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Throughout September 2015, leaders from around the world are preparing for the 70th United Nations High Level meeting of the General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The 70th UNGA high-level segment will start with the UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015 from 25 – 27 September 2015 at 11:00…

A lo largo del mes de septiembre de 2015, líderes de todas partes del mundo se prepararán para la reunión de alto nivel de la 70º Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (AGNU) en Nueva York. El segmento de alto nivel de la 70º AGNU comenzará…

Tout au long de septembre 2015, les dirigeants du monde entier se préparent pour la 70e réunion de haut niveau de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies (AGNU) à New York. Le segment de haut niveau de la 70e AGNU commencera par le Sommet sur le développement durable 2015 du…

In September 2015, Anthony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF and Chair of the SUN Movement Lead Group, appointed 15 people to serve on the SUN Movement Executive Committee for a period of two years. The committee includes six women and nine men with members from…

On 8 September 2015, the Ghana Parliamentary Caucus against Hunger and Malnutrition joined civil society for a round table to discuss how progress can be made towards achieving a hunger-free and well-nourished society. The caucus is a voluntary group of parliamentarians composed from both majority…

Launch of the UNICEF/WFP Joint Nutrition Response Plan for South Sudan in Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. Pictured, the official launch in Freedom Square. © UNICEF / McIlwaine On 9 September 2015, the South Sudan Ministry of Health supported the launch of a World…

In September 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a new publication on the linkages and synergies between social protection and nutrition. The publication was prepared by prepared by FAO’s Nutrition Division and Social Protection Division and it proposes recommendations for maximizing the nutritional…

In September 2015, the Evaluation Team of the SUN Movement Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) entered the inception phase of the evaluation. In the upcoming months the Evaluation Team will have interviews and consultations with relevant partners to the MPTF and will conduct country visits. The…

On 17 August 2015, a three day training was held in Tajikistan as part of the World Health Organization Europe’s (WHO/Europe) nutrition, physical activity and obesity programme. The training was dedicated to scale up the promotion of healthy diets, physical activity and to prevent nutrition…

On 24 September 2015, the government of Indonesia is hosting a side event at the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The event, titled “Food Security, Nutrition and Health: Harnessing Multi-sectoral Partnerships for the Post-2015 Development Agenda”, is supported by the World Food Programme, UNICEF…

On 25 August 2015, the Civil Society Alliance (CSA) in Pakistan held a strategy development workshop in Islamabad to identify key advocacy issues, revisit objectives and set goals for the next three years. The new strategy includes direction on advocacy and communication activities to promote…

On 4 September 2015, the provincial government of Benguet, in the Philippines, recognised local government units, schools and program frontliners who stood out in their implementation of nutrition programs with plaques and cash incentives. Awards were categorized as Outstanding Municipal Nutrition Program Implementer, Outstanding Barangay…

On 3 September 2015, Save the Children Philippines launched a new report titled “Sizing Up: The Stunting and child Malnutrition Problem in the Philippines”. In the report, Save the Children cites data from the 2013 National Nutrition Survey that indicates the rate of stunting among…

In September 2015, the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) released their 50th edition of Field Exchange. In addition to field articles, research, evaluations, news, views and letters, the 50th edition features guest editorials from Helen Young, Lola Gostelow & Lawrence Haddad and includes a special section…

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…