{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/644261bb996c170011675fad/69738e5e6c5100c2bbcba763?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 47: Dr Joanne Raisin. SUN-RISE or SUN-SET? Where next for the SUN Movement? ","description":"<p>In the final episode of the series reflecting on the future of the Scaling Up Nutrition&nbsp;(SUN)&nbsp;Movement, N4D Directors Chris Leather and Jeremy Shoham are talking to Dr Joanne Raisin, Director of the SUN Movement Secretariat.</p><p><br></p><p>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&nbsp;(2025–2030).&nbsp;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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What does the podcast cover?</strong></p><p><em>1. What is the SUN Movement and why does it matter?</em></p><ul><li>SUN as a&nbsp;<strong>country-led, multi-stakeholder movement</strong>&nbsp;bringing together governments, civil society, donors, UN agencies, and the private sector</li><li>The unique value of SUN as a&nbsp;<strong>neutral convening platform</strong>&nbsp;that supports coordination under country leadership</li><li>Reflections on SUN’s achievements to date, including elevating nutrition globally and strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration</li><li>Key limitations identified in SUN 3.0, including fragmentation, accountability gaps, and uneven support to fragile states</li></ul><p><em>2. What’s in the SUN 4.0 Strategy&nbsp;(2025–2030)?</em></p><ul><li>SUN 4.0 as a&nbsp;<strong>strategic refresh</strong>, building on what has worked while adapting to new global realities</li><li>Greater attention to:</li><li>Fragility, conflict and climate vulnerability</li><li>Shifting malnutrition patterns, including overweight and obesity</li><li>Future-proofing nutrition outcomes in a constrained financing environment</li></ul><ol><li><em>Looking beyond 2030</em></li></ol><ul><li>Is SUN still needed after 2030?</li><li>The future of SUN as a platform shaped by&nbsp;<strong>country and regional demand</strong></li><li>The importance of localisation, shared ownership and amplifying country voices in global and regional decision-making</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Key takeaways</strong></p><ul><li>The success of SUN 4.0 will depend less on strategy and more on how the Movement works in practice</li><li>Stronger accountability, better coordination and clearer alignment with country-led priorities are essential</li><li>Fragile and conflict-affected states must be at the centre of future SUN support</li><li>Nutrition integration and sustainable financing require the nutrition community to engage more effectively with other sectors on their own terms</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/65858661/admin/feed/posts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Please join the debate!</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Credits:&nbsp;Recorded edited and published by:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.n4d.group/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">N4D</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://nutriat.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nutriat.co</a></p><p>Theme tune: Saraweto, used with kind permission of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.justeastofjazz.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Just East of Jazz</a></p><p>© N4D Group 2026</p>","author_name":"N4D: Nutrition for Development "}