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Read the September 2014 Update for news from SUN Countries and around the Movement. ENGLISH | FRENCH | ESPAÑOL

At the end of September 2014, consulting firm Mokoro Ltd in partnership with Valid International and FEG Consulting completed the SUN Movement Independent Comprehensive Evaluation Interim Report. The Interim Progress Report is intended to provide an update to the Lead Group, an interim assessment of the SUN Movement Secretariat (SMS) and…

On 22 September 2014, the sixth meeting of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group was held in New York to review the progress of, and provide guidance to, the SUN Movement. The Lead Group considered; Immediate priorities for the SUN Movement Opportunities to…

From 23 to 25 September 2014, SUN countries came together for the first Scaling Up Nutrition Social Mobilization, Advocacy and Communication (SMAC) for Nutrition workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The event was organised by the Tanzania Civil Society Alliance PANITA with the support of…

From 1 September 2014, the SUN Movement Secretariat held the 15th meeting of the network of SUN Government focal Points. The thematic discussion for the meeting was “Strengths and challenges of the SUN Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and the self-assessment workshops”. The latest meeting involved nine…

On 6 August 2014, the Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, inaugurated the week long programme which marks the fourth year for Bangladesh to observe World Breastfeeding Week. The Health Minister Mohammed Nasim said the country had taken on new programmes this year to…

On 16 September 2014, the annual report “The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014” (SOFI 2014) was launched in Rome, Italy. The report presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the millennium development goals (MDGs) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets. It…

In September 2014, UNICEF launched the progress report for their child survival call to action – A Promise Renewed. The annual report focuses on newborn survival and discusses levels and trends in under-five and neonatal mortality and analyses key interventions for mothers and newborns. The…

On 24 September 2014, at the United Nations Climate Summit, Graziano da Silva, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced that Queen Letizia of Spain will attend the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) scheduled to take place in Rome this year…

On 25 September 2014, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Malawi, Dr George Chaponda spoke on behalf of the state’s president at the Zero Hunger event held on the side-lines of the United Nations General Assembly. He said Malawi is experiencing food…

On 17 September 2014, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare launched a US$8.7 million grant from the World Bank to implement a 5-year results based financing project called the “Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project”. The project is being facilitated by the…

The third Scaling Up Nutrition: In Practice brief focuses on social mobilization, advocacy and communication for nutrition. Stakeholders from six SUN countries have contributed accounts of their experiences in raising awareness and mobilizing public support to scale up nutrition. Key lessons have been identified in…

On 22 September 2014, the National Planning Commission of Nepal held a two day workshop on the effective coordination and implementation the Multi-sectoral Nutrition Plan (MSNP) for districts. The event brought together over 100 officials from eight districts and multiple ministries in Kathmandu. The MSNP reflects the commitment of…

On 26 August 2014, the SUN Civil Society Alliance in Kenya (SUN CSA) held a four day nutrition and food security advocacy training in West Pokot, North Rift region. This is the first county level training conducted by SUN CSA and represents significant progress in the institutionalization…

On 25 August 2014, the Government of Burundi held a two day regional workshop in Bujumbura, Burundi, to address the challenges in building human capacity for nutrition. The Minister of Public Health and the fight against AIDS, Dr. Sabine Ntakarutimana, opened the event saying the…

On 23 September 2014, the Vice President of Zambia, Guy Scott, participated in the launch of a new Institute of Development Studies report titled “Turning Rapid Growth into Meaningful Growth: Sustaining the Commitment to Nutrition in Zambia”. Vice President Scott said “Investing in the most…