Resources

Infant and young child feeding practices. Collecting and Using Data: A Step-by-Step Guide. Care USA, Jan 2010.

A practical step by step guide to including WHO standard indicators of infant and young child feeding practices in surveys. It includes...

WHO Growth Standards and the identification of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children; A Joint Statement by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund

Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices. Part 1. Definitions. USAID, UC Davies, WHO, UNICEF, IFPRI. 2008

Guidelines for estimating the month and year of birth of young children. FAO (2008)

UNHCR Handbook for Emergencies, Third Edition

A reference tool which serves to reinforce a common understanding among the many key actors in emergency situations.

Draft Statement on the Use of the WHO 2006 Growth Standards in Emergency, Nutrition Programmes, UNSCN

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

Preventing and controlling micronutrient deficiencies in populations affected by an emergency, Multiple vitamin and mineral supplements for pregnant and lactating women, and for children aged 6 to 59 months

A joint statement by WHO, WFP and Unicef, providing practical suggestions to minimise the risk of MDD in emergency situations.

Measuring Mortality, Nutritional Status and Food Security in Crisis Situations: SMART Methodology Version 1

A MANUAL detailing a basic integrated method for assessing nutritional status and mortality rate in emergency situations. It includes d...

Measuring and Interpreting Malnutrition and Mortality

Évaluation nutritionnelle en situation d'urgence, Directives pour agents de terrain