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Working Together in Emergencies: Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies

Author: McGrath M. IFE Core Group. SCN News
Resource type: Article

SCN News 34, 2007: 37-42

Outlines the background and work of the IFE Core Group and highlights issues.

www.unsystem.org/scn/Publications/SCNNews/scnnews34.pdf

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