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This Handbook is intended for use when an Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA) is conducted in emergency situations or protracted crises, whether due to sudden natural disasters, disease, economic collapses or conflicts. An EFSA covers the geographic areas affected and determines the impact on households and their livelihoods.

Published in 2009, by WFP

These Guidelines for Addressing HIV in Humanitarian Settings aim to assist humanitarian and AIDS organizations to plan the delivery of a minimum set of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services to people affected by humanitarian crises.

Published in 2009, by Inter-Agency Standing Committee

These guidelines are to be used by members of the Red Cross movement and generalists with no technical knowledge. The guidelines provide advice on the organisation of emergency assessments. IFRC uses the Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA) framework.

Published in 2008, by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, ICRC

Operational guidance intended for emergency relief staff and programme managers of all agencies working in emergency programmes, including national governments, UN agencies, NGOs and donors. It applies to emergency situations in all countries, and extends to non-emergency situations.

Published in 2007, by Emergency Nutrition Network

Module 2 aims to provide health and nutrition workers with the basic knowledge and skills to help both breastfeeding and artificially feeding women. The first task is to support breastfeeding women, so that they do not lose confidence and introduce artificial feeds unnecessarily. The next task is to identify and help women who have feeding difficulties. The...

Published in 2007, by ENN, IBFAN-GIFA, Fondation Terre des hommes, Action Contre la Faim, CARE USA, LINKAGES, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO

This document is intended to provide practical guidance to Oxfam staff on how to carry out food security assessments in emergencies. It is expected to be of most use to Food and Nutrition technical staff deployed from Oxfam’s Humanitarian Department in Oxford and Oxfam Regional Management Centres (Humanitarian Support Personnel, Consultants, Public Health...

Published in 2006, by OXFAM GB

This Handbook sets forth standards for the integration of gender issues from the outset of a new complex emergency or disaster, so that humanitarian services provided neither exacerbate nor inadvertently put people at risk; reach their target audience; and have maximum positive impact. The target audience for this Handbook is field practitioners...

Published in 2006, by Inter-Agency Standing Committee

Manual aimed at mid-level managers in all sectors who would like to better understand nutrition information and its use. The manual sets out all the steps involved in nutrition data collection and analysis including practical guidance for use by survey enumerators, health facility workers and other field workers. Additional materials have also been prepared...

Published in 2005, by FSAU, FAO

The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected...

Published in 2005, by UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Dans les situations d'urgence, le PAM est responsable de déterminer si une aide extérieure est nécessaire pour faire face aux besoins alimentaires immédiats et si l'aide alimentaire constitue la forme appropriée d'assistance. Le PAM et ses partenaires déterminent en outre quelles autres interventions s'imposent pour promouvoir les objectifs de la...

Published in 2004, by PAM - WFP

In emergency situations, WFP is responsible for determining whether external assistance is required to meet immediate food needs and whether food aid is the appropriate form of assistance. WFP and its partners also assess what other interventions are needed to promote food-security objectives. It is difficult to obtain precise estimates of emergency needs in...

Published in 2004, by WFP

En las situaciones de urgencia, el PMA tiene la responsabilidad de determinar si es necesario proporcionar asistencia externa para satisfacer las necesidades alimentarias inmediatas y si la ayuda alimentaria es la forma adecuada de asistencia. El PMA y sus asociados evalúan también qué otras intervenciones son necesarias para favorecer la consecución de...

Published in 2004, by PAM - WFP

The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected...

Published in 2004, by UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

The SPHERE Project aims to improve the quality of assistance provided to people affected by disasters, and to enhance the accountability of the humanitarian system in disaster response. The new edition of the handbook (2004) has been thoroughly revised and updated, taking into account recent developments in humanitarian practice in wat/san, food, shelter...

Published in 2004, by SPHERE

Practical training package for 10 days designed for UNICEF staff covering and public health and nutrition aspects of emergencies from assessment to design and monitoring programmes. 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Policies, Practices and Decision Making 3. Basic Concepts 4. Rapid Assessments in Emergencies 5. Survey Methodology 6. Survey...

Published in 2003, by Tufts University, CDC/Columbia University for UNICEF

UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP and WHO have jointly developed these guidelines as a practical tool for assessing, estimating and monitoring the food and nutrition needs of populations in emergencies.

Published in 2003, by UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO

This SCN News presents an overview of the Symposium 'Effective Programmes in Africa for Improving Nutrition, including Household Food Security' which was held at the SCN's 23rd Session in Accra, Ghana in February 1996.

Published in 1997, by UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Field Guide on Rapid Nutritional Assessment in Emergencies to guide the user through the entire process of designing, planning, implementing and reporting reliable nutrition assessment. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Planning the survey Chapter 3: Selecting the survey subjects Chapter 4: Selecting the sample Chapter 5: Survey methodology ...

Published in 1995, by WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

The use of anthropometry has increased rapidly in recent years. With this wider use, it has become even more important that the interpretation of results, for the individual and for populations, should be correct and well understood. I requested the Advisory Group on Nutrition at its first meeting in 1988 to help to define the issues. This led to the AGN...

Published in 1990, by UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

The education of children all over the world is being held back by malnutrition. In humanitarian terms, it makes no sense that the children who manage to get to school cannot benefit fully from their education, because they are already malnourished, because they are currently hungry, or because of infection. Nearly 90% of the world's school children will be...

Published in 1990, by UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

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