The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition is a commitment by G-8 nations, African countries and private sector partners to lift 50 million people out of poverty over the next 10 years through inclusive and sustained agricultural growth. It responds to strong African commitments to promote and protect food security and nutrition – articulated in multiple settings since 2003 and validated by tremendous progress made in Africa since 2009. The New Alliance builds upon and will continue the progress made by G-8 nations since 2009 at the L’Aquila Summit, and offers a broad, inclusive and innovative path to strengthen food security and nutrition.
SUN - 18/03/2013 - European Commissioner Andris Piebalgs: ‘The SUN Movement gives us the leadership we need to make malnutrition a thing of the past’
The EU communication released Wednesday sets out the bloc’s three priorities on nutrition:
- Mobilize support and rally political commitments for nutrition at national and international levels.
- Help boost actions at the country level such as by helping develop national action plans for nutrition and increasing investments in effective interventions in countries with high burdens of undernutrition. These could include the provision of micronutrients such as iron supplements and therapeutic feeding.
- Widen knowledge on nutrition by investing in research and providing technical assistance.
12/02/2013 - 4 French Banks accused to speculate on food market
30/11/2012 - Global development blog
Congo DRC: the humanitarian aftermath of the fall of Goma – audio slideshow
Pictures to see and think of - Merlin in action.
UK withholds aid to Rwanda in light of Congo DRC allegations
Justine Greening stops release of £21m in budget support to Kigali after Democratic Republic of Congo conflict escalates
23/11/2012 - ROUND-UP: Fighting prevents access to refugee camps in eastern Congo - UNHCR
20/11/12 - Merlin website - Ensuring health through the escalating violence in DR Congo
Pictures of displaced people who fled combat in Goma
20/11/12 - Superficial overviews don't help the sanitation crisis
Interesting paper by James Robertson -a similar approach with mapping wouldbe interesting to use to look at malnutrition, density and access to sanitation
