Technical support and collaboration with UN partners and NGOs in emergencies
- Technical support is provided in emergencies to front-line UN partner organizations (UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF), other international humanitarian/relief agencies, and governments.
- This covers nutrition in emergency and disaster-affected populations, e.g. technical guidance on:
- nutritional standards
- food/ration composition
- assessment and management of malnutrition/specific nutrient deficiencies
- monitoring nutritional status
- nutritional surveillance for both prevention/early warning and response when emergencies arise
- Technical support also includes development of:
- Guidelines on food and nutritional needs in emergency situations
- Operational guidance for emergency relief staff and policy-makers on infant feeding in emergencies
- Guidelines on appropriate management of severe and moderate malnutrition.
- Technical support in nutrition, in collaboration with HAC and WHO regional nutrition advisors, through participation in emergency response (joint UN assessment/monitoring/programme formulation teams) in emergency-affected areas for nutritional aspects of prevention/rapid response in emergencies.
- Ensure optimal sustainable health and nutrition benefits of food-assisted development projects targeted to meeting the needs of the vulnerable food-insecure are promoted, particularly by ensuring the relevance and effectiveness of World Food Programme (WFP) food aid policies and programmes in both emergency and development contexts.