SUN is a unique Movement founded on the principle that all people have a

right to food & good nutrition.

Over 165 million children under 5are stunted as a result of malnutrition.

• 52 million children are too thin and require special treatment.

• At the same time, 43 million children are overweight - some as a result of poverty, when families are unable to afford a balanced, nutritious diet.

• 2 billion people are deficient in key vitamins & minerals

Why nutrition? The facts

Eliminating under-nutrition in young children has multiple benefits. It can:

• Boost gross national product by 11% in Africa and Asia.

• Improve school attainment by at least one year.

• Increase wages by 5-50%.

• Reduce poverty as well-nourished children are 33% more likely to escape poverty as adults.

• Empower women to be 10% more likely to run their own business

A smart investment

ROOTED IN

Poverty Disempowerment of women

Political & Cultural Environment

Insufficient access to affordable, nutritious

FOODthroughout the year

Lack of good

CARE for mothers &

children & support for parents on

appropriate child feeding practices

Inadequate access to

HEALTH sanitation & clean

water services

The causes of malnutrition are interconnected

Environmental Degradation

Feeding Practices & Behaviors: Encouraging exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of age and continued breastfeeding together with appropriate and nutritious food up to 2 years of age and beyond

Fortification of foods: Enabling access to nutrients through incorporating them into foods

Micronutrient supplementation:Direct provision of extra nutrients

Treatment of acute malnutrition:Enabling persons with moderate and severe malnutrition to access effective treatment

Agriculture: Making nutritious food more accessible to everyone, and supporting small farms as a source of income for women and families

Clean Water & Sanitation: Improving access to reduce infection and disease

Education & Employment: Making sure children have the nutrition needed to learn and earn a decent income as adults

Health Care: Access to services that enable women & children to be healthy

Support for Resilience: Establishing a stronger, healthier population and sustained prosperity to better endure emergencies and conflicts

Nutrition-Sensitive Strategies Specific Actions for Nutrition

Nutrition-sensitive strategies increase the impact ofspecific actions for nutrition

Across all approaches – enabling equity for women

At the core of all efforts, women are empowered

to be leaders in their families and communities, leading the way to a

healthier and stronger world.

The SUN approach

Country governments lead national efforts to scale up nutrition.

Within each country a SUN Focal Point is identified

The SUN approach

The Focal Point brings people together in a multi-stakeholder platform

Technical Community

United Nations

Government Partners

Civil Society

Donors

Business

The SUN approach

The multi-stakeholder platform

Works to align and coordinate action

across sectors.

Women’s Empowerment

Health

Development & Poverty Reduction

Agriculture

Education

Social Protection

The SUN approachUsing a unique approach that

works for each country.These efforts are underway

in all SUN countries

Multi-sector, multi-stakeholder platform

Together the combined efforts of all countries make up the core of the

Movement - The SUN Country Network

With overall support and coordination provided by the

SUN Secretariat and

SUN Lead Group

Country Network

Donor Network

Civil Society Network

BusinessNetwork

United NationsNetwork

Global Networks of stakeholders shift

resources & align actions to support

country efforts.

The SUN approach

September 2013

Making progress

Creating Political and Operational Platforms, with strong in-country leadership & shared multi-stakeholder spaces where people come together to align their activities & take joint responsibility for scaling up nutrition.

Incorporating Best Practices into National Policiesfor scaling up proven interventions; including the adoption of effective laws & policies

Align Actions Across Sectors around high quality and well-costed country plans, with an agreed results framework and mutual accountability.

Increasing Resources and Monitoring Implementationfor coherent, aligned, effective action and maximum impact.

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Within each country, SUN Movement stakeholders are brought together around 4 key processes: progress is reviewed every six weeks

Making progress – examples

Creating Political and Operational Platforms1

GHANAPolitical commitment to fight against hunger and malnutrition has been strengthened when the First Lady of Ghana supported the SUN Movement launch.

KENYAMinister for Public Health and Sanitation, Hon. Beth Mugo officially launched Kenya’s Nutrition Action Plan (2012-2017) at the National SUN Symposium.

Making progress – examples

Incorporating Best Practices into National Policies2

BURKINA FASOInfant and young child feeding is being addressed by the road map for improved nutrition that aligns national programs in key sectors.

HAITIThe nation-wide flagship nutrition program was launched to fight hunger and malnutrition.

Making progress - examples

Aligning Actions Across Sectors3

NEPAL The Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Plan was endorsed by the Cabinet with a common results framework where all ministries have agreed on a set of essential nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions.

UGANDAA Nutrition Action Plan is scaling up multi-sector efforts for a strong nutrition foundation for Uganda’s development.

INDONESIACash transfer programmes to protect poor families are scaling up and are being linked to the delivery of nutrition services.

Making progress - examples

Increasing Resources and Monitoring Implementation4

GUATEMALAThe national Zero Hunger plan was launched with a specific budget line for addressing undernutrition during the 1,000 days between pregnancy and a child’s second birthday.

