Glossary Term

Humanitarian Nutrition Sector

The nutrition sector in an emergency response aims to safeguard and improve the nutritional status of emergency-affected populations by ensuring an appropriate response that is predictable, timely and effective and at scale. Also known as the Global Nutrition Cluster.

Term Info

Source

OCHA. (2019). Coordination Clusters: Nutrition.

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Coordination Education Cluster Emergency management Humanitarian assistance Humanitarian Camp Coordination and Management Sector Humanitarian Emergency Telecommunications Sector Humanitarian Early Recovery Sector Humanitarian Food Security Sector Humanitarian Health Sector Humanitarian Livestock Sector Humanitarian Logistics Sector Humanitarian Shelter Sector Humanitarian WASH Sector Inter-sectoral linkages