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EAPRO Training for Improved Practice: Public Health and Nutrition in Emergencies 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 |
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Gender, Climate Change and Human Security: Lessons from Bangladesh, Ghana and Senegal This report presents a gendered analysis of how climate change impacts on human security. It also assesses whether adequate scope exists for women to participate in improved human security in a scenario of changing climate. Based on this analysis, recommendations are given for enhancing the integration of a gender perspective in climate change and human... Published in 2008, by |
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HarvestPlus Rice Strategy Millions of poor people in Asia suffer from hidden hunger, which includes zinc deficiency. Zinc is required for more body functions than any other mineral and is essential for survival. Lack of zinc in the diet inhibits normal growth and development and restricts functioning of the immune system. Rice is the staple food for more than half the world’s... Published in 2009, by |
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Joint evaluation of the international response to the Indian Ocean tsunami: Synthesis report The TEC's Synthesis Report represents the culmination of over a year's work by TEC member agencies. It examines the successes and failures as well as the constraints within which the response occurred between the first 8 and 11 months of the response. It does this by distilling the findings and learning from over 140 additional reports, including many TEC... Published in 2006, by |
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National training programmes on treatment of severe malnutrition National programmes supported by WHO. Good examples for trainers. Published in 2010, by |
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Nutrition Beyond the Health Sector: A Profile of World Bank Lending in Nutrition from 2000-2006 The World Bank report Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development (2006) explicitly recommended improving nutrition by not only working through the health sector, but also in non-health sectors such as agriculture and education. This report provides descriptive and financial profiles of the Bank’s recent portfolio in nutrition (from FY2000 to late... Published in 2008, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 01 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 |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 09 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 2006, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 15 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 2007, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 17 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 2008, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 20 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 2009, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 04 - Women's Role in Food Chain Activities and the Implications for Nutrition We hope that the wide-ranging information herein will further the crucially important cause of women, specifically in relation to nutrition, in several ways. First, women's central role in providing for adequate nutrition - of families, communities, and indeed nations - in being described here in detail should help to give increased prominence to the need... Published in 1989, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 05 - Malnutrition and Infection - A review The combination of malnutrition and infection causes most of the preventable deaths in developing countries, certainly among young children. Malnutrition increases the risk and worsens the course of infectious disease; and infection leads to malnutrition. Thus we have used the expression “malnutrition-infection complex”. Good nutrition undoubtedly is a... Published in 1989, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 06 - Women and Nutrition Women, throughout most of the world, have the major responsibility for their families' nutrition. Their own nutrition is often impaired, under the social and biological stresses they face. Developments that improve women's position in society are likely to improve nutrition overall, and are essential for this. Equally, any activities aimed at preventing... Published in 1990, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 14 - Controlling Vitamin A Deficiency With the recent publication of "Effectiveness of Vitamin A Supplementation in the Control of Young Child Morbidity and Mortality in Developing Countries" as ACC/SCN Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No. 13, we now know more about the type and degree of positive benefits of raising vitamin A status among deprived populations. After the findings of the... Published in 1994, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 16 - Nutrition and Poverty This report presents a collection of papers discussed at the 24th Session of the United Nations Sub-Committee on Nutrition, held in March 1997 in Kathmandu. The Symposium presenters and discussants traced the origins of child malnutrition to low birth weight, maternal deprivation and discrimination against girls and women in South Asia. Malnutrition in the... Published in 1997, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 18 - Low Birthweight This Nutrition Policy Paper was produced by the ACC/SCN in collaboration with the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh: Centre for Health and Population Research. It summarizes the proceedings of the Low Birthweight Symposium and Workshop held in Dhaka in June 1999. Evidence regarding interventions to prevent low birthweight and... Published in 2000, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 19 - What Works? A Review of the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions This review takes the perspective of low-income Asia, because the study was commissioned by the Asian Development Bank to inform its policy dialogue with Asian governments. We believe the review will be useful for ADB and all development partners selecting nutrition interventions as stand-alone activities or components in integrated social development... Published in 2001, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 21 - Community-Based Management of Severe Malnutrition in Children This special issue of the Food and Nutrition Bulletin reports on a WHO/UNICEF/Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN) meeting on community-based management of severe malnutrition in children that took place in Geneva on November 21–23, 2005, and brought together some 50 international experts and representatives from the World Food Programme (WFP), the United... Published in 2006, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 05 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN decided to set up an information system to track the nutrition of refugees and displaced people. Distributing this information should help to bring action to improve the situation. This is the fifth of a regular series of reports, issued every two months. This report is the first in the series to include reports on some Asian refugees and... Published in 1994, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 06 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN decided to set up an information system to track the nutrition of refugees and displaced people. Distributing this information should help to bring action to improve the situation. This is the sixth of a regular series of reports, issued every two months. This report is the second in the series to include reports on some Asian refugees and... Published in 1994, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 07 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN decided to set up an information system to track the nutrition of refugees and displaced people. Distributing this information should help to bring action to improve the situation. This is the seventh of a regular series of reports, issued every two months. This report is the third in the series to include reports on some Asian refugees and... Published in 1994, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 09 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations Every two months, the UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people. Distributing this information is intended to raise awareness and facilitate action to improve the situation. This is the ninth of a regular series of reports, and is the fifth in the series to include reports on some Asian refugees and displaced people. Published in 1995, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 10 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations Every two months, the UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people. Distributing this information is intended to raise awareness and facilitate action to improve the situation. This is the tenth of a regular series of reports, and is the sixth in the series to include reports on some Asian refugees and displaced people. Published in 