Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNICATION: Maximise effectiveness and efficiency of EU humanitarian food assistance Improve sectoral policy coherence, coordination and complementarity Communicate with partners and stakeholders on objectives, priorities and standards
Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy AIM: availability of availability of access to access to consumption of consumption of for populations affected by humanitarian crises
Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy FROM FOOD AID TO FOOD ASSISTANCE: Food availability, food access, food utilisation Non-food dimensions Role of livelihoods Diversified responses using a variety of tools Food Cash & vouchers Agricultural inputs
Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy PRINCIPLES: Humanitarian principles « do no harm » Needs-based, evidence-based, results-focused Prioritised Involve beneficiaries Gender and protection considerations
Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy SCOPE OF INTERVENTIONS: Entry and exit criteria - Comparative advantage Coordination and LRRD Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction
Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy PROCESS: Formulation launched end 2008 Consultations with ECHO partners in 2009 Communication adopted in March 2010 Council Conclusions in May 2010
Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy SOME OPERATIONAL FINDINGS: cash & vouchers projects use of outcome indicators share of the budget dedicated to nutrition reference to nutrition in needs assesments
Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy EXTERNAL IMPLICATIONS: Food Aid Convention Food Security Cluster Capacity building
Nutrition Policy SCOPE: Moderate and severe acute undernutrition Moderate and severe acute undernutrition in humanitarian crises, with a higher risk of mortality and morbidity Immediate causes: inadequate food intake, access to health, access to safe water, caring practices.
Nutrition Policy POLICY HEADLINES: Adequate, safe and nutritious food Holistic approach (food security, health, wat./san., hygiene …) Active efforts for LRRD
Nutrition Policy KEY CHALLENGES: Timely response Quality implementation and evidence-based decision-making Scale-up community-based approaches for the prevention and management of acute undernutrition