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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

Draft statement issued on behalf of all the agencies (United Nations and non-governmental) who are members of the working group.

Published in 2007, by SCN Working Group on Nutrition in Emergencies

Two versions are available; one for experienced practitioners and the other for relative novices. The training package is an interactive package with many exercises and case studies to work through. Suitable for field staff

Published in 2007, by WFP

E-learning course designed as a distance learning course to support capacity building and training for national local nutrition and food security information systems and network. This course introduces and provides guidance in assessing different kinds of information systems related to food security analysis.

Published in 2007, by EC/FAO

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

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 overall objective of these guidelines (46 pages) is to enhance humanitarian response capacity, predictability, accountability and partnership in order to reach more people with comprehensive, appropriate, needs-based relief and protection in a more effective and timely manner.

Published in 2007, by IASC

E-learning course designed as a distance learning course to support capacity building and training for national local nutrition and food security information systems and networkThis course introduces the concept of livelihoods and the components of the livelihoods framework. It also provides guidance on assessing livelihoods in different food security...

Published in 2007, by EC/FAO

With training materials and a summary wall chart. National guidelines based in recent standard protocols. Suitable for managers and health workers.

Published in 2007, by Ethiopia Federal Ministry of Health

Human Development Report 2007/2008 Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world. OCCASIONAL PAPER

Published in 2007, by Alejandro de la Fuente, Ricardo Fuentes

The BOOKMARK presents clear information on malnutrition classification and cut-offs with commonly used eligibility criteria for selective feeding programs. Bookmarks measure 2.5" by 7.5" (6.4 cm by 19.1 cm)

Published in 2006, by FANTA

This manual is intended to provide a brief overview and introduction to ASSETS, a tool that has been designed by Mercy Corps to assist in conducting assessments. While originally developed for complex emergency situations, many of the manual’s components are relevant and applicable to non-emergency settings. This guide is divided into three sections:...

Published in 2006, by Mercy Corps, Health Alliance International

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

Standard field guidelines with extensive information on the standard protocols and treatment of complications. Suitable for managers and health workers

Published in 2006, by Michael Golden, Yvonne Grellety

This guide provides guidance on the specific data collection needs for the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) indicator. It assumes that these questions will be part of a population-based survey instrument and will be applied to all the households in the sample. The HDDS is used as a proxy measure of the socio-economic level of the household.

Published in 2006, by FANTA

This guide should be used as a practical tool to undertake an initial food security assessment. It goes through the different stages of a food security assessment, and provides techniques and examples of how to perform a food security assessment. The guide can be used both in rural or urban settings.

Published in 2006, by IFRC

The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the collective humanitarian response to the ongoing humanitarian situation in Chad, and to assist health actors (the Chad Ministry of Health [MoH], UN agencies, the NGO community and donors) to respond to meet the ongoing needs of refugee and host populations in eastern and southern Chad.

Published in 2006, by Dr Markus Michael, Dr Nigel Pearson, Adoum Daliam

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 John Telford, John Cosgrave , Rachel Houghton

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