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Towards establishing a SUN Civil Society Alliance (CSA) in the Philippines

Towards establishing a SUN Civil Society Alliance (CSA) in the Philippines. 2010: World Bank launched the ‘Framework for Scaling Up Nutrition’

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Towards establishing a SUN Civil Society Alliance (CSA) in the Philippines

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  1. Towards establishing a SUN Civil Society Alliance (CSA) in the Philippines

  2. 2010: World Bank launched the ‘Framework for Scaling Up Nutrition’ • SUN is a multi-stakeholder movement that brings together over 100 organizations and governments committed to working together to fight hunger & undernutrition • It focuses on implementing & expanding proven nutrition interventions & supports the integration of nutrition into national streams of work in agriculture, social welfare, education & other sectors. • To date, 54 countries have joined the movement.

  3. In joining the SUN movement, the PH is expected to commit the following: • Identifying the high-level SUN Government focal point, responsible for the coordination of internal & external assistance • Establishing a multi-sectoral platform, preferably leveraging and expanding on existing forums, through which stakeholders connect • Creating an implementable, evidence-based strategy for improving nutritional outcomes • Investing their own resources, alongside support from other stakeholders

  4. The SUN Civil Society Network • SUN CSN (Civil Society Network) is led by a Steering Group. • Chair of SUN CSN Steering Group: Milo Stanojevich, Country Director, Care Peru • Vice-chair: Marie Rumsby, Head of Hunger and Nutrition, Save the Children • Coordinator: Claire Blanchard, Save the Children UK.

  5. SUN Civil Society Approach • Important that efforts are aligned to national priorities • Multi-sectoral • Multi-stakeholder • Multi-level

  6. Broad Constituency • Social movements • Human Rights advocates • National and International NGOs • Women’s groups, Youth Associations • Research Entities • Consumer groups • Trade Unions

  7. Preparatory Activities • Meetings with various stakeholders prior to attendance based on agenda • The SUN Global Gathering will focus on working sessions around the various Communities of Practice it is developing to help strengthen capacity to deliver and respond to country needs. • There will be a market place space where country actors can present and expose key resources and document.

  8. In SUN countries, CSOs such as PHILCAN Coalition Members promote the roll-out of the initiative by participating in national consultations, experience-sharing, priority setting in nutrition and fostering direct relations with national focal points and donors involved in the SUN.

  9. Updates in the SUN Movement 1. The Philippines participated in the 2nd and 3rd SUN teleconferences for the year 2014. Topics discussed are: • 17 June Thematic Discussion: “Contribution of agriculture, food security and social protection in nutrition” • 3 September Thematic Discussion: “Strengths and Challenges of the SUN Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and the Self-Assessment Workshops”

  10. Updates in the SUN Movement 2. The Philippines, through the 1 August TechCom meeting, identified its delegation to the SUN Global Gathering on 16-18 November 2014 at FAO, Rome. The delegation will be composed of: • NNC: Ms. Ms. Maria Lourdes A. Vega • PhilCAN: Ms. Filomena Portales (WVI) • DOH: to be identified Funding for the delegation is yet to be determined. NNC wrote a letter of request to UNICEF for possible support.

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