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Timor-Leste, a small nation on an island in Southeast Asia, has struggled to feed its population. Consistent access to sufficient food has been a problem, with 36 per cent of people living with moderate or severe food insecurity. Not surprisingly, malnutrition has been quite high; nearly half of children younger than 5 (47.1 per cent) are stunted, 8.6 per cent of children are wasted. Anaemia affects 23 per cent of women of reproductive age (those aged 15 to 49). In fact, judging by the World Health Organization’s thresholds, every single indicator related to nutrition in Timor-Leste has been in emergency status. However, those numbers are improving across the board, thanks in part to ongoing advocacy supported by the SUN Movement in Timor-Leste. The percentages of people affected by stunting and anaemia have improved greatly in last decade; anaemia alone among women of reproductive age has dropped by nearly 20 percentage points. Filipe da Costa, the SUN Government Focal Point

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