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Global humanitarian aid organization

Action Against Hunger

Formation	1979 (1979)
Type	Non-profit
Purpose	To end childhunger whilst providing communities with access to safe water and amazing solutions to hunger.
Headquarters	New York, USA; Toronto, Canada; London, UK; Paris, France; Madrid, Spain; Mumbai, India; Milan, Italy
Region served	Over 51 countries around the world
Staff	Over 7000
Website	www.actioncontrelafaim.org (FR)www.actionagainsthunger.org (US)www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk (UK)www.actioncontrelafaim.ca (CA)www.accioncontraelhambre.org (ES)www.actionagainsthunger.in (IN)www.azionecontrolafame.it (IT)

Action Against Hunger (French:Action Contre La Faim - ACF) is a globalhumanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to endingworld hunger. The organization helpsmalnourished children and provides communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.

Pakistan's situation has significant ramifications for food security, particularly with the ongoing high levels of inflation. The added impact of climate change intensifies security concerns, leaving an increasing number of individuals without viable means to provide food and shelter for themselves and their families.^[1]

In 2022, Action Against Hunger worked in 56 countries around the world with more than 8,990 employees helping 28 million people in need.^[2]^[3]

Action Against Hunger was established in 1979 by a group of French doctors, scientists, and writers. Nobel Prize-winning physicistAlfred Kastler served as the organization's first chairman. Currently, Mumbai-based businessman and philanthropistAshwini Kakkar serves as International President of Action Against Hunger network.^[4]

The group initially provided assistance toAfghan refugees inPakistan, famine-strickenUgandan communities, andCambodian refugees inThailand. It expanded to address additional humanitarian concerns in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, the Balkans, and elsewhere during the 1980s and 1990s. Action Against Hunger's Scientific Committee pioneered the therapeutic milk formula (F100), now used by all major humanitarian aid organizations to treatacute malnutrition. Early results showed that treatment with F100 has the capacity to reduce the mortality rate of severely malnourished children to below 5%, with a median hospital fatality rate quoted of 23.5%.^[5] A few years later, the therapeutic milk was repackaged as ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs), a peanut-based paste packaged like a power bar. These bars allow for the treatment of malnutrition at home and do not require any preparation or refrigeration.

The international network currently has headquarters in eight countries – France, Germany, Spain, the United States, Canada, Italy, India, and the UK. Its four main areas of work include nutrition,food security, water and sanitation, and advocacy.^[6]

The integrated approaches with various sectors of intervention are:

Nutrition and Health
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Food Security & Livelihoods
Emergency Response

In 2022, Action Against Hunger USA is leading aUSAID-funded project to address health and nutrition challenges associated with policy, advocacy, financing, and governance in communities around the world, and will work in partnership with leading organizations such asPathfinder International,Amref Health Africa,Global Communities,Humanity & Inclusion,Kupenda for the Children, andResults for Development.^[7]

Restaurants against hunger

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Action Against Hunger partners with leaders from the food and beverage industry to bring attention to global hunger. Each year, several campaigns are run by the network to raise funds and support the organisation's programs : Restaurants Against Hunger and Love Food Give Food.^[8]^[9]

Countries of intervention

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In 2022, Action Against Hunger International Network is present in 56 countries:^[10]

Action Against Hunger international network

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Since 1995 Action Against Hunger developed an international network to have a bigger global impact.

The Network has headquarters around the world:France,Germany,Spain, theUnited Kingdom, theUnited States,Canada,India, andItaly.

Action Against Hunger has also a West Africa Regional Office (WARO) located in Dakar, a Horn and Eastern Africa Regional Office in Nairobi, and five logistic platforms (Lyon, Paris, Barcelona, Dubai, Panama).

This network increases the human and financial capacities and enables specialisation per headquarter.

Action Against Hunger in France, Spain and the USA are the operational headquarters. They manage the interventions directly on the field. In order to maximize efficiency and coherence, these three operational headquarters work under the principle of one headquarter per country of intervention.
Action Against Hunger UK focuses on research, monitoring and evaluation, notably with Hunger Watch. The UK headquarters also plays an intermediary role with DFID.
Action Against Hunger Canada raises public and private funds in North America and plays an increasing role on the national level.
Action Against Hunger / Azione contro la Fame Italia raises private funds and promotes important campaigns in order to sensitize the Italian public opinion on hunger and malnutrition.

References

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^Hansberry, Cate (2023-09-15)."Empowering Pakistan's youth to address climate change risks".Atlantic Council. Retrieved2023-10-26.
^"About Action Against Hunger Canada | Action Against Hunger".actioncontrelafaim.ca. Retrieved2017-07-27.
^ActionAgainstHunger_GlobalPerformanceReport_2020.pdf
^"Mr. Ashwini Kakkar elected chairman of Action Against Hunger's International network".
^Desjeux, JF; Briend, A; Prudhon, C; Greletty, Y; Golden, MH (1998). "Definition and evaluation of therapeutic food for severely malnourished children in situations of humanitarian emergencies".Bull Acad Natl Med.182 (8):1679–90, discussion 1691–5.PMID 10188315.
^"Nos missions humanitaires dans le monde".Action contre la Faim (in French). Retrieved2019-04-02.
^"Action Against Hunger USA to Lead USAID-Funded Global PROPEL Adapt Project".Action Against Hunger. Retrieved2023-02-06.
^"Restaurant fundraising | Action Against Hunger UK".www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk. Retrieved2019-04-02.
^"Restaurants Against Hunger".Action Against Hunger. 2015-08-07. Retrieved2019-04-02.
^"Countries | Action Against Hunger".www.actionagainsthunger.org. 7 August 2013. Retrieved2017-07-27.

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Humanitarian aid

History

1850s, Creation of the Red Cross	Henry Dunant Battle of Solferino A Memory of Solferino Red Cross Movement Geneva Conventions International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission
PostWWII	History of the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention
21st-century reform attempts	World Humanitarian Summit Grand Bargain Localisation Humanitarian-Development Nexus Inter-Agency Standing Committee Humanitarian Cluster System

Humanitarian
organizations

UN agencies	UNHCR OCHA IOM WFP UNICEF WHO
Red Cross Movement	Seville Agreement ICRC The Federation (IFRC) National Societies Protective Emblems
International agencies	Action Against Hunger Catholic Relief Services CARE Danish Refugee Council International Medical Corps International Rescue Committee Islamic Relief Médecins du Monde Médecins Sans Frontières Mercy Corps Norwegian Refugee Council Oxfam Guardian Girls Save the Children World Vision Koyamada International Foundation
Consortiums	NEAR Network CALP Global Refugee-Led Network
Local agencies	BRAC Adeso Network for Refugee Voices Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation