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* Originally published by the SUN Business Network A survey of food system SMEs in 14 countries, aiming to assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated control measures on their businesses and their support needs, was undertaken by GAIN and partners, including the…

A donation of € 4.2 million from the European Union (EU) contributed to WFP’s efforts to stave off a hunger catastrophe in Burkina Faso, where 2 million people are struggling to feed themselves due to the combined effects of conflict, climate shocks and the socio-economic…

Three consecutive years of drought coupled with a sharp recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic will leave a third of the population in Southern Madagascar struggling to put food on the table. With severe malnutrition rates continuing to spiral and many children forced to beg…

The National Council on Nutrition, at a virtual meeting anchored at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, approved a five-year nutrition action plan to guide the implementation of interventions and programmes against hunger and malnutrition across all sectors in Nigeria. If effectively implemented, the action plan, titled…

UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen. These are all countries or regions experiencing…

On Monday 7 December 2020, the SUN Movement Lead Group gathered for their annual meeting virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was hosted and moderated by the Chair of the SUN Lead Group, Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF. At this…

* Originally published by the UN Network for SUN The emerging third phase of the SUN Movement, to be launched in 2021, places an increased emphasis on youth engagement. On this front, Cambodia is ahead of the game. Since 2018, Youth Nutrition Champions (YNC) selected…

It is perhaps an understatement to say that this year has been exceptional, filled with many unprecedented challenges. Across the world, 2020 will forever be a year marked in history. That goes for the SUN Movement Pooled Fund as well. With the emergence of the…

* Originally published by Nutrition International Since 2017, Nutrition International has supported the Government of Ethiopia build its capacity to implement the Seqota Declaration. The approach taken by NTEAM’s TAN project has privileged empowerment and sustainability, strengthening capabilities at the Federal Program Delivery Unit and…