The Operational Guidance on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (OG-IFE) aims to provide concise, practical guidance on how to ensure appropriate infant and young child feeding in emergencies.
The OG-IFE seeks to meet the provisions of international emergency standards, including Core Humanitarian Standards on Quality and Accountability (CHS) and Sphere Standards, and assists with the practical application of the Guiding Principles for Feeding Infants and Young Children in Emergencies and the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions. It assists decisionmakers, planners and donors to meet their responsibilities and contributes to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal targets and the work programme of the United Nations (UN) Decade of Nutrition (2016-2025). It applies to emergency preparedness, response and recovery worldwide to minimise infant and young child morbidity and/or mortality risks associated with feeding practices and to maximise child nutrition, health and development.