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Over 2.6 million people in Somalia are expected to be in extreme food insecurity according to the latest joint technical assessment released by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS…

* Originally published by the SUN Civil Society Network The First learning exchange “Listening to the Voice of Civil Society in Latin America and the Caribbean”, of the civil society alliances that are part of the SUN Movement, held in December 2020 and January 2021,…

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” text_align=”left”][vc_column][vc_column_text custom_options=””] The UN FS pre-summit and summit will work to transform global food systems to deliver on all 17 interconnected SDGs. Actors from across the food system are expected to think through their linkages and develop collaborative action around key cross…

Nearly 2.3 million children under the age of five in Yemen are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, four United Nations agencies warned today. Of these, 400,000 are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition and could die if they do not receive…

Members of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed the first-ever Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition aiming to support countries and others in their efforts to eradicate all forms of hunger and malnutrition by utilizing a comprehensive food systems approach. The endorsement took place…

The crisis in South Sudan remains complex and protracted with both acute and chronic needs experienced at varying levels across 78 counties of the country and Abyei region. Nearly 4 million people remain displaced by the humanitarian crisis: 1.5 million internally and more than 2…

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” text_align=”left”][vc_column][vc_column_text custom_options=””] The GNC with the SUN Movement commissioned the review of opportunities and challenges for strengthening humanitarian and development linkages for Nutrition. As a result of this work three case studies were developed highlighting examples, challenges and lessons learned from the…

The impact of COVID-19 on the world’s most populous region is threatening access to healthy diet for nearly two billion people in Asia and the Pacific. This is the conclusion of a report recently published by UNICEF, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the…

* Originally published by the SUN Business Network Local SMEs are well-positioned to address the nutritional needs of their communities, provide affordable foods and access non-traditional sales channels. Linking these enterprises with larger corporations provides an opportunity to enhance products and business practices with support…

Nutrition for Development (N4D) took up the assignment to develop a KML approach for SUN 3.0 and put ‘meat on the bones’ to enable the new strategic ambitions to be operationalised. Our approach has been to consider the what, who and how of KML for…

Timor-Leste officially became the newest member of the SUN Movement when a letter was sent by Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak in October 2020. The SUN Movement has already begun working with focal points to provide continual support to Timor-Leste and assist in the establishment…

* Text by SUN Team in Yemen, originally published by N4G At the first N4G Summit in 2013, 110 stakeholders committed to prevent at least 20 million children from being stunted – saving at least 1.7 million lives by 2020. These commitments deliver much-needed action…

The SUN Movement is entering a new phase and the Nutrition Financing Community of Practice (CoP) is well positioned to keep improving awareness and understanding of the current nutrition financing and how SUN countries can improve access to innovative financing mechanisms and better track resources….

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” text_align=”left”][vc_column][vc_column_text custom_options=””]Pregnant and nursing mothers in rural Philippines are among the highly vulnerable members of society impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The result of lockdowns and other measures has threatened the livelihood and daily activities of community members. The looming threat of…