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On 15th July 2015, Ethiopia declared to end child malnutrition by 2030 with the launch of their Seqota Declaration. The launch was announced by Ethiopia’s Minister of Health, Kesete Admasu, during a side event at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development. The Seqota…

On 15th May 2015, the Zambia Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition (CSO-SUN) organised the 2015 Global Day of Action (GDA) at Kasuba Pimary School in Samfya District of Luapula Province, Zambia. The GDA was officiated by Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Borniface Chibwali together with the host Senior…

On 4th July 2015, a new analysis was published in The Lancet entitled “Keeping score: fostering accountability for children’s lives”. The analysis reveals that more than 34 million children’s lives have been saved since 2000 because of investments in child health programmes. In the poorest…

Until 31st July 2015, the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN forum) is running an online discussion about Food Security, Gender Equality and Peace-Building. This online discussion was organised in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies to better understand the links between food security, gender equality and…

On 6 July 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/69/310 on the follow up to the Second International Conference on Nutrition. United Nations member states welcomed the Rome Declaration on Nutrition and the Framework for Action. At the meeting, the representative of South…

On 14th July 2015, the event “Financing Growth: Mobilizing Leadership and Investment in Nutrition” was held in the margins of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3) to build the investment case for nutrition. New estimates shared by the World Bank reveal that an additional $8.50 per child under…

On 13th July 2015, United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, formally launched the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in support of Every Woman Every Child. Global health leaders were joined by representatives of the United Nations, the World Bank Group, and the Governments of Canada, Norway and the United States for the…

On 13th July 2015, the event “Harnessing Innovative financing for Nutrition in Africa”, set a major stage for the launching of the African Regional Nutrition Strategy by His Majesty, King Letsie III, King of Lesotho. The event was organised by the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with NEPAD…

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On 2nd July 2015, Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Victor Bockarie Foh, launched the Food and Nutrition Security Implementation (FNSI) plan as part of the country’s efforts in Scaling Up Nutrition. In his keynote address, Vice President Foh spoke on the importance of the FNSI Plan which, as…

On 29th and 30th June 2015, the United Nations (UN) Network for SUN held a regional consultation in Bangkok, Thailand, to further coordinate efforts on scaling up nutrition in the Asia and Pacific. The meeting was hosted by FAO and co-organised by the United Nations Standing…

On 29th June 2015, The Global Prevalence of Anaemia in 2011 was shared by the World Health Organisation. The document describes the global estimates of prevalence of anaemia in preschool-age children (6-59 months), women of reproductive age (15-49 years), by pregnancy status, by region and by country. The…

From 11th to 13th June 2015, the National Council for Food and Nutrition (CAN) in Benin organised the first national forum on the first 1000 days of life. The event was organised with the support of agencies in UN Network for SUN. The aim of the…

On 1st July 2015, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was announced as the 2015 World Food Prize Laureate at a ceremony in Washington D.C. for his commitment to ending extreme poverty. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is the internationally renowned founder and chairperson of BRAC (formally known as…

From the 7th to 15th June 2015, African leaders from across the continent gathered in Pretoria for the 25th summit of the African Union (AU) . The summit was held under the theme: “Year of women empowerment and development towards Agenda 2063.” Participants celebrated the fact…