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Following on from the development of the Conflict of Interest Toolkit for the Prevention and Management of Conflict of Interest in the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, the first Learning Exercise was held in Accra, Ghana on 1-2 April 2014. The objectives of the event were to bring…

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The 5th meeting of the SUN Movement Lead Group took place on 15 April 2014. The meeting was exceptional in its energy and focus. During the meeting the Lead Group conveyed clear guidance to the SUN Movement as it accelerates its focus on implementation at scale and…

MARCH 2014: With growing attention to nutrition-agriculture linkages, understanding how to strengthen nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food systems is an essential task for the future. This edition of SCN News provides an overview and insights into how to change food systems for better nutrition. Part I…

9 APRIL 2014: A new programme worth €33 million to improve land governance and help improve the food and nutrition security of family farmers and vulnerable communities in Sub-saharan Africa, was announced today by the Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs. This will be done, among other…

9 APRIL 2014: At a two-day consultative stakeholders forum in Lilongwe, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries have agreed to promote small holder farmers in order for the region to boost its agriculture base production. Opening the conference, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security,…

11 APRIL 2014: The law department has given approval to draft the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Protection of Breastfeeding and Child Nutrition (amended) Act 2013. The proposed law for one of Pakistan’s four provinces, makes the manufacturers of formula milk bound to seek permission for marketing and…

11 April 2014: Action Against Hunger | ACF International has released a discussion paper about recent commitments made by nutrition stakeholders. The paper shares five key recommendations by ACF for nutrition donors and the broader nutrition community: Refine the tracking methodology developed by the main…

In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 4 April 2014, the second pilot self-assessment workshop, hosted by the Ministry of Health, brought together over thirty participants to discuss and assess national progress made based on the four strategic objectives underpinning the SUN Movement. Mrs. Bertine Ouaro, the…

FAO NEWS, 4 APRIL 2014: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) unveiled results of their joint work to develop targets and indicators for a new global development paradigm for sustainable…

THE GUARDIAN, 9 APRIL 2014: Burundi’s children are among the most malnourished in the world, but a project empowering mothers gives hope for a solution. Of Burundi’s 11 million inhabitants, 90% rely on agriculture, which means a large proportion of the population is affected by acute…

Read the March 2014 Update for news from SUN Countries and around the Movement.

The 10th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform (CAADP PP) meeting held from 18 – 22 March, came at a critical reflection moment with 2014 declared as the Year of Agriculture and Food Security as well as the commemoration of 10 years since CAADP…

WFP, 4 APRIL 2014: The first report of the Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) Study was launched on 28 March in Abuja during a high level event organized on the sidelines of the Seventh Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development….

On the 30 March 2014, in Yokohoma, Japan, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report on Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The report acknowledges that human interference with the climate system is occurring, and climate change poses risks for human and…