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In October 2013, thanks to financial support from the Agence Française de Développment (AFD) and the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA), Action Against Hunger’s (ACF’s) West Africa Regional Office held an advocacy training for 25 members of civil society, ACF and Red Cross staff from…

2013 was an exceptional year for scaling up nutrition and 2014 promises to be another extraordinary year in which the progress of the SUN Movement continues to accelerate. Dr Nabarro sets out his priority areas for focus in the coming 12 months.

The Transforming Nutrition Summer School at IDS will take place this year from July 14-18 at IDS in Brighton, England. The five day course will be divided into three modules which will take participants through understanding the nature, causes and consequences of undernutrition and exploring…

The CSO-SUN Alliance in Zambia held an awards event for nutrition champions in Lusaka on December 20, 2013 to recognize the Vice President, the First Lady, five parliamentarians, and the media for their contribution to nutrition progress in Zambia. The Minister of Health was invited…

The National Nutrition Office, FAO and the knowledge sharing platform, HayZara teamed up on 26 November 2013 to host a knowledge fair on nutrition and food security. As an initiation of a community of practice, the meeting allowed participants to share and discuss their practices in terms of nutrition and food security, recognizing nutrition as an essential pillar of development.

On 6 January 2014, Vietnam became the 46th country to commit to scaling up nutrition with the SUN Movement. The leadership of Vietnam is deeply committed to scaling up nutrition investments.

There has been a dramatic increase in the numbers of overweight or obese people in the past 30 years. Previously considered a problem in richer countries, the biggest rises are in middle income countries and the developing world. A new report by the Overseas Development…

The purpose of the role is to support the chair of the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network and the SUN Civil Society Network Manager in the implementation of specific activities designed to ensure the successful development and expansion of a vibrant civil society network for nutrition. Deadline for applications is 6th February, 2014.

At an event attended by government and development partners, the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa launched the country’s first-ever Multi-sectoral Action Plan to reduce maternal and child malnutrition in the country. The three-year Action Plan on Nutrition sets targets and milestones to reduce the…

This paper, published in September 2013, outlines the economic rationale for investments that reduce stunting. The authors present a framework that illustrates the functional consequences of stunting in the 1000 days after conception throughout the life cycle: from childhood through to old age. The paper…

USAID is in the process of developing a comprehensive Nutrition Strategy, in recognition of the essential role that nutrition plays in individuals’ and countries’ development. The U.S. Government is committed to working towards the World Health Assembly’s 2025 targets for improved maternal, infant, and young…