As part of the humanitarian programme cycle, NA is a cross-sectoral, methodologically sound and streamlined data collection, analyses and report writing exercise aiming at impartial and comprehensive situation analyses, which provided the foundations and justifications for interventions to support humanitarian response, recovery and future resilience of populations affected by natural disasters, conflict and/or protracted crises.[1]
Recognizing that humanitarian and development actors, governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and private sector actors have been progressively working better together to meet needs for years, the New Way of Working aims to offer a concrete path to remove unnecessary barriers to such collaboration in order to enable meaningful progress. The New Way of Working can be described, in short, as working over multiple years, based on the comparative advantage of a diverse range of actors, including those outside the UN system, towards collective outcomes, bridging the humanitarian-development gap. Wherever possible, those efforts should reinforce and strengthen the capacities that already exist at national and local levels. A collective outcome can be described as the result that development and humanitarian actors (and other relevant actors) contribute to achieving at the end of 3-5 years in order to reduce needs, risk, and root causes of vulnerability.[2]
Nutrition is the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs. Good nutrition – an adequate, well balanced diet combined with regular physical activity – is a cornerstone of good health. Poor nutrition can lead to reduced immunity, increased susceptibility to disease, impaired physical and mental development, and reduced productivity.[3]
The difference between nutrient requirements and nutrient intake. While diets may be adequate in terms of energy (kcals), they may still be inadequate in terms of nutrients, leaving individuals at risk of undernutrition. Nutrient gap analysis can be a critical step in developing WFP programming that is appropriate to the context.
Nutritional oedema indicates a serious type of acute malnutrition in which nutritional deficiencies lead to swelling of limbs (feet, hands) due to retention of fluids. Children with nutritional oedema are automatically classified with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and often require therapeutic feeding and medical treatment to recover. Also known as bilateral oedema.
A situation that exists when secure access to an appropriately nutritious diet is coupled with a sanitary environment, adequate health services and care, in order to ensure a healthy and active life for all household members. Nutrition security differs from food security in that it also considers the aspects of adequate caring practices, health and hygiene in addition to dietary adequacy.[4]
[1]http://www.fao.org/emergencies/how-we-work/prepare-and-respond/needs-assessment/en/
[2]http://www.agendaforhumanity.org/initiatives/5358
[3]Source: For a more detailed description please refer to http://www.who.int/topics/nutrition/en/ and WHO guidelines on nutrition available at http://www.who.int/publications/guidelines/nutrition/en/
[4]“The State Of Food Insecurity In The World 2015the State Of Food Insecurity In The World 2015” available at http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4646e.pdf