1. SUN MOVEMENT IN SOMALI PROGRAMME MEETING GAROWE PUNTLAND
– February– 2016

2. The facts Globally over 165 million children under 5
are 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

3. Nutrition and Food security in SDGs
SDG 2: end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Target 2.2 By 2030 , end all forms of malnutrition, including, achieving by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons
SDG3: ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Target 3.2 … reduce under five mortality

4. Health Assembly 2012 Resolution:
40% reduction of the global number of children under 5 who are stunted
Target 1:
50% reduction of anemia in women of reproductive age
Target 2:
Target 3:
30% reduction of low birth weight
Increase exclusive breastfeeding rates in the first 6 months up to at least 50%
Target 4:
Target 5:
No increase in childhood overweight
Reducing and maintaining childhood wasting to less than 5%
Target 6:

5. What is Scaling Up Nutrition
SUN is a unique
Movement
founded on the principle
that all people have a
right to food &
good nutrition.
It unites people
from governments, civil society,
the United Nations, donors,
businesses & researchers –
in a collective effort to
improve nutrition.

6. When SUN was established and why?
The SUN Movement was launched in September 2010.
Dr David Nabarro, Special Representative for Food Security and Nutrition to the United Nations Secretary-General, was appointed as the Coordinator of the SUN Movement
Small SUN Movement Secretariat was set up a in Geneva.
the end of 2010, four countries had indicated their intention to scale up nutrition.
The number had risen to 24 by the end of 2011 and now stands at 56 countries.
Somalia was the 52nd country to join the movement

7. The vision of SUN movement is a world without Hunger
Goals
The goals address immediate and underlying causes of malnutrition being established by each country participating in the Movement

8. Four Strategic Process
Within each country, SUN Movement stakeholders are brought together around
4 key processes:
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 Policies
for scaling up proven interventions; including the adoption of effective laws
& policies 1 2
Align Actions Across Sectors around high quality and well-costed country plans, with an agreed results framework and mutual accountability.
Increasing Resources and Monitoring Implementation
for coherent, aligned, effective action and maximum impact. 3 4

9. The SUN approach Global Networks of stakeholders shift resources &
align actions to support country efforts.
With overall support and coordination provided by the
SUN Secretariat
and
SUN Lead Group
Country Network
Civil Society Network
United Nations
Network
Donor Network
Business
Network

10. Specific Actions for Nutrition Nutrition-Sensitive Strategies
Nutrition-sensitive strategies increase the impact of
specific actions for nutrition
Specific Actions for Nutrition
Nutrition-Sensitive Strategies
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
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

11. Country Progress at Federal Level
Somalia become the 52nd member of the SUN initiative in May 2014 with the nomination of the SUN focal point.
Somalia SUN secretariat is hosted in the office of Prime Minister.
In Sept 2015 the new Prime Minister of Somalia renewed Somalia’s commitment to scaling up nutrition.
SUN high ministerial committee established and the first meeting took place on 27th December 2015.
The ministerial meeting will be held on quarterly basis.
Regularly participate to the quarterly country conference calls.
The country self assessment report for submitted and available online

12. Country Progress at Zonal Level
Puntland launched SUN initiative in Feb 2015;
Zonal SUN secretariat is hosted in the office of Vice President of Puntland.
At least 2 inter-ministerial meetings were conducted in 2015.
Participated in global gatherings 2015.
Somaliland plan to launch the initiative in 2016.

13. Ways forward
At Federal Level SUN to be launched (Date will be announced by the PM probably 1st March 2016)
Strengthen/expanding the Multi-stakeholder platform
Multi-sectoral national nutrition plan, with a common result framework and M&E framework to be developed
Prioritize and align programs to the common result frame work

14. Thank you