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COVID-19 Impacts on African Children - How to Protect-a-generation at Risk

Save the Children (2020) C1

This policy paper underscores that, although children do not represent a high-risk group for direct COVID-19 fatality, the pandemic posts far-reaching secondary impacts that heighten risks to African children’s rights and wellbeing.

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IACAPAP Textbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Section B Perinatal and early childhood risk and protective factors & disorders

S.Mares; L. Newman S. MK Tan; N. K. Nor; L. S. Fong; et al. IACAPAP (2012) C2

Infant Psychiatry Chapter B.1 Early Maltreatment and exposure to violence

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The Paris Principles: Principles and Guidelines on Children associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2007) C1

The recruitment and use of children violates their rights and causes them physical, developmental, emotional, mental, and spiritual harm. The impact on their mental and physical well-being breaches the most fundamental human rights and represents a grave threat to durable peace and sustainable deve ... more

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Training of Trainers: Peer Education Program for Inmates and Staff to Reduce Tuberculosis and HIV Risk in Tanzania Prisons

USAID; PEPFAR; AIDSFree; et al. (2016) C1

The SPPCHS project worked with the Ministry of Home Affairs to design a peer education program for prisons to provide knowledge, skills, and tools to prevent and respond to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in prisons. AIDSFree held two training of trainers (TOT) in Dodoma to train 55 prison officers from 2 ... more

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International code of conduct on pesticide management: guidance on options for reducing risk when phasing out pesticides

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO and World Health Organization WHO (2025) CC

This guidance covers different options for banning or phasing out a pesticide and suggests related risk reduction measures to be taken during the phase-out period. A key focus of this guidance is how to take action to manage, prevent, minimize, and ... more

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Strengthening the Human Resource Base at Township Level: Ensuring More Effective Implementation of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives

Myanmar Red Cross Society (2012) C1

CBDRR Practice. Case Studies 2
No publication year indicated.

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What the girls say. Improving practices for the demobilisation and reintegration of girls associated with armed forces and armed groups in Democratic Republic of Congo

Child Soldiers International CSI (2016) C1

This report presents the findings of research conducted by Child Soldiers International to assess the effectiveness of release, psychosocial recovery and reintegration interventions (commonly referred to as ‘DDR’) for girls associated with armed groups ... more

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Alternative Thematic Report on implementation of the Convention on Elimination of all Forms of discrimination against Women on the issues related to women living with HIV from the affected groups

Republic of Tajikistan; Tajikistan Network of Women living with HIV (Public Organization) (2019) C2

Alternative Thematic Report on implementation of the Convention on Elimination of all Forms of discrimination against Women on the issues related to women living with HIV from the affected groups (women – former prisoners, women using injected dru ... 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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Hazard definition and classification review

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR (2020) C1

According to the International Science Council, the report focuses on identifying the scope of hazards that should be considered in risk reduction efforts, and provides scientifically robust and internationally agreed definitions of these hazards.

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DRR Working Group Strategic Framework 2013–2018

DRR [Disaster Risk Reduction] Working Group Myanmar (2014) C1

The changes occurring in Myanmar highlight the need to have a robust DRR network that can support the Government as well as the communities in their efforts to build a resilient Myanmar. To this end, the DRR WG devised and facilitated a multi-stakeholder process aiming to develop its Strategic Frame ... more

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Human Cost of Disasters

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR (2020) C1

he statistics in this report are from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) which records disasters which have killed ten or more people; affected 100 or more people; resulted in a declared state of emergency; or a call f ... 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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RCCE Action Plan Guidance COVID-19 Preparedness and Response
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World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; IFRC (2020) C_WHO

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential component of your health emergency preparedness and response action plan. This tool is designed to support risk communication, comm ... more

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Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC

Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physi ... cal activity occurs may promote physical activity at a population level. We assessed the effects of infrastructure, policy or regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after (CBAs) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) studies assessing population-level infrastructure or policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity. We were interested in the effects of these interventions on physical activity, body weight and related measures, blood pressure, and CVD and type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality, and on other secondary outcomes. Screening and data extraction was done in duplicate, with risk of bias was using an adapted Cochrane risk of bias tool. Due to high levels of heterogeneity, we synthesised the evidence based on effect direction. Results We included 33 studies, mostly conducted in high-income countries. Of these, 13 assessed infrastructure changes to green or other spaces to promote physical activity and 18 infrastructure changes to promote active transport. The effects of identified interventions on physical activity, body weight and blood pressure varied across studies (very low certainty evidence); thus, we remain very uncertain about the effects of these interventions. Two studies assessed the effects of policy and regulatory interventions; one provided free access to physical activity facilities and showed that it may have beneficial effects on physical activity (low certainty evidence). The other provided free bus travel for youth, with intervention effects varying across studies (very low certainty evidence). Conclusions Evidence from 33 studies assessing infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity showed varying results. The certainty of the evidence was mostly very low, due to study designs included and inconsistent findings between studies. Despite this drawback, the evidence indicates that providing access to physical activity facilities may be beneficial; however this finding is based on only one study. Implementation of these interventions requires full consideration of contextual factors, especially in low resource settings. more

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Witchcraft, Wealth and Disability: Reinterpretation of a folk belief in contemporary urban Africa.

Nora Groce and Julia McGeown Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre (2013) C2

Many groups in sub-Saharan Africa have historically linked persons with disabilities with witchcraft as a component of a wider link between accusations of witchcraft and socially marginalized populations. It is commonly assumed that traditional prej ... more

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Toward Resilience
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Marilise Turnbull, Charlotte L. Sterrett, and Amy Hilleboe Practical Action Publishing Ltd, Catholic Relief Services (2013) C1

A Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

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Communicable diseases following natural disasters
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World Health Organization (2006) C_WHO

Risk assessment and priority interventions

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The Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) in Syria: 2013-2014 - Final Report

Loulou Kobeissi Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, UN Development Programme (2015) CC

Strengthening HIV prevention among most-at-risk populations (MARPs) in the Syrian Arab Republic:

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Planning Checklist for WCO Readiness

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This guidance has been developed in line with the WHO corporate risk management framework, the WHO business continuity and contingency plans, as well as the Inter-Agency Emergency Response Preparedness Framework. It is based on a common organiza-tio ... more

Tips for Engaging Communities during COVID-19 in Low-Resource Settings, Remotely and In-Person recommended

RCCE Action Plan Guidance COVID-19 Preparedness and Response recommended

Toward Resilience recommended

Communicable diseases following natural disasters recommended

Tips for Engaging Communities during COVID-19 in Low-Resource Settings, Remotely and In-Person
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RCCE Action Plan Guidance COVID-19 Preparedness and Response
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Toward Resilience
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Communicable diseases following natural disasters
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