Resources

A Toolkit for Addressing Nutrition in Emergency Situations

The basic right to adequate food and nutrition is implicit in any emergency response and is reflected in humanitarian law. The purpose ...

Community-based management of acute malnutrition, WHO, UNICEF, WFP, UNSCN 2007

Severe acute malnutrition remains a major killer of children under five years of age. Until recently, treatment has been restricted to...

Preventing and controlling micronutrient deficiencies in populations affected by an emergency, WHO/WFP/UNICEF 2007

With poverty so immense, how we help is crucial

Tanya Plibersek, Australian politician, comments on Australian foreign policy, and inappropriate use of infant formula www.smh.com.au/n...

Infant Feeding in Emergencies article: Breastfeeding is the safest option

Article that explains why breastfeeding is the safest infant feeding option in emergencies. The article highlights a helpline people ca...

Maternal nutrition & Breastfeeding counselling cards

Maternal Nutrition & Breastfeeding Counseling Cards - with English translation. Not for emergencies but could be adapted. These co...

Principios de orientación para la alimentación complementaria del niño amamantado, OPS 2003

Relactación - experiencia y recomendaciones, OMS 1998

Código Internacional de Comercialización de Sucedáneos de la Leche Materna, OMS 1981