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Latest Episode: 47 | Series 6

SUN-RISE or SUN-SET? Where next for the SUN Movement?
From Strategy to Impact: can SUN 4.0 better deliver for countries

Show Notes (click to expand)
In the final episode of the series reflecting on the future of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, N4D Directors Chris Leather and Jeremy Shoham are talking to Dr Joanne Raisin, Director of the SUN Movement Secretariat.
This conversation explores what the SUN Movement has achieved since its inception, the key lessons from its third phase and the ambitions of the newly launched SUN 4.0 Strategy (2025–2030). The discussion focuses on how SUN can strengthen country-led action, adapt to a rapidly changing global financing environment and better support fragile and conflict-affected states.
What does the podcast cover?
1. What is the SUN Movement and why does it matter?
  • SUN as a country-led, multi-stakeholder movement bringing together governments, civil society, donors, UN agencies, and the private sector
  • The unique value of SUN as a neutral convening platform that supports coordination under country leadership
  • Reflections on SUN’s achievements to date, including elevating nutrition globally and strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration
  • Key limitations identified in SUN 3.0, including fragmentation, accountability gaps, and uneven support to fragile states
2. What’s in the SUN 4.0 Strategy (2025–2030)?
  • SUN 4.0 as a strategic refresh, building on what has worked while adapting to new global realities
  • Greater attention to:
    • Fragility, conflict and climate vulnerability
    • Shifting malnutrition patterns, including overweight and obesity
    • Future-proofing nutrition outcomes in a constrained financing environment
  1. Looking beyond 2030
  • Is SUN still needed after 2030?
  • The future of SUN as a platform shaped by country and regional demand
  • The importance of localisation, shared ownership and amplifying country voices in global and regional decision-making
Key takeaways
  • The success of SUN 4.0 will depend less on strategy and more on how the Movement works in practice
  • Stronger accountability, better coordination and clearer alignment with country-led priorities are essential
  • Fragile and conflict-affected states must be at the centre of future SUN support
  • Nutrition integration and sustainable financing require the nutrition community to engage more effectively with other sectors on their own terms
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Dr Joanne Raisin
Director, SUN Movement Secretariat

 

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STRENGTHENING NATIONAL NUTRITION PLANS
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ADVANCING A NEXUS APPROACH TO NUTRITION
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COUNTRY-LED NUTRITION FINANCING
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STRENGTHENING NUTRITION INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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SUPPORTING GLOBAL INITIATIVES
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