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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Nourishing children: Menus for recovery (1st Edition)

World Vision (2023) CC

A book of rehabilitation menus from 23 countries developed by World Vision staff and the communities they work in, using locally available, low-cost, nutrient-dense ingredients. Many times, you will find included in the recipes neglected underutilised indigenous foods that are contextual to the area... more

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Response Plan 2017–2018 Kasaï and Tanganyika Provinces

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2017) C1

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Programa nacional para la prevención y atención integral de mujeres, niñas, niños y adolescentes en situación de violencia basada en género, doméstica e intrafamiliar. 2010-2015

Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Paraguay: Organización Panamericana de la Salud, et al. (2010) C_WHO

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State of the 2020 World's Nursing - Investing in education, jobs and leadership

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC

The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date evidence on and policy options for the global nursing workforce.

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Guidelines for Control of Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Adolescent Division, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2013) C1

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Emergencia del Zika en tiempos de Dengue y Chikungunya

Zoila Caridad Moros, Ferdinando Liprandi, Flor Helene Pujol Tribuna del Investigador (2016) C1

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ASEAN Mental Health Systems

ASEAN for Mental Health (2016) C1

The ASEAN Mental Health Systems Report catalogues the situation of mental health in ASEAN Member States. This report provides comprehensive information on the progress made so far by AMS in integrating mental health into national health systems, increasing access to care as well as challenges f... more

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Diretrizes para Diagnóstico e Tratamento da Covid-19

Bagattini AM, de Melo Tavares B, Garcia Moraes Pagano C, et al. Ministério da Saúde (2020) C1

A elaboração das Diretrizes para Diagnóstico e Tratamento da COVID-19 é uma resposta rápida ao enfrentamento da COVID-19, diante da declaração de pandemia pela Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) e das iniciativas do Ministério da Saúde para enfrentamento dessa nova situação no Brasil. ... more

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Procedimientos para la prevención y control de la tuberculosis: Manual 2017

Ministerio de Salud Pública de Ecuador Ministerio de Salud Pública de Ecuador (2017) CC

Edición General: Dirección Nacional de Normatización - MSP Este manual ha sido desarrollado por profesionales de las instituciones del Sistema Nacional de Salud (SNS) y especialistas expertos en la materia, bajo la coordinación de la Dirección Nacional de Normatización del Ministerio de S... more

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Sierra Leone Ebola Partners Operational Plan. Who is doing What and Where

Ministry of Health & Sanitation, Sierra Leone; UNICEF (2014)

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Guidelines for The Use of Herbal Medicines in Family Health Care

Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia (2010) C1

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Global Strategy for dengue prevention and control, 2012–2020

R. Velayudhan World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO

During the past ﬁve decades, the incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold. Some 50–100 million new infections are estimated to occur annually in more than 100 endemic countries, with a documented further spread to previously unaffected areas; every year hundreds of thousands of severe cases ari... more

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The Livelihood and Poverty Mapping Analysis at Regional Level in Pakistan

Begum, Shazia Wageningen University and Research Centre (2015) C1

An attempt has been made to map the incidence of uni-dimensional and multi-dimensional poverty simultaneously arguably for the first time in Pakistan. While multi-dimensional poverty map is calculated using PSLM 2010-11; small area estimation technique is utilized to map uni-dimensional poverty usin... more

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AGEF; Integration durch Sprache e.V.; Caritas, et al. (2007) C1

Praxishilfe. Zusammengestellt von den SprachlehrerInnen SEPA in EQUAL II

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Sarampión: una enfermedad re emergente en Venezuela

Ana Carvajal, José Félix Oletta López, Alejandro Rísquez Sociedad Venezolana de Salud Pública (2017) C1

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Accountability in education: MEETING OUR COMMITMENTS

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2017) CC

GLOBAL EDUCATION MONITORING REPORT 2017/8

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COVID-19 Boletim epidemiologico especial- BE89

Minisisterio da Saude - Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde Doença pelo Novo Coronavírus, Brasilia (2021) CC

Semana Epidemiológica 45 • 7/11 a 13/11/2021

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In Danger: UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022
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UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO

Progress in prevention and treatment is faltering around the world, putting millions of people in grave danger. Eastern Europe and central Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa have all seen increases in annual HIV infections over several years. In Asia and the Pacific, UNAIDS da... more

The Good Enough Guide
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Emergency Capacity Building Project Oxfam (2007) C1

A set of basic guidelines on how to be accountable to local people and measure program impact in emergency situations. The "good enough" approach emphasizes simple and practical solutions and encourages the user to choose tools that are safe, quick, and easy to implement

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In Danger: UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022
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The Good Enough Guide
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