The Politics of Ending Malnutrition - Challenging Conversations with Decision Makers

In the final episode of the series reflecting on the future of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, N4D Directors Chris Leather and Jeremy Shoham are talking to Dr Joanne Raisin, Director of the SUN Movement Secretariat. This conversation explores what the SUN Movement has achieved since its inception, the key lessons from its third phase and the ambitions of the newly launched SUN 4...

N4D is in conversation for a second time (check out previous short podcast at N4G Summit) with Madam Manty Tarawalli, Minister of State in the Office of the Vice President, discussing Sierra Leone's nutrition progress since joining the SUN Movement in 2012. An acknowledged leader in politics and development, the Honourable Minister is spearheading country-led initiatives to tac...

Like many Latin American countries, El Salvador’s malnutrition problems are increasingly more likely to be Type 2 diabetes amongst eight year-olds than stunting amongst children under 5. Elisa Gamero, Chief of Health and Nutrition Projects in the Office of the First Lady, paints a picture of how the country is tackling high rates of both undernutrition and child overweight/obesity and increased co...

“I think there is a huge [opportunity] to take the lessons learned from Yemen and to try to bring them into the other countries where I see the SUN [Movement] working as a global actor… We need the voices of [Humanitarian, Development, Peace] HDP Nexus coordination everywhere to explain what it is and to show what it is… that could be the example of Yemen… a model to other countries.” Marcela...

Our latest podcast in the SUN series is another country (and regional) voice - this time we’re in conversation with George Ouma, coordinator of the African Leaders for Nutrition Initiative . The ALN is is a platform jointly established by the African Union and the African Development Bank to drive high-level political will to tackle malnutrition. Discussions with George range from ‘game-changer’ p...

Between 2010-2020, SUN developed successful partnerships and collaborations at the global level that translated into action at the country level… but missed opportunities to strengthen regional capacity.” Mohamed Ag Bendech, Independent Expert on Nutrition and Development supporting the National Information Platform for Nutrition (NiPN) in Niger In this first SUN conversation with a coun...

N4D’s directors kick off the series with a deep dive into the past, the present and the future of the SUN Movement. What did the global nutrition architecture look like before SUN was set up, what was the impetus for the Movement’s creation, how was it intended to function and what have been its successes to date? They also speak candidly on whether the SUN Movement has reduced the fragmentation o...

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Agnes Kirabo, SUN CSA Uganda Agnes shares her powerful thoughts on the policies and accountability needed to accelerate progress on nutrition & ensure power over decision making lies with communities, and local and national governments.  Please join the debate!   Credits: Recorded edited and published by:  N4D  &  Nutriat.co Theme tune: Saraweto, used with kin...

DAY 3 ROUND-UP It's a "two-for-one" podcast deal on Day 3 of N4D @ N4G!!  We've got a great round-up of interviews from inside the Village of Solutions and from other side events that are part of the N4G Summit. Listen to insights from Ethiopia on their latest N4G commitments and from CSO partners on accountability tracking mechanisms ; from civil society voices in Uganda on translating food...

New analysis of devastating toll of aid cuts “369,000 children likely to die and 2.3 million at risk due to 44% cuts in global nutrition funding” These are the stark findings from global nutrition experts in a new analysis published today. These cuts are also pulling the rug out from under vital programmes that support nutrition and keep millions healthy, including programmes in agriculture, schoo...