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On 23rd December 2014, the Zambian Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition Alliance (CSO-SUN) held their first ever Nutrition Forum on 23rd December 2014 at the Taj Pamodzi hotel in Lusaka. The forum, structured as a breakfast event, brought together stakeholders from various sectors working towards…

On 26th November 2014, the National Congress of Indonesian Nutritionists Association (PERSAGI) was held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. During the event, Health Minister Nila Moeloek said that she believes that stunting should cease to exist in Indonesia. She said stunting endangers the future of the Indonesians and…

On 15th December 2014, a seminar on “Poverty, Consumption, Food Security, and Malnutrition in Pakistan” was held at the Pakistan Planning Commission. The seminar was organised by The Micronutrient Initiative (MI) and the Ministry of Health Services Regulation and Coordination (MHSRC). During the seminar, Minister for…

On 19th December 2014, the Government of Nepal, with the collaboration and support of the United Nations, launched a national Zero Hunger Challenge, a major initiative to eradicate hunger in the Himalayan country by 2025. The National Zero Hunger Challenge (NZHC) was launched on behalf…

On 22nd December 2014, the United States contributed an additional $34 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to combat malnutrition in Pakistan. The funding will enable the WFP to transform 71,000 tons of wheat, donated by Pakistan, into fortified flour. The aid will also be…

Until the 15th January 2015, the Global Nutrition Report Independent Expert Group is seeking feedback on emerging ideas and thinking behind the 2015 and 2016 Global Nutrition Reports. You can find the consultation document and more information at the Global Nutrition Report website. About the Global…

On the 4th December 2014, The President of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza, visited the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for a meeting to discuss solutions to the food security and nutrition challenges facing Mozambique today. He met with FAO Director-General, Jose Graziano da Silva at FAO’s…

On 16th December 2014, the office of the World Bank Executive Board approved a loan amounting to $1.1 billion for three projects in Bangladesh. The fund has the potential to benefit almost 36m people by improving the quality of primary education, building coastal communities’ resilience to natural…

On 30th November 2014, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Director General, José Graziano da Silva honored the achievements of thirteen countries for their progress in fighting hunger. SUN countries Cameroon, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Mauritania and the Philippines were among those awarded with diplomas at FAO…

On 8 December 2014, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) released a report on “The Emerging Global Health Crisis: Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries”. The report identifies that rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries are increasing…

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From the 9th – 11th December 2014, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) held its 7th International Development Conference in Islamabad, Pakistan. The event was organised by SDPI together with FAO, IFAD and WFP and was titled “Pathways to Sustainable Development”. The conference brings together…

In early December 2014, following the Second International Conference on Nutrition, the United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) finalised a Policy Brief and Technical Note on “Nutrition and the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals”. The UNSCN recognises that explicit attention to nutrition is needed across the Sustainable Development…

From the 3 to 4 December 2014, Over 60 participants came together for the Enhanced Learning Exercise on the Prevention and Management of Conflicts of Interest in the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, hosted by Indonesia at the DoubleTree for Hilton Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. Multi-stakeholder…

Consultations are underway on the setting up of a Global Financing Facility (GFF) to mobilize support for plans to accelerate progress on the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and bring an end to preventable maternal and child deaths by 2030. The deadline to contribute is…

At the end of 2013, two sets of media products were developed by the Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation Coordination (DWSSC) from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) in partnership with UNICEF Namibia. The project was funded by the European Union through a grant…