It was a full house yesterday in New York UNICEF headquarters as SUN Lead Group met on the sidelines of #UNGA78 to discuss the Movement’s coming priorities, in particular how to drum up financing for #nutrition .

The war in #Ukraine has led to the deterioration of #breastfeeding & nutrition services.

We're urging the #humanitarian system to provide infant feeding support to protect the health of #MomandBaby .

Read more via InterAction: bit.ly/3ZlDMvv
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Pleased to see this commitment to providing critical nutrition interventions to those who need it most.

#InvestInNutrition

Optimal maternal #nutrition and #breastfeeding practices can make all the difference in a child's development. 🤱🏻

We cannot tackle the #ClimateCrisis or end hunger without taking decisive #ClimateAction across our agrifood systems.

Food and Agriculture Organization's Strategy on Climate Change will help deliver impactful & innovative solutions for adaptation & mitigation👉bit.ly/3GvnJUT

The #GDQS supports optimal health and #nutrition for women and girls.

🎯 The #data can be used to target policies and programs more effectively for women and girls, who are disproportionately affected by inequities in the #foodsystems .

🔗 Learn more: fhisolutions.org/the-global-qua…

Consumption of commercial milk formula in infants under 6 months in low-and-middle-income countries is associated with a #CarbonFootprint of 7.5 billion kg CO2 eq or a car driving 30 billion km, almost 200x the distance to the ☀️ from 🌎

Learn more: bit.ly/3WXal1Z

Malnutrition is one of the most important challenges facing development.

Feeding the world requires new and innovative source of financing.

Let’s #InvestInNutrition .

We focus on positive change for nutrition through action, learning, and sharing.

“There are many problems in this world that will take decades to solve sustainably. Ending child deaths from wasting is not one of them. This is something we can do now.” ~ Will Moore, CEO, Eleanor Crook Foundation

Empowering women in #nutrition is key to breaking the cycle of malnutrition. In Ethiopia, Aberu is teaching her family and peers how better nutrition can impact their future.

The #gendernutritiongap is not just a gap, it’s a life. It’s Aberu’s life gendernutritiongap.org

Many kudos on this accomplishment! Great example of innovation to improve #breastfeeding rates.

What is the #GenderNutritionGap ? Pregnant women in LMICs face a double penalty of geography and gender that poses a threat not only to their own health but that of their unborn children.

Read more ➡️ bit.ly/45lT59x
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The food crisis is worse for women and girls.
 
In response to this escalating situation, @FHI360 and @FHISolutions joined over 40 organizations to launch Gender Nutrition Gap.
 
📰🗞️More from Emma Smith via Devex: bit.ly/3OuKJFG

Global Breastfeeding Breastfed mothers contribute significantly to the economy – benefiting families & society: USD 34,000 for 24 months, USD 43,000 for 36 months. Discover more with #MothersMilkTool : mothersmilktool.org 🤱

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To promote #breastfeeding and improve #momandbaby health, we need to include fathers. We conducted an analysis with USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and found that participation in father-to-father support groups yielded positive results: bit.ly/45a6lhi

#WBW2023

Today, we celebrate the first and second hospital in Hanoi receiving the Center of Excellence for Breastfeeding designations. Congratulations to Hong Ngoc General Hospital - Yen Ninh and Hong Ngoc Truong Minh Hospital.

With the designation of these two private hospitals in

Providing breastfeeding support in low- and middle-income countries is critical, especially now as many countries are being impacted by the global malnutrition crisis due to conflict, climate and COVID. #WBW2023

At FHI Solutions, we're pioneering 3 tools to make the investment case for #breastfeeding undeniable:
🤱🏿 The Mothers’ Milk Tool
💲 The Cost of Not Breastfeeding Tool
🌱 The Green Feeding Climate Action Tool

Learn more! #WBW2023 Alive & Thrive bit.ly/3KtCmJd

Breastfeeding is one of the best investments for saving lives and improving the health of #MomandBaby .

Through @FHISolutions’ initiatives Alive & Thrive and 1,000 Days, we are working to protect, promote and support #breastfeeding .
#WBW2023