Guatemala was one of the first countries to join SUN, in December 2010. Since then, nutrition has been firmly positioned high on the political agenda across the Government, but also for civil society, the United Nations, donors, the private sector and researchers. Nutrition is also seen a key issue for the development of the country. […]
Gabon joined SUN in December 2016. Since then, having a SUN nutrition champion has help stress the importance of putting in place a multi-stakeholder platform, while the dynamic nature of SUN has led to increased knowledge of the importance of nutrition. Great support has been given by the UN system and Resident Coordinator and the […]
Nepal joined SUN in May 2011. Since then, the country has developed and rolled out the Multi Sector Nutrition Plan for 2013-2017 (MSNP-I) and for 2018-2022 (MSNP-II). The Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act (2018) has been put in place and is enforced. Nepal has set up multi-stakeholder platforms across three tiers of the […]
Côte d’Ivoire joined SUN in June 2013. Since then, nutrition has transitioned from the sectoral level to the Presidency of the Republic and a multi-stakeholder platform, the National Nutrition, Food and Early Childhood Development Council, has been set up. Côte d’Ivoire committed to financing their national nutrition plan up to 15% and hosted the first […]
Cameroon joined SUN in February 2013. Since then, nutrition has been anchored at the strategic level, also through the creation of an inter-ministerial committee under the auspices of the Prime Minister. Actions to combat malnutrition have been scaled up at the decentralised levels – where a Local Governance for Nutrition initiative has been launched, involving […]