Position Paper

Agro-ecology: the necessary agricultural transition towards nutrition security for all

This paper lays out the motives and support for the promotion of agroecology.There is a need for a radical shift, with agroecology widely promoted. Action Against Hunger has recently been engaged in supporting agro-ecology and will definitely reinforce further this position.

Section: Technical
Type: Position Paper

Assisting behaviour change in humanitarian programs

This briefing paper lays out a theoretical basis and framework for behaviour change in humanitarian programmes, and practical steps and recommendations to effect practices change.

Section: Technical
Type: Position Paper

Baby WASH and the 1000 Days: A Practical Package for Stunting Reduction

This document outlines the package of activities proposed in order to integrate WASH, nutrition and health sectors around the 1,000 days for stunting prevention.

Section: Technical
Type: Position Paper

Cash-Based Interventions

This paper aims to provide a brief summary of cash-based interventions in general and within ACF in particular, and to tackle some of the current contentious issues.

Section: Technical
Type: Position Paper

Climate change: an additional burden for the most vulnerable

This briefing paper outlines the threat climate change poses to poor and vulnerable populations, its implications for agriculture and water resources, and how it can exacerbate existing tensions and hazards.

Section: Technical
Type: Position Paper

For a Climate Against Hunger: Overcoming the Consequences of Climate Change on Nutrition Security, Humanitarian Needs and Development

This report outlines Action Against Hunger’s analysis of the impacts of climate change on nutrition security and human lives, and outlines Action Against Hunger’s policy change recommendations.

Section: Technical
Type: Position Paper

Humanitarian Principles in conflict

The purpose of this paper is to state Action Against Hunger’s position on the application of the humanitarian principles and to highlight the importance and challenge of applying them when working in situations of armed conflict and social unrest.

Section: Technical
Type: Position Paper

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies

This position paper lays out Action Against Hunger’s position on the protection, promotion and support of appropriate IYCF, the protection of non-breastfed infants and the issue of breastfeeding and HIV, within emergency contexts.

Section: Technical
Type: Position Paper

New Approaches in CMAM Programming

This technical positioning summary introduces Action Against Hunger’s Technical Position on Acute Malnutrition and to highlight the interrelationship with the Action Against Hunger Research Strategy for 2016 -2020 and the No Wasted Lives Research Agenda for Acute Malnutrition for our work in 2018 and beyond.

Section: Technical
Type: Position Paper