Nutrition in Emergencies
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Nutrition and Food Security on the Web
- Innovations in therapeutic foods for treatment of severe acute malnutrition:
www.nutriset.fr - For more information on global policies and strategies:
- For more information on infant and young child feeding:
- For databases on idine deficency disordes, anemia and vit A deficency:
www.who.int/vmnis/en - For more information on nutrition and HIV:
- NutVal 2006
Download a spreadsheet application for the planning, calculation and monitoring of the nutritional value of general food rations. Developed on behalf of the World Food Programme and the UN refugee agency by the Institute of Child Health
Nutrition and HIV
- Guidance on Infant feeding and HIV in the context of refugees and displaced populations April 2008
- Nutrition and HIV/AIDS: Report by the WHO Secretariat
- Integration of HIV/AIDS activities with food and nutrition support in refugee settings: specific programme strategies
- Nutrient requirements for people living with HIV/AIDS: Report of a technical consultation
Nutrition Survey
UNHCR and the World Food Programme monitor the nutritional status of refugees through regular surveys.
Nutrition Strategies and Global Policies
- The meaning and measurement of acute malnutrition in emergencies: A primer for decision-makers (Network Paper No. 56)
- UNHCR Standing Committee (36th meeting), report on "Nutrition" - EC/57/SC/CRP.17
- Malnutrition in protracted refugee situations: A global strategy - A joint UNHCR and WFP review
- Repositioning nutrition as central to development: A strategy for large-scale action
- Fortifying food in the field to boost nutrition: Case studies from Afghanistan, Angola and Zambia
Nutrition in Emergencies
- UNHCR/WFP Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) Guidelines, 2nd edition
- Nutrition Survey
- Malnutrition and Micronutrient Deficiencies Among Bhutanese Refugee Children, Nepal, 2007
- Guidance on Infant feeding and HIV in the context of refugees and displaced populations April 2008
- Corrigendum to Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations: An Inter Agency Field Manual (UNHCR/WHO/UNFPA) (Corrections to the Inter-agency Field Manual)
Nutrition and Food Security in the News
- Generous Pakistani civilians donate food, other aid and cash to displaced
- Some 80,000 flee as fighting comes to an end in north-east Sri Lanka
- Donor mission to Sahrawi refugee camps
- Congolese refugees flee to Sudan to escape Lord's Resistance Army
- Spanish artists help fight malnutrition among African refugees
Food and Nutrition
UNHCR strives to improve the nutritional status of all the people it serves.
Food Security and Nutrition Assessments
- UNHCR/WFP Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) Guidelines, 2nd edition
- Malnutrition and Micronutrient Deficiencies Among Bhutanese Refugee Children, Nepal, 2007
- UNHCR/WFP Workplan 2007
- Report of UNHCR/WFP Joint Assessment Mission: Assistance to Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal (29 May-9 June 2006)
- Reproductive Health Services for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
Further Reading on Health and Nutrition
Resources for Partnerships in Health and Nutrition.
- UNHCR's Guiding Principles and Strategic Plans for HIV and AIDS, Malaria Control, Nutrition and Food Security, Reproductive Health, Water and Sanitation, 2008 - 2012 (complete publication)
- UNHCR's Guiding Principles and Strategic Plans 2008 - 2012: Appendix: Cross-Reference of Indicators
- Guiding Principles and Strategic Plans 2008-2012
- UNHCR's Strategic Plan for Water and Sanitation 2008 - 2012
- UNHCR's Strategic Plan for Reproductive Health 2008 - 2012
Infant Feeding Related Internet Links
- Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)
Visit the ENN homepage for the Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Core Group. - HIV and Infant feeding
The UN guidance states that "when replacement feeding is acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable and safe, avoidance of all breastfeeding by HIV-infected mothers is recommended. Otherwise, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended during the first months of life." - Nutrition health topic
Promoting proper feeding for infants and young children. - World Breastfeeding
An early start on breast milk saves infants' lives.
Infant Feeding
Infants need adequate nutrition in the first two years of life for their well-being and development.
Also on this website:
Guiding Principles and Strategic Plans
An outline for 2008-2012 of UNHCR's principles and strategies in HIV and AIDS, malaria control, nutrition and food security, reproductive health, water and sanitation.
HIS Strategies and Policies
Guiding principles and strategic plans for 2008-2012 in the five sectors of HIV and AIDS, malaria control, nutrition and food security, reproductive health and water and sanitation.
WASH Strategies and Policies
Guiding principles and strategic plans for 2008-2012 in the five sectors of HIV and AIDS, malaria control, nutrition and food security, reproductive health and water and sanitation.
Key findings of the GNA pilot survey, 2008
- 30 percent of needs are not being met
- A third of unmet needs are for basic needs and essential services
Measures are needed to improve:
- Food security and nutrition
- Health
- Access to clean water - construction or rehabilitation of wells
- Sanitation - construction or rehabilitation of latrines
- Distribution of non-food items
- Access to education - subsidies to students, school supplies, extra schools or classrooms, more teachers
To ensure better protection we will need:
- Training and technical support to governments
- Improved and ensured access to asylum procedures
- Enhanced reception facilities and procedures
- Documentation
- Border monitoring
- Strengthened community security measures
- To support justice mechanisms
To improve prevention and response to sexual abuse and violence we will need to:
- Provide firewood or fuel alternative
- Strengthen child protection programmes
- Enhance reporting and follow-up
- Establish safe houses
- Expand opportunities for women's self-reliance
Related Internet Links on HIS
Further information on HIS can be found on the following websites (external links)
HIV Guidelines
Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and refugees, conflict, and displacement.