The article outlines FAO’s Child Wasting Prevention Action Plan (2023–2024), developed to address the increasing risk of child wasting in emergency and food-insecure contexts. Building on the Global Action Plan on Child Wasting, FAO focuses on integrating nutrition into emergency agriculture responses through a multisectoral strategy. The article emphasizes the need for strengthening household resilience by supporting food production, livestock, and cash-based interventions, especially for households with young children and pregnant or lactating women. It advocates for a shift from treatment to prevention by promoting resilient livelihoods, enhancing access to nutritious food, and fostering social protection systems that bridge humanitarian and development approaches.
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Advocacy and policy