It is a pressing question for donors and NGOs alike: is funding development and humanitarian work in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS) the equivalent of pouring money into a bottomless pit, if achievements are only going to be undone by further cycles of violence? There is, of course, a st...rong humanitarian imperative to meet the needs of those caught up in violence. However, if the long-term aim of humanitarian and development efforts is the reduction of poverty, it begs the question: what contribution can these programmes make to building peace and stability – and thus increase their own effectiveness and sustainability?
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Reflections from disability research using the ICF in Afghanistan and Cambodia | Working Paper Series: No. 11
This report details the challenges many women and girls with disabilities face throughout the justice process: reporting abuse to the police, obtaining appropriate medical care, having complaints investigated, navigating the court system, and getting adequate compensation.
THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON, TURKEY, WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP, EGYPT
Обобщены результаты региональных исследований распространенности болезни Паркинсона (БП) и заболеваемости ею в России; выявлены основные факторы, определяющие к...чество оценок эпидемиологических показателей болезни. Источниками для обзора послужили 19 оригинальных работ по эпидемиологии паркинсонизма и болезни Паркинсона в России, опубликованные в период 2005–2015 гг.
http://www.ssmj.ru/system/files/2016_03_379-384.pdf
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Lancet. 2014 June 28; 383(9936): 2253–2264. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61949-2. Review Article
Suggested language and usage for tuberculosis communications
First edition
Accessed November 2017
Available in: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Korean, Tajik, Vietnamese, Uzbek
http://www.who.int/disabilities/cbr/guidelines/en/
Examining the needs of at‐risk youth in the Middle East and North Africa: A multi‐method landscape analysis and systematic literature review
Biology, Diagnosis and Treatment, Epidemiology and Prevention
This report is produced by the UNDAC Team in Lima. It is developed in collaboration with the partners of the National Humanitarian Network (RHN). It covers the period from 27 to 30 March 2017. The next report will be issued around April 3, 2017