People on the move – migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and other displaced populations – face extraordinary risks to their lives, safety, dignity, human rights and well-being.
In part this is connected to the core reasons that lead to migration and displacement, ranging from violence, persec...ution, conflict, poverty, political and social issues, as well as disasters and the adverse effects of climate change. In 2021, we are seeing the compounding factors of the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis driving higher numbers of people to migrate, exacerbating risks and vulnerabilities.
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This new plan has been developed to build on successes made and lessons learnt from implementation of the two initial plans and to provide a short to medium term strategic anchor against which preparedness and response plans to the corona virus disease COVID-19 epidemic in the country should focus o...n for the period June 2021 to June 2022.
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The WHO BioHub Biosafety & Biosecurity: criteria and operational modalities sets out the requirements to which laboratories wishing to receive biological materials as part of this international exchange system should abide, to ensure safe and secure operations. These provisions are in accordance wit...h the recommendations of the WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual 4th edition (LBM4), adopting an evidence- and risk-based approach to enable scalable and adaptable biosafety provisions and actions, proportionate to the assessed risk
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The intent of these guidelines is to develop a holistic, coordinated, proactive and technology driven strategy for management of biological disasters through a culture of prevention, mitigation and preparedness to  generate  a  prompt  and  effective  response  in  the  event  of  an  emergency.  Th...e  document  contains comprehensive  guidelines  for  preparedness  activities,  biosafety  and  biosecurity  measures,  capacity development, specialised health care and laboratory facilities, strengthening of the existing legislative/
regulatory framework, mental health support, response, rehabilitation and recovery, etc. It specifically lays down the approach for implementation of the guidelines by the central ministries/departments, states, districts and other stakeholders, in a time bound manner.
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Reducing the humanitarian impact of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas is a key priority for the United 
Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), civil society and an increasing number of Member States. 
The United Nations Secretary-General has expressly called on... parties to conflict to avoid the use in populated areas of 
explosive weapons with wide-area effects. 
While the use of explosive weapons in populated areas may in some circumstances be lawful under international 
humanitarian law (IHL), empirical evidence reveals a foreseeable and often widespread pattern of harm to civilians, 
particularly from explosive weapons with wide-area effects. 
Many types of explosive weapons exist and are currently in use. These include air-delivered bombs, artillery projectiles, 
missiles and rockets, mortar bombs, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Some are launched from the air and 
others are surface launched. Whilst different technical features dictate their accuracy of delivery and explosive effect, 
these weapons generally create a zone of blast and fragmentation with the potential to kill, injure or damage anyone 
or anything within that zone. This makes their use in populated areas – such as towns, cities, markets and camps for 
refugees and displaced persons or other concentrations of civilians – particularly problematic. The problems increase 
further if the effects of the weapon extend across a wide-area either because of the scale of blast that they produce; their 
inaccuracy; the use of multiple munitions across an area; or a combination thereof.
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This  document  is  developed  using  technical  input  from  the Interim  Guidance  on  Scaling-up  COVID-19 Outbreak in Readiness and Response Operations in Camps and Camp-like Settings and Key Considerations for Selecting Health Infrastructure for the Response to COVID 19 in addition to other tec...hnical guidance documents developed by WHO and referenced accordingly.
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Is the first appendix for the Psychological First Aid Field for Schools (PFA-S) Operations Guide. This appendix provides recommendations for school staff (including principals and administrators, teachers, health-related professionals, and support staff) on providing Psychological First Aid at a sch...ool.
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Strengthening health-system emergency preparedness. 
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Indiscriminate attacks on health care have contributed to an epic humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen. A new report tracks these attacks in the hope of holding perpetrators on all sides accountable.
 
It details how both Houthi forces—with their use of wide-area impact weapons—and the Saudi-Emir...ati coalition—with their aerial attacks—have flagrantly disregarded the special status of health facilities and personnel in conflict zones.
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                 The Need for a Regional Response to an Unprecedented Migration Crisis.
This report provides an overview of where the more than 2 million Venezuelans who have left the country since 2014, at least half of them in the past year and a half alone, are now living, the conditions they face, their prospe...cts of obtaining legal status in the host countries, and applicable international standards that should guide host governments’ responses.
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Successful detonation of an improvised nuclear device (IND) would be a catastrophic event, causing an unprecedented number of injuries and lives lost, as well as economic, political, and social disruption. However, an effective medical response and an infrastructure prepared to protect itself from f...allout could save tens of thousands of lives. Since 2001, all levels of government, academic institutions, and professional organizations have done significant work to enhance our ability to prepare for and respond to a nuclear detonation. The following manual is intended to simplify and translate the necessary protective actions and medical response modalities in order to make them more accessible and easier to translate into practice. The approach of this manual is to provide a common baseline application for various allied response disciplines (to include senior operational responders, emergency managers, public health advisors, and municipal, State, and Federal executives and elected officials). This manual will enhance mutual understanding of the basics of nuclear response.
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                "The aim of this book remains as for the first edition, namely to provide an initial point of ready
reference for the identification of hazards and precautions for dangerous chemicals. It is targeted
not only at those in the chemical and process industries, but also anyone likely to work with
che...micals within industry and in the service sector, e.g. hospitals, universities, research laboratories,
engineering, agriculture, etc. "
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Cambodia drafted and adopted the National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction 2014-2018 in 2014. This plan finalized the required policies and legal processes to strengthen DRM in Cambodia. It also focused on capacity building at national and sub-national levels and provided dedicated resources ...for strengthening the NCDM and the Sub-National Committees for Disaster Management. Cambodia’s legislature then passed the Law on Disaster Management in June 2015. This legal framework for disaster management assigns legally binding roles and responsibilities, establishes institutions, and assists with the allocation of resources and coordination. NCDM is Cambodia’s lead government agency for emergency preparedness and relief. The NCDM provides the overall leadership of the Plan of Action for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) coordination in Cambodia. Cambodia has adopted the Cambodia Red Cross (CRC) as the primary partner for relief operations.
                                                                    more
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                - Conference summary report