The upcoming Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2025 in Paris presents a pivotal moment for SUN Civil Society Network (SUN CSN) members to shape the global nutrition agenda. Governments, donors, and stakeholders will convene to make commitments that could transform the fight against malnutrition. To help civil society alliances (CSAs) maximize this opportunity, the SUN […]
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CSN Celebrates N4G Progress Reporting
Since 2013, Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summits have catalysed global commitmentsto improve nutrition. In July 2024, all commitment-makers from the 2021 TokyoSummit were tasked to report on their progress. Click here to read our blog celebrating CSN’s progress reporting against our own N4G commitments ahead of the upcoming N4G Summit in France 2025.
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CSN marks 2 years on the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit
On the 2nd anniversary of the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit hosted in Tokyo on 7 December 2021, where USD $27 billion were pledged to reduce global malnutrition, civil society leads by example in reporting on progress. Alexandra Newlands, Head of SUN CSN wrote a blog celebrating CSN’s progress against its own commitments with a […]
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Our collective ambitions for the well-being of People and Planet: Sustainable, equitable and nourishing food systems for all
As the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking moment united world leaders, experts, and stakeholders to confront food systems challenges, we recognized a pivotal opportunity to shape a brighter, healthier future for all. As a result of this 3-days Summit, a Call to Action for accelerated Food Systems Transformation was issued. Unfortunately, this statement fell short […]
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Empowering local voices at the Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference: A critical role in shaping the global agenda on nutrition resilience
By Alexandra Newlands, Head of the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network & Irshad Danish, Senior Advocacy Adviser at Nutrition International, and Chair of the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network With the contributions of Tanuja Rastogi, Director of Advocacy & Communications, Micronutrient Forum At the forefront of our journey towards a healthier and more […]
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Call to embed corporate accountability in the UN food systems stocktaking process
Our current food system is failing millions around the world. 828 million people go hungry every day whilst over 3 billion cannot afford a healthy diet. Moreover, food systems remain the number one transgressor of our planetary boundaries. Ongoing conflicts, extreme weather patterns and soaring food prices haven’t made it easier. Increased investments estimated around […]
ReadIntroducing the SUN CSN’s Joint Declaration: Reclaiming Our Food System
We are excited to present a groundbreaking declaration that embodies the collective efforts and unwavering commitment of the Scaling up Nutrition Civil Society Network (SUN CSN). Titled “Reclaiming Our Food System: 4 Principles to Prioritize,” this declaration sets forth a transformative vision to address the pressing challenges faced by our global food and agricultural systems. […]
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Nutrition Sensitive training in the Philippines – A Tale of Experience
A photoblog by Georgine Obwana – CSA Uganda In this ever-changing world, it is necessary to keep updating yourself, your knowledge, and your intellect, to keep up with the continuous growth and development taking place. This is exactly why the one week blended international course on Enhancing Capacities on Nutrition – Sensitive programing (NSP) has […]
ReadThe Small Grants Programme Report is here!
Since 2018 SUN CSN has run a small grants programme, which invites interested & eligible CSAs and their members to apply for small grants, to implement and pilot small projects for research or innovation purposes over a 6-month period. Between 2018 – 2022 The SUN CSN Small Grants Programme has run four cycles of funding […]
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One year on from the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) summit, SUN CSN launches a social accountability campaign to hold stakeholders to account for promises made. The SUN Civil Society Network, along with the support of network members and global partners, want to see that the bold commitments we all made for nutrition become a reality! […]
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One year on from the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) summit, SUN CSN launches a social accountability campaign to hold stakeholders to account for promises made.
The SUN Civil Society Network, along with the support of network members and global partners, want to see that the bold commitments we all made for nutrition become a reality! The only way we can do this is by holding ourselves and each other to account.
Check out the video to see who is joining us and making sure that we are #AllAccountable
We encourage everyone to please share this campaign far & wide. To do that we have created a handy comms pack with all the videos and social media graphics.
Now that decision-makers have made commitments towards ending malnutrition at N4G, the focus must be on holding them accountable to ensure the commitments are delivered and translated into tangible nutrition results. This is more urgent than ever as important challenges are ahead. There is no room for complacency: the level of energy that we saw in 2021 must be matched in the years to come to ensure accountability and implementation of the commitments made.
To this effect, the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network (SUN CSN) Secretariat has launched a global effort around the anniversary of N4G, in December 2022, to support the CSN members in upholding accountability at the local and national levels throughout the coming months until the next UNFS (2023) and N4G (2024) summits. This will complement the NAF, adding the invaluable perspectives and experiences of grassroots communities which are not always captured in quantitative data, and supporting civil society to use the NAF to hold decision-makers to account.
To get you started we have created an advocacy and mobilisation toolkit designed to kickstart campaign activities!
The Civil Society Network Secretariat will be consulting Civil Society Alliances in January 2023 to work together in adapting the campaign for local and national contexts. Stay tuned for updates!
