Introduction
 • Protecting the nutritional status of vulnerable 
  groups affected by emergencies is crucial and a 
  humanitarian right. 
 • Individuals who suffer from acute malnutrition are 
  much more likely to become sick and to die.
 • Emergencies have an impact on a whole range of 
  factors that can increase the risk of malnutrition, 
  illness (morbidity) and death (mortality).
      What is Emergency?
 • ‘extraordinary’, ‘urgent’ and ‘sudden’ situations 
  resulting in significant destruction and loss of, or 
  threat to lives.
                               TYPES
 1. Loud’ emergencies:
 •   It result from catastrophic events such as hurricanes, 
     earthquakes, floods and war.
 • These events typically receive considerable international 
    publicity although this does not always translate into an 
    adequate humanitarian response.
 2. ‘Silent’ emergencies:  
 • These type of emergencies receive limited international
      attention or humanitarian assistance. 
 • It tend to be of little political interest to industrialized
      nations, are rarely covered in the media, and can be 
    marginalizedin donors’ funding decisions.
 • Emergencies cover a wide variety of scenarios. They 
  differ in terms of:
 • • Length
 • • Cause 
 • • Magnitude
 • • Impact 
 • • Affected groups 
 • • Humanitarian response