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ENN’s 65th issue of Field Exchange was published in May 2021. 

This edition features a range of articles that describe programming experiences across a number of contexts. We include a special section on COVID-19 nutrition programming adaptations including around infant feeding in emergencies, articles that explore nutrition data for…

Learn about the work of the GNC Technical Alliance from January - March 2021 in this brief update.

The explosion at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon on 4 August 2020 caused widespread damage across the city, with initial reports of more than 170 people killed, 6,500 people injured, and more than 150 people missing. Early estimates were that the explosion had left more than 300,000 people with no shelter in the Greater Beirut Area.

The loss of livelihoods…

In a nutshell, “the Independent Panel has found weak links at every point in the chain of preparedness and response. Preparation was inconsistent and underfunded. The alert system was too slow — and too meek. The World Health Organization was under-powered. The response has exacerbated inequalities. Global political leadership was absent.”

The Panel is…

With the WHO declaring a global pandemic in March 2020 and a looming sense of uncertainty sweeping across many nations, the number of emergency nutrition assessments being conducted dried up overnight. The fear of COVID-19 spreading during household surveys meant many humanitarian organizations paused their surveys until they could better understand the risks and…