2009, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 11 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations Every two months, the UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people. Distributing this information is intended to raise awareness and facilitate action to improve the situation. This is the eleventh of a regular series of reports, and is the seventh in the series to include reports on some Asian refugees and displaced people. Published in 1995, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 12 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people normally every two months. Distributing this information is intended to raise awareness and facilitate action to improve the situation. This is the twelfth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO.... Published in 1995, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 13 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people normally every two months. Distributing this information is intended to raise awareness and facilitate action to improve the situation. This is the thirteenth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and... Published in 1995, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 14 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people normally every two months. Distributing this information is intended to raise awareness and facilitate action to improve the situation. This is the fourteenth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and... Published in 1996, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 15 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people normally every two months. Distributing this information is intended to raise awareness and facilitate action to improve the situation. This is the fifteenth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and... Published in 1996, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 16 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the sixteenth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1996, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 17 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the seventeenth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1996, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 18 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the eightteenth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1996, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 19 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the nineteenth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1997, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 20 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the twentieth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1997, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 21 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the twenty first of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1997, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 22 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the nineteenth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1997, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 23 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the twenty third of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1998, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 24 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the twenty fourth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly... Published in 1998, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 25 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations This issue of the RNIS Report reviews some of the changes in emergency response over the last five years. It starts by highlighting situations where wasting was brought rapidly under control. It then looks at some of the factors that have led to less than optimal results, followed by what has been accomplished to improve response over the last five years. It... Published in 1998, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 26 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the twenty sixth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1999, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 27 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the twenty seventh of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly... Published in 1999, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 28 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the twenty eighth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly... Published in 1999, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 29 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the twenty ninth of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1999, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 31 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the thirty-first of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 2000, by |
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SCN News No 13 - Behavioural Change and Nutrition Programmes; Poor Nutrition and Chronic Disease This issue of SCN News features a report of discussions at the ACC/SCN symposium on behavioural change and nutrition programmes as well as a report of the proceedings of the ACC/SCN symposium on nutrition in the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and obesity in developing countries. Published in 1995, by |
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SCN News No 20 - Nutrition and Agriculture This issue of SCN News deals with nutrition and agriculture. Published in 2000, by |
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SCN News No 31 – Adolescence: a Pivotal Stage in the Lifecycle This issue of SCN News features articles addressing a population that receives little attention: adolescents. UNFPA’s State of World Population (2005) estimates that there are 1.2 billion adolescents between 10-19 years of age today. Although not specifically mentioned in the Millennium Development Goals, adolescents are the future adults who will continue... Published in 2005, by |
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Second Report on the World Nutrition Situation - Volume II: Country Trends Methods and Statistics Country-level data are intended to illustrate and promote understanding of observed trends in nutrition. They also, importantly, show the variety of situations, smoothed out in the regional data, from rapid improvement to stagnation or deterioration. As discussed in the text, the choice of countries was biased towards those with large populations. This means... Published in 1993, by |
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Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation in the World Bank's Nutrition Portfolio Recent developments in the World Bank towards a greater emphasis on results based management, on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and a shift away from vertical programs towards programmatic lending and poverty reduction strategy credits (PRSCs) provided a backdrop to this discussion meeting on monitoring and evaluation for nutrition. The... Published in 2003, by |
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The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project Effectiveness and Lessons The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Programme (BINP) represented the first large-scale government intervention in nutrition. The program began in 1995; it was followed in 2002 by the National Nutrition Programme (NNP) and is being followed up now with a sector wide health approach. Nutrition also features significantly in the draft poverty reduction... Published in 2005, by |
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Third Report on the World Nutrition Situation This Third Report on the World Nutrition Situation is part of a series of SCN reports initiated in the mid 80s on nutritional status of populations in developing countries. The centrepiece of earlier reports was estimates of regional trends in underweight of preschool children. This Third Report presents, for the first time, information on global and... Published in 1997, by |
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Update on the Nutrition Situation - 1994 This report updates the results given in the Second Report on the World Nutrition Situation. New data available at country level1 give recent trends in prevalences of underweight children, as the main nutritional indicator, in 18 countries. These can be compared with those reported in Volume II, to give a total of 46 national trend estimates for the 1980s... Published in 1994, by |
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Update on the Nutrition Situation - Recent Trends in Nutrition in 33 Countries The report aims to describe recent trends in nutrition and certain potential determining factors, country-by-country. The approach is unavoidably ad hoc, due to the variable availability of data. Selected indicators of likely determinants of year-to-year change are emphasized, especially related to economic stress. Such factors are thought to be having... Published in 1989, by |