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A handbook and set of training materials which is an output of the Sphere Project, (an inter-agency project) with the aim of improving quality and accountability of humanitarian assistance. It contains the Humanitarian charter, and 5 technical chapters – each with standards, indicators and guidance notes.

Published in 2011, by The Sphere Project

This document summarizes discussions held during a highly participatory event that was aimed at enhancing collaboration among people working in the agriculture and nutrition sectors.

Published in 2010, by AED, FAO

This book is intended to provide practical guidance to ACF field workers on how to implement a Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) assessment.

Published in 2010, by ACF

National programmes supported by WHO. Good examples for trainers.

Published in 2010, by WHO

This edition of the SCN News is rightfully dedicated to climate change and its implications on food and nutrition. It is hoped to be thought provoking, showing you how climate change impacts on nutrition. The topic has been approached from very different angles: impacts on food security (in general, in the Asia-Pacific region and sub-Saharan Africa),...

Published in 2010, by SCN

Human Development Reports. Research Paper. July 2010

Published in 2010, by Ibrahim Kasirye

The toolkit aims to: (i) provide an overview of issues affecting early development and its measurement; (ii) discuss the types of tests typically used with children under five years; (iii) provide guidelines for selecting and adapting tests for use in developing countries, and (iv) make recommendations for planning successful assessment strategies.

Published in 2009, by World Bank

This World Health Organization report states that the leading global risks for mortality in the world are high blood pressure (responsible for 13% of deaths globally), tobacco use (9%), high blood glu­cose (6%), physical inactivity (6%), and overweight and obesity (5%). These risks are responsible for raising the risk of chronic diseases such as heart...

Published in 2009, by WHO

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 intended as a practical guide to design, implement, monitor and evaluate selective feeding programmes in emergency situations, namely to answer the following key questions: - Which type and combination of selective feeding programmes are required? - How should each be implemented? The target audience includes: - Nutrition experts ...

Published in 2009, by UNHCR, WFP

This issue of Nutrition Policy paper focuses on multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy in developing country settings.

Published in 2009, by United Nations University

La Declaración del Milenio fijó el 2015 como fecha límite para alcanzar la mayoría de los objetivos de desarrollo del Milenio (ODM), que establecieron los parámetros cuantitativos para reducir todas las formas de extrema pobreza a la mitad. El presente informe ofrece una evaluación anual del año 2009 del progreso hacia el logro de los ODM.

Published in 2009, by UN DESA

Los programas de promoción del crecimiento con base comunitaria (PCBC) son aquellos que apoyan el crecimiento de los niños y niñas mediante la consejería individualizada mensual a los padres sobre prácticas de cuidado, alimentación, tratamiento de enfermedades prevalentes y uso apropiado de los servicios de salud. Esta publicación busca servir de...

Published in 2009, by Banco Mundial - World Bank

This booklet provides a brief description of pioneering Agency-supported work to evaluate vitamin A and iron deficiencies, bone disease, undernutrition and obesity and the special nutritional requirements of pregnant and lactating women and their children.

Published in 2009, by IAEA

The Millennium Development Goals report presents a yearly assessment of global progress towards achieving the MDGs.Less than six years away from the 2015 deadline to achieve the MDGs, this report warns that despite many successes, overall progress has been too slow for most of the targets to be met by 2015. Major advances in the fight against poverty and...

Published in 2009, by UN DESA

A report preceding the development of DFID’s strategy to 2015 for tackling undernutrition in the developing world. The forthcoming DFID strategy will look at a range of measures to tackle nutrition directly and, critically, to address the drivers of undernutrition, such as food insecurity, ill health, lack of social protection and gender inequality. The...

Published in 2009, by DFID

The World Bank's Nutrition Toolkit aims to help World Bank staff design and supervise effective and feasible nutrition projects and project components and to carry out comprehensive analysis of sectoral and policy issues affecting nutrition.

Published in 2009, by World Bank

The statement presents the recommended cut-offs, summarizes the rationale for their adoption and advocates for their harmonized application in the identification of 6 to 60 month old infants and children for the management of severe acute malnutrition. It reviews the implications on patient load, on discharge criteria and on programme planning and...

Published in 2009, by WHO, UNICEF

Extensive training course on all aspects of setting up and running community based therapeutic care programmes. With practical cases and exercises. Suitable for managers and health workers

Published in 2008, by FANTA

El presente estudio se basa en este conjunto más reciente de experiencias e investigaciones. Su objetivo es reforzar los esfuerzos encaminados a alcanzar los ODM, ayudando a los planificadores de políticas a incorporar los derechos humanos en las etapas de formulación y ejecución del componente de salud de las estrategias nacionales de reducción de la...

Published in 2008, by OACDH - OHCHR, OMS - WHO

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