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InterAction (2024) CC

In most contexts, the social stigma surrounding mental health issues exists because of cultural norms and a lack of understanding of mental health’s complexities and realities, resulting in isolation, increased vulnerability, and lack of support for people with mental health problems. This stigma has been exacerbated during COVID-19, as more people may need mental health or psycho-social support but cannot access it due to the cessation of in-person services and limited remote care optio

Tags: stigmatization, COVID-19, humanitarian work, humanitarian response, Mental Health, vulnerable people,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Joint Evaluation of the Protection of the Rights of Refugees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2022) C1

This Joint Evaluation of the Protection of the Fundamental Rights of Refugees during the COVID-19 Pandemic was commissioned under the auspices of the COVID-19 Global Evaluation Coalition. The evaluation examines the effectiveness of international cooperation and the combined response of host states, United Nations (UN) system agencies, and non-governmental and civil society organisations including refugee-led organisations in ensuring the protection of the rights of refugees during the global pandemic

Tags: Refugees, COVID-19, Impact, rights, Human rights,

Source: https://www.unhcr.org/research/evalrepor

MEDBOX- The Aid libary (2022) CC

In this category, you will find numerous guidelines on working in humanitarian aid, humanitarian standards, and health care for patients in fragile contexts

Tags: humanitarian work, humanitarian needs, humanitarian action, humanitarian response, Sphere standards, SPHERE handbook, humanitarian situation, humanitarian settings, conflict, fragile, fragile state, conflict settings, natural hazard,

Source: https://medbox.org/categories/1*50OCDCO/

Including migrants and displaced people in preparedness and response activities

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2022) C1

Guidance for Asia Pacific National Societies. This document provides guidance for Asia Pacific National Societies on how to include migrants and displaced people in COVID-19 preparedness and response activities

Tags: Refugees, COVID19, preparedness, refugee camps, asylum seekers,

Source: https://www.communityengagementhub.org/w

Empfehlungen für Gesundheitsämter zu Prävention und Management von COVID-19-Erkrankungen in Aufnahmeeinrichtungen und Gemeinschaftsunterkünften für Schutzsuchende

Robert-Koch-Institut RKI (2022) C1

(im Sinne von §§ 44, 53 AsylG)

Tags: COVID-19, Infektionsschutz, Management von Ausbrüchen, Geflüchtete, Aufnahmeeinrichtungen,

Source: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Ne

Strengthening COVID-19 vaccine demand and uptake in refugees and migrants

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

an operational guide to support all those responsible for planning and implementing the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine to refugees and migrants at national and local levels, 14 March 2022

Tags: Vaccination, demand, COVID-19, planning, Refugees, rollout,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Child and adolescent health in humanitarian settings: operational guide: a holistic approach for programme managers

World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2022) C_WHO

Tags: health, Refugees, Children, Adolescent Health, Shelter, Camp, humanitarian relief,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Use of COVID-19 evidence in humanitarian settings: the need for dynamic guidance adapted to changing humanitarian crisis contexts

Odlum, A.; R. James; A. Mahieu; et al. Conflict and Health (2021) CC

For humanitarian organisations to respond effectively to complex crises, they require access to up-to-date evidence-based guidance. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of updating global guidance to context-specific and evolving needs in humanitarian settings. Our study aimed to understand the use of evidence-based guidance in humanitarian responses during COVID-19. Primary data collected during the rapidly evolving pandemic sheds new light on evidence-use processes in humanitarian response

Tags: COVID-19, guidance, humanitarian crisis, evidence,

Source: https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.

Sistemas alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos en un escenario pospandemia

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2021) C1

Tags: food, security, Latin America, COVID-19, post-pandemic,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Afghanistan: Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2021) CC

This survey of agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other shocks was undertaken during February 2021 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1 380 villages within 129 districts of 20 provinces, covering all agro-ecological zones of Afghanistan

Tags: afghanistan, COVID-19, food, Nutrition, security, Agriculture,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

