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“Without Education They Lose Their Future” Denial of Education to Child Asylum Seekers on the Greek Islands

Human Rights Watch (2018) C1

This report found that fewer than 15 percent of more than 3,000 school-age asylum-seeking children on the islands were enrolled in public school at the end of the 2017-2018 school year, and that in government-run camps on the islands, only about 100 children, all preschoolers, had access to formal e... more

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Spatiotemporal distribution of antimicrobial resistant organisms in different water environments in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh

Asaduzzaman, M. et al. (2022) CC

The authors conduct an integrated survey of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms (AMR) in drinking water, wastewater and surface water in three settings in Bangladesh: rural households, rural poultry farms, and urban food markets. Results show that untreated water discharged from rural households, poul... more

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Preparedness: saves time, money and lives

Inter-Agency Standing Committee; World Food Programme (2011) C2

This document addresses preparedness as an important investment against natural and man-made disasters. Through good practices, it urges the humanitarian community, governments and regional bodies to use preparedness thinking to be aware of risks, to reduce them and to plan ahead to combat them in o... more

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Build back better in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction (Consultative version)

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) (2017)

This consultative version of the guideline is the product of literature reviews, discussions and contributions from diverse stakeholders, as well as UNISDR-nominated experts appointed specifically for the development of the Words into Action guideline for Build back better in recovery, rehabilitatio... more

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Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in children: Working towards results at scale

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2015)

The objectives of this guidance document are to:
1. Strengthen the capacity of country teams to effectively scale up and manage programmes to address severe acute malnutrition
2. Extend the geographic reach of quality treatment for SAM to all vulnerable communities in need
3. Maximize... more

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“I would love if there was a young woman to encourage us, to ease our anxiety which we would have if we were alone”: Adapting the Mothers2Mothers Mentor Mother Model for adolescent mothers living with

N. B. Carbone; J. Njala; D. J. Jackson; et al. PLOS One; PubMed.gov (2019) CC

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217693 June 7, 2019

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Pandemic-related disruptions to schooling and impacts on learning proficiency indicators: A focus on the early grades

UNESCO (2021) CC

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, echoed the concerns of people and organisations around the world when he recently referred to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on schooling as a ‘generational catastrophe’. .

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The urgency of now - Turning the tide against epidemic and pandemic infectious diseases

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) (2021) CC

CEPI is seeking to raise $3.5 billion to implement CEPI’s next 5-year plan. To mitigate the immediate threat of COVID-19 variants, it is activating key elements of this plan now—and seeking to mobilise a portion of this $3.5 billion in 2021. We have already launched R&D programmes to initiate de... more

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Tips for Engaging Communities during COVID-19 in Low-Resource Settings, Remotely and In-Person
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GOARN Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Coordination Working Group, et al. (2020) C_WHO

This brief provides key considerations for engaging communities on COVID-19 and tips for how to engage where there are movement restrictions and physical distancing measures in place, particularly in low-resource settings.

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Malawi Emergency Appeal (May - October 2020)

OCHA; UN RC Malawi; UNCT Malawi (2020) C2

Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, and Malawi declared its first case on 2 April. As of 30 April, there were 36 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths. A State of Disaster was declared by President Arthur Peter Mutharika on 20 March and a 21... more