SUN Movement Bulletin
July 2024
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Hello SUN Movement Secretariat,
We are pleased to provide the latest news and information from the SUN Movement to support you in achieving your nutrition targets.
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Nutrition Accountability Framework commitment progress tracking extension to 12 July | |
The Global Nutrition Report (GNR) would like to inform you that the deadline for reporting commitment progress has been extended to 12 July 2024. This will be the final extension, so that the data can be made available in the NAF Commitment Tracker as the community contemplates its commitments for the March 2025 N4G Summit in Paris. Resources to support reporting progress can be found here. | |
SUN Business Network: Innovating for Nutritional Impact | In an era where sustainability and nutrition are paramount, the SUN Business Network (SBN) is spotlighting innovative solutions from micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that turn waste into nutritional wealth. One such innovation prevents nutrient-rich by-products from cheese production from polluting rivers, inspiring other MSMEs to adopt similar practices and scale up nutrition efforts. | |
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FAO and parliamentarians reach historic milestone for food and nutrition security in Ibero-America and the Caribbean | Together with legislators, FAO and international cooperating partners, including the SUN Movement, officially presented the Ibero-American and Caribbean Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security for All. | |
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Pan-African Parliament unveils landmark Model Law on Food and Nutrition Security in Africa
Adopted by the Pan-African Parliament Plenary on November 11, 2022, the purpose of the model law is to guide or serve as a source of inspiration for African Union (AU) Member States aiming to develop national or sub-national legislation on the right to adequate food and food and nutrition security (FNS). AU Member States may use the model law to elaborate framework laws, primary legislation, or secondary legislation that covers all or some aspects of FNS.
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SUN Civil Society Network hosts its West and Central Africa Regional Meeting in Côte d'Ivoire
On 13-15 May 2024, twenty-three SUN Civil Society Alliances (CSAs) from the West and Central Africa Region and five CSN youth leaders for nutrition gathered for the regional workshop of the SUN Civil Society Alliances in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast. The workshop was co-organized by the SUN Côte d'Ivoire Alliance, the SUN Civil Society Network Secretariat, the Francophone Africa and Convergence Hubs of the SUN Movement Global Secretariat, and Expertise France with the financial support of UNOPS and the European Union via Expertise France (EU4SUN). The meeting was part of the annual regional gatherings initiated by the Secretariat of the SUN Civil Society Network. After four years of interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Grand Bassam meeting marked the resumption of these annual meetings and was an opportunity for the Alliances of the region to come together to relaunch regional dynamics.
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Panama presents its updated Food Security and Nutritional National Plan
Panama's Ministry of Social Development presented its National Food Security and Nutrition Plan (2024-2030) last month in Panama City, a strategic document that will guide government action and multisectoral collaboration to promote food and nutrition security in Panama.
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Evaluating N4G Commitments in Francophone Africa
The SUN Movement Francophone Africa hub and Expertise France - with technical support from the consultancy firm IRAM - and through European Union funding (EU4SUN project), organized a validation workshop to validate key findings from the progress assessment of the 2021 N4G commitments conducted in 7 countries in Francophone Africa. The workshop brought together SUN government focal points and civil society representatives from the 7 countries, while the actual assessment of progress took place over several weeks and included a country visit to each country by IRAM consultants to support the analysis, with the participation of representatives from the national multisectoral nutrition platforms. The assessment identified several challenges, including the length of the registration process and data collection issues. Despite progress on half of the commitments, only a third are expected to be fully met. The workshop, attended by N4G Special Envoy Brieuc Pont, also focused on monitoring, evaluation and accountability in preparation for the Paris 2025 Summit. This is a pilot approach that will be scaled up and extended to other countries within the Francophone Africa region, but also in Latin America and Anglophone Africa through EU4SUN funding.
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SUN Movement Secretariat 2023 Annual Report
To meet the needs of its committed donors, the SUN Movement Secretariat (SMS) has launched its 2023 Annual Report. This document details the strategic initiatives undertaken to assist 66 member countries and four Indian states in achieving their nutrition goals and ending malnutrition by 2030. Aligned with SUN Strategy 3.0 (2021–2025), the report highlights the operational work of four regional hubs and the Geneva-based SUN Convergence Hub.In close collaboration with the SUN Coordinator and four global networks, the SMS’s targeted actions reflect a year of dedicated effort driven by the needs of SUN countries and supported by our committed donors.
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Launch of the 2024 UNICEF Child Food Poverty Report
Globally, one in four children are living in severe child food poverty in early childhood, amounting to 181 million children under 5 years of age. The latest UNICEF Child Food Poverty report details the status, trends, inequities and drivers of child food poverty. Learning from the positive progress being made by countries the report details an agenda for change to improve children’s access to diverse and nutritious diets and end severe child food poverty.
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Rethinking the EU's ODA Investments in Nutrition
Despite its importance, ODA for basic nutrition has stagnated around $1 billion annually since the first Nutrition for Growth (N4G) summit in 2012. In 2022, the EU contributed over half of this amount, with significant increases from France, Germany, and The Netherlands. Therefore, it is crucial that donor countries escalate both political action and financial resources for nutrition. Adopting a multisectoral integrated approach will ensure the efficient use of these resources. As part of its work on nutrition security, the Generation Nutrition Coalition has conducted a study on EU ODA funding for nutrition security-sensitive and specific programs.
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New WHO Guidelines on Fiscal Policies to promote healthy diets
In response to Member State requests, the World Health Organization has released new guidelines to strengthen and streamline support for fiscal policies to promote healthy diets. The guidelines reflect growing evidence that taxes on unhealthy foods like sugar-sweetened beverages, enacted by 115 countries, can lead to lower demand and consumption while subsidies for foods that contribute to a healthy diet make these foods more accessible and affordable.
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