Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement (Phase 3)
Nutrition relevant policies, strategies, and sound programs are crucial to eliminate the rising hunger and malnutrition. The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement brings together governments, civil society, donors, UN agencies, researchers and private sector to support countries to combat all forms of malnutrition leaving no one behind. SDC, aligned with Switzerland’s 2030 SDG Strategy to transform food systems and champion better nutrition, contributes by strengthening civil society engagement and by fostering a food systems approach to deliver nutritious, sustainable and healthy diets in an equitable manner.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Global |
Agriculture & food security Health Governance
Food security policy
Basic nutrition Health systems strengthening Agricultural policy Democratic participation and civil society |
01.01.2023
- 31.12.2025 |
CHF 3’050’000
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- New strategy SUN 3.0 developed (2021- 2025), with stronger country-driven approach, also reflected in the governance structures (regional offices)
- 5 new countries joined the Movement
- Civil Society Network (CSN) grew from 1000 to over 4000 members and Civil Society Alliances (CSA) grew from 13 in 2013 to 51 in 2021 with 10 more in development
- SUN business networks: from 3 to 18 established 2015-2022, 26 in development
- In 15 SUN Countries, SUN CSAs raised $5.1 million from other sources by 2021, as compared to only USD 244’285 in 2018 and 47 CSAs developed a sustainability strategy
- Swiss Private Sector
- Save the Children Federation
- Save the Children UK (CSN Secretariat); UNOPS as hosting agency for the SUN Movement Secretariat (SMS)
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation HEALTH
OTHER MULTISECTOR
GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
AGRICULTURE
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Health policy and administrative management
Basic nutrition
Food security policy
Democratic participation and civil society
Agricultural policy and administrative management
Aid Type Basketpooled multi-donor fund
Mandate without fiduciary fund
Project number 7F08266
| Background | Despite many efforts and some improvements until 2015, millions of people are still and again suffering from severe food insecurity and acute malnutrition. In the current context of overlapping systemic crisis (pandemic, climate change, economic, conflicts), as much as 50% of the global population may not be able to afford even half the cost of a nutritious diet. Nutrition must be part of any emergency and long-term response plan as a foundational that underpins all other development initiatives. Without improving nutrition, the Sustainable Development Goals cannot be met. The global and country-level responses to the food and nutrition crisis must be guided by the multisectoral and multistakeholder approach in order to break down silos between agriculture, health, nutrition and environmental sustainability. Since 2010, the SUN Movement is the main platform that brings together at global and national level all sectors and stakeholders to shape a multifaceted response to eliminate malnutrition. |
| Objectives | Poor and vulnerable people in more than 60 countries benefit from affordable, nutritious and healthy diets through strengthened national and regional food systems in which all stakeholders are incentivized and supported to produce and consume more nutritious and diversified food from local and sustainable production. |
| Target groups |
Direct beneficiaries: the Civil Society Network members of the SUN Movement, on global, regional and national levels and in particular youth networks. Ultimate beneficiaries: malnourished people in the SUN countries who will benefit from more effective and targeted interventions and policies by governments and multistakeholder platforms for improved nutrition. |
| Medium-term outcomes |
Outcome 1: Strengthen the civil society actors, in particular women and youth, to contribute to the implementation of gender responsive national / subnational multistakeholders multisectoral nutrition action plans. Outcome 2: Strengthen food-system approaches at institutional level and in countries while championing more focus on nutrition in food systems transformation pathways. |
| Results |
Expected results: The Civil Society Network Secretariat has competent staff in regional hubs. Strengthening of multistakeholders platforms and implementation of costed multisectoral national nutritional plans in SUN countries with active input from civil society at all stages from planning to evaluation. Participatory meetings, training material, technical assistance material and opportunities provided to all Civil Society Network members and in particular youth networks. Public advocacy and outreach at national and global level, with campaign material, position papers, information on the importance of nutrition and civil society engagement in food systems transformation. Policy dialogues, tools for decision-makers on food systems approaches for affordable, sustainable, nutritious and healthy diets. Results from previous phases: |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Project partners |
Contract partner International or foreign NGO Private sector United Nations Organization (UNO) |
| Coordination with other projects and actors | SDC thematic section food systems and health: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) – Making Markets work for Food Systems Transformation; Nutrition in City Ecosystems; Crops for healthy Diets; Global Diet Quality Project; Human Rights in Food Systems; Committee on World Food Security and other multilateral and multistakeholders policy dialogue platforms; UN Food System Summit Follow-up system; Global RECAP – Promoting healthy diet and physical activity (WHO/IDLO). Sub-Saharan Africa: Programme Nutrition dans la Région des Grands Lacs |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 3’050’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 777’161 |
| Project phases | Phase 3 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2025 (Current phase) Phase 2 01.12.2017 - 30.06.2023 (Completed) Phase 1 15.12.2011 - 30.04.2021 (Completed) |
