, the World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated by mothers in Vietnam with their participation in setting a domestic record for mass breastfeeding. Over 1,000 mothers in three major cities participated in the event (440 mothers in Hanoi, 590 mothers in Ho…

From 1 – 7 August 2015, the World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated in Niger with the launch of two videos that aim to improve child nutrition through improved hygiene and good breastfeeding practices. The videos were created as part of a social change project with the USAID-funded Strengthening…

From 1 – 7 August 2015, the World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated in Lesotho which included a launch organised by the Ministry of Health. Lesotho’s Queen, Mamohato Bereng Seeiso, who is also the national patron of breastfeeding, was the guest speaker on the day. Thithidi Diaho, a nutritionist…

From 1 – 7 August 2015, the World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated in Nepal with an interaction program organised by the Civil Society Alliance for Nutrition Nepal. The Interaction Program was organised with the support of local staff and the management committee of Kanti Children’s Hospital. Over…

From 1 – 7 August 2015, the World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated in the Philippines with support from development partners. Activities included news segments featuring United Nations advice on policies and plans, an International Breastfeeding Conference and a mass breastfeeding event. In an Eagle news…

From 1 – 7 August 2015, the 2015 World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated in Zimbabwe with a number of activities led by the Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations in Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance. These included: Sensitization workshopswere heldin the World Health Organization Boardroom,Parirenyatwa for: Street facilitators (29…