	Countering Stigmatization in the Humanitarian Response to COVID-19 NEW InterAction (2024) CC View PDF(30) Download (51) Add to my MEDBOX In most contexts, the social stigma surrounding mental health issues exists because of cultural norms and a lack of understanding of mental health’s complexities and realities, resulting in isolation, increased vulnerability, and lack of support for people with mental health problems. This stigma has been exacerbated during COVID-19, as more people may need mental health or psycho-social support but cannot access it due to the cessation of in-person services and limited remote care optio Tags: stigmatization, COVID-19, humanitarian work, humanitarian response, Mental Health, vulnerable people, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Joint Evaluation of the Protection of the Rights of Refugees During the COVID-19 Pandemic UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2022) C1 View PDF(2) Download (11) Add to my MEDBOX This Joint Evaluation of the Protection of the Fundamental Rights of Refugees during the COVID-19 Pandemic was commissioned under the auspices of the COVID-19 Global Evaluation Coalition. The evaluation examines the effectiveness of international cooperation and the combined response of host states, United Nations (UN) system agencies, and non-governmental and civil society organisations including refugee-led organisations in ensuring the protection of the rights of refugees during the global pandemic Tags: Refugees, COVID-19, Impact, rights, Human rights, Source: https://www.unhcr.org/research/evalrepor
	Humanitarian Aid MEDBOX- The Aid libary (2022) CC Open external link (67) Add to my MEDBOX In this category, you will find numerous guidelines on working in humanitarian aid, humanitarian standards, and health care for patients in fragile contexts Tags: humanitarian work, humanitarian needs, humanitarian action, humanitarian response, Sphere standards, SPHERE handbook, humanitarian situation, humanitarian settings, conflict, fragile, fragile state, conflict settings, natural hazard, Source: https://medbox.org/categories/1*50OCDCO/
	Including migrants and displaced people in preparedness and response activities International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2022) C1 View PDF(54) Download (66) Add to my MEDBOX Guidance for Asia Pacific National Societies. This document provides guidance for Asia Pacific National Societies on how to include migrants and displaced people in COVID-19 preparedness and response activities Tags: Refugees, COVID19, preparedness, refugee camps, asylum seekers, Source: https://www.communityengagementhub.org/w
	Empfehlungen für Gesundheitsämter zu Prävention und Management von COVID-19-Erkrankungen in Aufnahmeeinrichtungen und Gemeinschaftsunterkünften für Schutzsuchende Robert-Koch-Institut RKI (2022) C1 Open external link (564) Add to my MEDBOX (im Sinne von §§ 44, 53 AsylG) Tags: COVID-19, Infektionsschutz, Management von Ausbrüchen, Geflüchtete, Aufnahmeeinrichtungen, Source: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Ne
	Strengthening COVID-19 vaccine demand and uptake in refugees and migrants World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(12) Download (14) Add to my MEDBOX an operational guide to support all those responsible for planning and implementing the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine to refugees and migrants at national and local levels, 14 March 2022 Tags: Vaccination, demand, COVID-19, planning, Refugees, rollout, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Child and adolescent health in humanitarian settings: operational guide: a holistic approach for programme managers World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2022) C_WHO View PDF(28) Download (39) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: health, Refugees, Children, Adolescent Health, Shelter, Camp, humanitarian relief, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Use of COVID-19 evidence in humanitarian settings: the need for dynamic guidance adapted to changing humanitarian crisis contexts Odlum, A.; R. James; A. Mahieu; et al. Conflict and Health (2021) CC View PDF(11) Download (11) Add to my MEDBOX For humanitarian organisations to respond effectively to complex crises, they require access to up-to-date evidence-based guidance. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of updating global guidance to context-specific and evolving needs in humanitarian settings. Our study aimed to understand the use of evidence-based guidance in humanitarian responses during COVID-19. Primary data collected during the rapidly evolving pandemic sheds new light on evidence-use processes in humanitarian response Tags: COVID-19, guidance, humanitarian crisis, evidence, Source: https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.
	Sistemas alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos en un escenario pospandemia Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2021) C1 View PDF(54) Download (59) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: food, security, Latin America, COVID-19, post-pandemic, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Afghanistan: Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2021) CC View PDF(16) Download (20) Add to my MEDBOX This survey of agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other shocks was undertaken during February 2021 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1 380 villages within 129 districts of 20 provinces, covering all agro-ecological zones of Afghanistan Tags: afghanistan, COVID-19, food, Nutrition, security, Agriculture, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

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