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On 12th February 2015, the Malawian Parliament passed the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations bill which increases the legal age of marriage to 18. Previously, girls in Malawi were allowed to marry at 16 or, with parental consent, at 15. In addition to the new minimum…

On the 3rd of March 2015, the SUN Movement Network Facilitators participated in their regular monthly conference call organized by Christine Campeau of the SUN Movement Secretariat. The UN Network provided highlights from a recent two-day conference. During the conference, participants consolidated their responses to…

A new report published by Save the Children in March 2015 focuses on Policy and Programming in SUN Countries for adolescent nutrition. The aim of the report is to share experiences from different countries about types of approaches used and challenges faced when addressing adolescent…

On 11 March 2015, a workshop was held in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, to develop a communication strategy on good nutrition behaviours. The event was organised by the National Nutrition Program Coordinators with USAID. Director of the National Nutrition Programme (Pnn), Dr Patricia N’Goran, who is also the SUN…

A new study published in The Lancet Global Health in March 2015, associates breastfeeding with improved performance in intelligence tests 30 years later. The population-based birth cohort study of neonates was launched in 1982 in Brazil and gathered information from 3,493 participants. The findings conclude…

On the 3rd March 2015, multiple stakeholders came together with the Government of Cambodia for a National Conference on Nutrition. The two day event organised by the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development, USAID Cambodia, UNICEF Cambodia, FAO Cambodia, and WFP Cambodia brought together over…

On 16th March 2015, Sri Lanka’s Scaling Up Nutrition Forum organised a Global Nutrition Report launch in Colombo. The event was attended by multiple stakeholders including Rosy Senanayake, State Minister of Children’s Affairs, Rosy Senanayake. In her address to the audience, she announced a nutrition package for pregnant…

As of 19th March 2015, preparation of regional workshops on accelerating SUN country tracking of nutrition-relevant budget allocations is progressing with organisation by UNICEF on behalf of the UN Network. The workshops will be closed events with participants upon invitation only. The 32 SUN countries participating in…

On 5 March 2015, The Gambia held an event to recognise International School Meals Day as part of the world wide commemoration under the theme “Celebrating culture through food”. The celebration raised awareness on the importance of food and nutrition in education, as well as…

On 17 March 2015, the Philippines Department of Social Welfare Secretary, Corazon Juliano-Soliman, met with World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, Ertharin Cousin, who is also a SUN Movement Lead Group Member. They explored ways to enhance their partnership in disaster preparedness and support for…

On 12 March 2015, the SUN Civil Society Network (SUNCSN) convened a second conference call between key stakeholders across the Civil Society Network known as the SUNCSN Advocacy Working Group. During this call, key activities in the coming months were shared to identify where efforts could be aligned…