Results 21-40 of 112

The objective of this paper is to unpack the various aspects of the “cash versus food” debate, to map out where the controversies lie and to demonstrate the need for a more pragmatic, balanced and contextspecific approach. A key message is that appropriateness cannot be predetermined since programme objectives, the economics of food consumption, market...

Published in 2007, by Ugo Gentilini

Review of cash based responses in a number of countries for managers and field workers

Published in 2007, by Paul Harvey

This evaluation reviewes progress and performance of the humanitarian response, and its interface with the existing Chad health system. It also examines the health effects and implications of cross-border population movements, and health service accessibility for both refugees and the host population.

Published in 2007, by Nigel Pearson

This paper asks whether initiatives designed to improve accountability really are the solution to the problems humanitarianism faces today. It does not aim to dismiss accountability; rather, it seeks to show that accountability is a procedural phenomenon, not a moral one. Imposing it in the absence of a more specific understanding of what it means is...

Published in 2007, by Austen Davis, ODI

This is a comprehensive study based on research in 48 countries showing how WFP has implemented its 2003–2007 gender policy. For managers planning a food aid intervention targeting women

Published in 2007, by WFP

Food Assistance Programming in the Context of HIV, a joint publication by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the FANTA Project, is a guide developed to improve the design and implementation of food security programs that respond to HIV-related challenges as well as HIV programs that utilize food and food-related activities to achieve HIV-related outcomes.

Published in 2007, by USAID, AED, WFP

The handbook is structured as follows: - Section One summarizes UNHCR’s mandate of international protecdtion and the aim and principles of emergency response; - Section Two deals with emergency management; - Section Three covers the vital sectors and problem areas in refugee emergencies, including health, food, sanitation and water, as well as key...

Published in 2007, by UNHCR

An assessment tool that is being developed to be used in rapid onset emergencies in the first 72 hours.

Published in 2007, by IASC

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 UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

The materials found here, taken together, support a concise and cohesive 5 - day workshop that will guide participants through the entire Sphere handbook (2004 Edition). It provides insights into many of the typical problems found in the sectors of Water, Sanitation, Food Aid, Nutrition, Food Security, Settlement, Shelter and Health. It also illustrates each...

Published in 2007, by Jim Good, Interworks

This report supplement aims to collate and analyse recent experiences of livelihoods programming in emergencies. The document provides guidance on livelihoods programming, includes practical examples from the field and summarises recent thinking. It provides an overview of what livelihoods programming is and examples of the range of interventions that are...

Published in 2006, by ENN, Oxfam

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

Proceedings of workshop for managers and field staff

Published in 2006, by Alexis Hoskins

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 UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

NutVal is a spreadsheet application for planning and monitoring the nutritional content of general food aid rations.

Published in 2006, by Institute of Child Health on behalf of WFP and UNHCR

Policy document for staff working in emergency settings and especially those involved with food ration planning.

Published in 2006, by UNHCR

In 2003, The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a joint effort to develop, through multi-site field research in refugee communities in Africa, a set of strategies for using food and nutrition-based interventions to support HIV prevention,...

Published in 2006, by UNAIDS, UNHCR, WFP

Emergency Needs Assessments and the Impact of Food Aid on Local Markets. Briefing paper explaining importance of market analysis for programme managers

Published in 2006, by SENAC - Strengthening Emergency Needs Assessment Capacity

The latest major international development concerning the right to food took place in FAO in November 2004 when its Council unanimously adopted the Voluntary Guidelines on the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security. The negotiations took two years. They were facilitated by the FAO Secretariat....

Published in 2006, by FAO

Provides an overview of effectiveness of three community-based targeting food distribution systems. For managers planning community-based targeting systems

Published in 2005, by WFP/IFPRI, D. O. Gilligan, J. Hoddinott, A. R. Quisumbing, M. Sharma

Results 21-40 of 112