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The SUN Movement Civil Society Network is calling for nominations of candidates for positions in the networks steering group. The following positions are open: Chair of the SUN Movement Civil Society Network Steering Group Vice-Chair of the SUN Movement Civil Society Network Steering Group Members…

The SUN Movement Secretariat pays its respects to those who have lost their lives and extends its sympathies to those affected by the devastating earthquakes in Nepal. Nutrition champions across the SUN Movement are united in their wish for the safety, security and well-being of…

On 7th April 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognised World Health Day with the theme “From farm to plate, make food safe”. This comes as new data is shared about the harm caused by foodborne illnesses and the threats it has on global safety….

On 2nd April 2015, immediately following the IPU-132, UNICEF and Alive & Thrive co-hosted a conference on “The Role of Parliamentarians in the Fulfilment of Child’s Rights to Nutrition and Development” in collaboration with the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. The…

On 28th March 2015, the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly opened in Hanoi, Vietnam. The event, which ran for the next four days, brought together more than 1,300 delegates to cover issues of global concern, including international law, threats to peace and security and water…

On 16th April 2015, the Power of Nutrition was officially launched at the World Bank Head Quarters in Washington DC. Ministers of Finance together with senior leadership from the Power of Nutrition partner organizations – the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, UBS Optimus Foundation, the UK…

On 9th April 2015, a task team of the SUN Movement Lead Group met in Tanzania for a two day meeting to discuss, debate and discover potential options for the future of the SUN Movement. Hosted by the Government of Tanzania, representatives included SUN Lead Group…

On 15th and 16th April 2015, participants from eight SUN countries met in Bangkok to accelerate efforts in budget analysis for nutrition. The workshop was the first in a series of workshops that aim to help policy makers prioritise, plan and make informed decisions on resource…

In February 2015, the REACH Partnership in Bangladesh launched a new version of a film about the complex underlying causes of malnutrition. This film is the product of a project whereby community activists were trained with video skills to document their nutrition reality. The project…

On 20th January 2015, Christa Räder, the World Food Programme Representative for Bangladesh was interviewed on the national nutrition situation by renowned national broadcaster Ekkator TV on in its current affairs programme Arthosonglap. The 20 min interview by Kazi Azizul Islam provided a comprehensive analysis of…

The Alliance of Civil Society Organisations for Nutritional and Food Sovereignty and Security has actively participated in advocacy spaces to request that the Legislative Assembly reform the provisions of the criminal code relating to the market, free competition and consumer protection. This has arisen with the bean stockpiling crisis and a piece of correspondence on the issue was submitted in July 2014.

Cotonou, Benin, 29-31 October, Workshop opened by His Excellency the Minister of Development in Benin, Marcel De Souza, underlining that improving nutrition must be at the heart of progress in each country. The welcoming addresses highlighted the multidisciplinary character of nutrition and the collective responsibility of the various sectors (governmental sectors, civil society, academia, private sector and development actors).

In August and September 2015, the Abomey-Calavi Agricultural Sciences University in Cotonou, Benin will conduct three training workshops. These will be focused on nutrition in the framework of the 24th edition of the university’s international course in Human Nutrition and Food Security. The workshops will cover three…

Throughout February and March of 2015, the Scaling up Nutrition multi-stakeholder platform for nutrition in Pakistan embarked on a country budget analysis exercise. Along with 30 other countries undertaking this investigation, Pakistan aims to accelerate its tracking of nutrition-relevant budget allocations and to share and…

To be read as a bus ride, sometimes fast, sometimes slow; sometimes in shocks, sometimes smoothly, but what you read is never complete because the bus must move on.

In March 2015, the Power of Nutrition website went live and is a new innovative financing facility dedicated to unlocking up to $1 billion of new private and public financing to improve child nutrition. The Power of Nutrition is a partnership of investors and implementers committed…

In October 2014, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) shared results from a data collection and analysis pilot project with the Government of Tajikistan. Given the success of the project, FAO has been requested by Tajikistan’s Agency of Statistics to provide further assistance by training…