Abstract

The case is about The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, a country-driven multi-stakeholder and multi-sector global collaboration that harnesses the broad capacities of public and private sectors to end malnutrition in all its forms and supports achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With the governments of the SUN member countries in the lead, the Movement unites people – from civil society, the United Nations (UN), donors, businesses, and researchers – in a collective effort to end malnutrition by 2030. As of 2024, the Movement included +4,000 civil society organizations, +1,400 businesses, 5 UN agencies, and a strong donor network. The case discusses how malnutrition is a global health problem and the rationale behind the launch of the SUN Movement. Reportedly, since the launch of the Movement, the number of children under 5 affected by stunting had decreased from 171 million to 144 million globally as of 2020. Some of the key challenges before the alliance were to convene stakeholders from various sectors and foster a transparent and collaborative environment to end the malnutrition crisis, overcome shortfalls in governance, and obtain sustainable funding. It remains to be seen whether this broad and inclusive Movement will be successful in achieving sustainable and equitable reductions in malnutrition for all by 2030.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• Reflect on the critical role of nutrition in achieving the SDGs
• Study the effectiveness of multi stakeholder platforms in tackling the problem of malnutrition
• Analyze the strategy of the SUN Movement and its multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder approach
• Assess the theory and practice of the SUN Movement from the perspective of the right to adequate food and nutrition.
• Identify the challenges to delivering improved nutrition through multisector collaboration

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); malnutrition; food security; collaboration; The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement; multi-stakeholder approach; theory of change; nutrition; public-private partnerships,Public policy; Civil Society Network (CSN); UN Nutrition; Multi-Sector Platform; Business Network