Linking rights and standards: The process of developing 'rights-based' minimum standards on food security, nutrition and food aid

Disasters

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 142-159

  Young, Helen ^a   Taylor, Anna ^b   Way, Sally Anne ^c   Leaning, Jennifer ^d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food security; Nutrition; Principles; Protection; Sphere project; Standards

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; FOOD AID; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN RESOURCE; HUMANITARIAN AID; NUTRITION; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DISASTER; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUTRITION; STANDARD;

ALTRUISM; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 3042548839     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0361-3666.2004.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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