MALIAll regions of Mali received funding for nutrition in 2012.

TANZANIAThe Ministry of Finance now includes planning and budgeting for nutrition at level of national and local authorities.

Tracking and reporting impact

Establishing targets to measure impact: Countries are encouraged to establish their own targets for nutrition goals in the following areas:

• Universal access to affordable nutritious food, clean water, sanitation, healthcare and social protection

• Increased adoption of practices that contribute to good nutrition (such as exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life)

• Optimal growth of children, demonstrated as reduced levels of stunting (low height for age) and wasting (low weight for height)

• Improved micronutrient status, especially in women and children, demonstrated as reduced levels of micronutrient deficiency

Annual SUN Movement Progress Report: Released in September each year by the SUN Movement Secretariat, the report provides updates on progress in achieving the Movement’s goals and strategic objectives.

Supporting global impact

Together, countries and supporting stakeholders are collectively working to reach the global targets set out by the

World Health Assembly 2012 Resolution:

Reducing and maintaining childhood wasting to less than 5%

Target 1:

Target 2:

Target 3:

Target 4:

Target 5:

Target 6:

40% reduction of the global number of children under 5 who are stunted

50% reduction of anemia in women of reproductive age

30% reduction of low birth weight

No increase in childhood overweight

Increase exclusive breastfeeding rates in the first 6 months up to at least 50%

to learn and adapt through regular sharing of the relevant critical lessons, what works and what does not, across sectors, countries and stakeholders.

SUN principles of engagementBe transparent about impact:

all stakeholders to transparently and honestly demonstrate the impact of collective action.

through open multi-stakeholder partnerships that bring proven solutions and interventions to scale.

Be inclusive:

act in line with a commitment to uphold the equity and rights of all women, men and their children.Be rights-based:

Be willing to negotiate:

when conflicts arise, as can be expected with diverse partners working together, hold the intention to resolve conflicts and reach a way forward.

Be mutuallyaccountable:

act so all stakeholders feel responsible for and are held collectively accountable to the joint commitments.

Be cost effective: establish priorities on evidenced-based analysis of what will have the greatest and most sustainable impact for the least cost.

Be continuouslycommunicative:

The SUN Movement evolves.

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2011

2012

The way forward.

SUN Framework for Action is developed & endorsed by over 100 global entities – establishing the foundation for the Movement.

SUN builds momentum and commitment for scaling up nutrition – 19 countries join the Movement.

The Movement grows to 33 countries & a high-level group of 27 international leaders are appointed to the SUN Lead Group & endorse the SUN Movement Strategy for 2012-2015

In 2013, SUN will focus on mobilizing resources behind national movements, to achieve measurable progress & impact.

The SUN Movement is growing in numbers & strength

100+ global stakeholders are providing support to

50 countries with the opportunity to reach over

82.8 million stunted children

BANGLADESH INDONESIA KYRGYZSTAN LAO PDR MYANMARNEPAL PAKISTANSRI LANKATAJIKISTANVIETNAMYEMEN

ASIA

50 countries: 21 rapidly reducing prevalence of stunting

COSTA RICA

EL SALVADOR

GUATEMALA

HAITI

PERU

BENIN

BURKINA FASO

BURUNDI

CAMEROON

CHAD

COMOROS

COTE D’IVOIRE

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

REPUBLIC of CONGO

ETHIOPIA

GAMBIA

NIGERIA

RWANDA

SENEGAL

SIERRA LEONE

SOUTH SUDAN

SWAZILAND

TANZANIA

TOGO

UGANDA

ZAMBIA

ZIMBABWE

AFRICA

Since 2000,21 SUN Countries (indicated in RED) have accelerate their average annual rate of reduction of chronic malnutrition

(or stunting) in children under 5 years at

more than 2% per year

LATIN AMERICA

GHANA

GUINEA

GUINEA-BISSAU

KENYA

LIBERIA

MADAGASCAR

MALAWI

MALI

MAURITANIA

MOZAMBIQUE

NAMIBIA

NIGER March 2014

Together….We are revealing what has been hidden to all.

We are making healthier & stronger societies.

Our goal is a better world for all …especially our

childrenThank you

• Slide 4 – Why Nutrition The Facts: UNICEF-WHO-The World Bank: Joint child malnutrition estimates - Levels and trends. Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition

• Slide 6 – A Smart Investment: Lawrence Haddad. Child Growth=Sustainable Economic Growth: Why we should invest in Nutrition. May 2013

• Slide 7- Experts Agree: Copenhagen Consensus: Solving the world’s challenges. May 2012• Slides 31- SUN Countries’ success in reducing stunting: The number of countries with AARRs greater

than 2% is calculated based on historical data from 2000 to beginning of 2014. This figure is currently under review, and the new number will be reported once the reanalysis of latest available data is finished.

The SUN Movement Secretariat is supported by Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the European Union.

How has stunting been reduced? References and Technical Notes

April 2014