ArabicChineseEnglishFrenchRussianSpanish
WHO home
All WHO This site only
  WHO > Health topics > Nutrition

Nutrition in emergencies: documents and publications

The management of nutrition in major emergencies
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2000.
Full text [pdf 12.4Mb]

Field guide on rapid nutritional assessment in emergencies
Cairo, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 1995.
Full text [pdf 2.8Mb]

Food and nutrition needs in emergencies
UNHCR/UNICEF/WFP/WHO. Rome, World Food Programme, 2003.
Full text [pdf 249kb]

Prevention of micronutrient deficiencies

Preventing and controlling micronutrient deficiencies in people affected by the Asian tsunami
Joint statement of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, 2005.
Full text [pdf 262kb]

Scurvy and its prevention and control in major emergencies
Geneva, World Health Organization, 1999 (document WHO/NHD/99.11).
Full text [pdf 257kb]

Thiamine deficiency and its prevention and control in major emergencies
Geneva, World Health Organization, 1999 (document WHO/NHD/99.13).
Full text [pdf]

Pellagra and its prevention and control in major emergencies
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2000 (document WHO/NHD/00.10).
Full text [pdf]

Infant and young child feeding

Guiding principles for feeding infants and young children during emergencies
Geneva, World Health Organization
Full text [pdf 4.41Mb]

Ensuring optimal feeding of infants and young children during emergencies
A summary of the policy of the WHO. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1999.
Full text [pdf 25kb]

Infant feeding in emergencies: a guide for mothers
Copenhagen, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 1997.
English full text [pdf 175kb] | Russian full text [pdf 520kb]

Caring for the nutritionally vulnerable during emergencies: an annotated bibliography
Geneva, World Health Organization, 1999 (document WHO/NHD/99.5).
Full text [pdf]

Non-WHO publications

Guidelines for selective feeding programmes in emergency situations
UNHCR/WFP. February 1999 (based on WHO’s norms and standards). Geneva, UNHCR, 1999.
Full text


KEY WHO INFORMATION

Director-General
Director-General and senior management

Governance of WHO
WHO Constitution, Executive Board and World Health Assembly

Media centre
News, events, fact sheets, multimedia and contacts

International travel and health
Publication on travel risks, precautions and vaccination requirements

World Health Report
Annual report on global public health and key statistics