Notes & Briefs
Synthesis of Evidence Regarding Indirect Impacts of COVID-19 on Nutrition
As the COVID-19 pandemic was being declared, Maximising the Quality of Scaling Up Nutrition Plus (MQSUN+) supported development of an information note to help countries consider how to protect nutrition…
Taking Stock of the SUN Budget Analysis Exercise, 2012-2020
Since the creation of the SUN Movement, one of the greatest successes of its member countries has been to bring together different stakeholders, at the national level, to assess nutrition-related…
LINKING HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS: Considerations for developing multisectoral nutrition plans
Addressing malnutrition during crises requires humanitarian and development workstreams to act together to prevent deterioration of the nutrition situation whilst simultaneously strengthening countries capacity to address the underlying causes of…
Nutrition within the Health System: Moving Towards Universal Health Coverage
Universal health coverage is a critical objective for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for health and well-being; partnerships and institutions; and addressing hunger, poverty and inequity. Likewise, the SDGs…
Providing technical assistance for SUN countries: Documenting the added value of Nutrition International and MQSUN+ technical assistance for Nutrition in eight SUN countries
This brief is part of a series of three briefs which aim to document technical assistance (TA) within the DFID-funded Technical Assistance for Nutrition (TAN) programme, particularly exploring best practices…
An analysis of the Technical Assistance provided by TAN partners to SUN Countries
This brief is part of a series of three briefs which aim to document technical assistance (TA) within the DFID-funded Technical Assistance for Nutrition (TAN) programme, particularly exploring best practices…
Providing Technical Assistance for SUN Countries: Ways of Working Within the TAN Programme
The Technical Assistance for Nutrition (TAN) programme, funded with UK aid from the UK government, is a mechanism to provide technical assistance to Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) country governments and…
Providing country-owned, inclusive and adaptive technical assistance to SUN countries
Technical assistance (TA) has long been used as a form of development assistance to support countries, however, its success, approach and purpose vary widely. In 2012, the United Kingdom’s Department…
Assessing the functional capacity needs of SUN Movement and CAADP Focal Points
Strengthening the capacity for multisectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration at all levels is a core objective of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement. In 2017, both the SUN Movement Secretariat (SMS)…
Gender in multisectoral nutrition action plans
A core aim of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement is to “ensure equity, equality and non-discrimination for all, with women and girls at the centre of efforts”. To achieve…