Technical Guidance Sheet: Urban Food Security & Nutrition Assessments

 The purpose of this Technical Guidance Sheet (TGS) is to identify and provide guidance for
addressing a number of substantive and methodological issues associated with conducting
food and nutrition security assessments in urban areas. The rationale for doing so is that,
inasmuch as existing guidance within WFP is intended to be applicable in both rural and
urban contexts, it tends to exhibit a rural bias. Indeed, the same may be said of WFP staff
experience and expertise. Both are a reflection of the fact that - prior to recent global food
and fuel price increases - most WFP food and nutrition security assessments focused
primarily on rural areas.