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Improving Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises. Background Note

Guidance to implement the framework for action for food security and nutrition in protracted crises (CFS-FFA)
Year: 2016
Author(s): FAO

This introduction frames the entire series of guidance notes "Improving food security and nutrition in protracted crises – guidance to implement the CFS-FFA", providing background on protracted crises and the Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (CFS-FFA) and also presenting the objectives of the series. Protracted crises are situations in which a significant proportion of the population is acutely vulnerable to death, disease, and disruption of livelihoods over a prolonged period of time.

Publication type: Policy brief