A meeting on “The First Year and the Future” of SUN is held, also bringing together 18 SUN countries (later known as the Global Gathering #SUNGG).
“I strongly support this initiative which aims at contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and, in particular to MDG 1: the reduction of extreme poverty and hunger.” HE Mr Ndéné Ndiaye, Prime Minister of Senegal
“The Government of Nepal is fully aware of the development challenge posed by malnutrition. It is clear to us that we need to scale up the well-proven, direct nutrition interventions that can be delivered through the health sector. We must also seize opportunities to enhance the nutrition sensitivity of interventions in other sectors, such as agriculture, social protection and education.” HE Dr Sudha Sharma, Nepal Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Population
Learn more: SUN: The First Year and the Future