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Evaluation of a Well-Established Task-Shifting Initiative

Ledikwe, J.H., Kejelepula, M., Maupo, K., et al. PLoS ONE (2013) CC

The Lay Counselor Cadre in Botswana

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

Eriksen, M.; L. C. M. Lebreton, H. S. Carson et al. PLOS One (2014) CC

PlosOne December 10, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111913 Plastic pollution is ubiquitous throughout the marine environment, yet estimates of the global abundance and weight of floating plastics have lacked data, particularly from the Southern Hemisphere and remote regions. Here we re ... more

Vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti: effects of temperature and implications for global dengue epidemic potential

Jing Liu-Helmersson , H. Stenlund, A. Wilder-Smith, et al. PLOS One (2014) CC

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that occurs mainly in the tropics and subtropics but has a high potential to spread to new areas. Dengue infections are climate sensitive, so it is important to better understand how changing climate factors affect the potential for geographic spread and futu ... more

Caring for your baby at night

Unicef Co. UK (2013) C2

One of the biggest challenges for new parents is getting used to the changes that a baby will bring to their night-time routine. This leaflet, endorsed by the CPHVA, RCM and The Lullaby Trust, is designed to offer helpful, practical advice on coping ... more

UN Climat Change Learning Partnership Courses and Resources Platform

UN Climat Change Learning Partnership (2022) CC

The One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership, also known as UN CC:Learn, is a collaborative initiative of 36 multilateral organizations working together to help countries build the knowledge and skills they need to take action on climate change. T ... more

Good Agricultural Adaptation Practices in Ethiopia

Argaw M. (2015) CC

Ethiopia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in East Africa. The future climate change projections suggest that temperature will rise and rainfall variability will increase with high unpredictability. Agriculture is extremely v ... more

Monitoring the Planet’s Pulse

Resource Watch (2020) CC

Resource Watch features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air p ... more

Diarrhoea Treatment Guidelines
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The MOST Project USAID (2005) C_WHO

The WHO page addresses diarrhoeal diseases, one of the leading causes of death among children under five, which can be prevented through clean water, improved hygiene, and vaccinations. It emphasizes the importance of oral rehydration solutions (ORS ... more

Transmission modelling of environmentally persistent zoonotic diseases: a systematic review

Rees, E.M.; A. Minter, J. Edmunds et al. The Lancet (2021) CC

The Lancet Planetary Health Volume 5, ISSUE 7, e466-e478, July 01, 2021 Transmission of many infectious diseases depends on interactions between humans, animals, and the environment. Incorporating these complex processes in transmission dynamic mo ... more

Safe Distributions: Guidelines for Reducing Protection Risks in in-kind Distributions

UNHCR (2020) CC

Distributing immediate, lifesaving assistance is one of the most urgent actions in an emergency response and can significantly improve the safety and wellbeing of individuals. Non-Food Items (NFI), Food Security, WASH and Shelter in-kind assis ... more

COVID-19 Facilitator Guide

Breakthrough ACTION Guyana, USAID (2020) CC

This COVID-19 Facilitator Guide is a set of cue cards that are used by community facilitators to conduct community meetings or one on one sessions with community members. The guide contains simpl ... more

Generation Hope (Executive Summary)

Save the Children Save the Children (2022) CC

2.4 billion reasons to end the global climate and inequality crisis. An estimated 774 million children across the world – or one third of the world’s child population - are living with the dual impacts of poverty and high climate .The country wi ... more

Measuring violence against women with disability: Data availability, methodological issues, and recommendations for good practice

UN Women (2024) CC

Developed as part of the UN Women–WHO Global Joint Programme on Violence Against Women Data, this briefing note focuses on the measurement of violence against women with disability and is one in a series of methodological briefing notes for streng ... more

جيل الأمل Generation Hope (Executive Summary)

Save the Children Save the Children (2022) CC

Psychosocial Support and Social and Emotional Learning for Children and Youth in Emergency Settings
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Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (2016) C2

The purpose of this paper is to clarify relevant terminologies and approaches relating to psychosocial well-being and social and emotional learning (SEL) in education in crisis affected contexts, and to explore how psychosocial support (PSS) and social and emotional learning relate to ... more

Violence against women 60 years and older: Data availability, methodological issues, and recommendations for good practice

UN Women (2024) CC

This briefing note summarizes work undertaken by UN Women and WHO to inform the development of a module on violence against women 60 years and older that can be included in dedicated surveys on violence against women. It provides an overview of the challenges in the availability, measurement, and co ... more

REFUGEEUM - Website in Serbian

Dr. Mösko M., Prof. Dr. Y. Nestoriuc (2016) CC

Ova strana nudi informacije i podršku ljudima koji su izegli iz svojih zemalja i čija je dobrobit ugrožena. Telesne i duševne nelagodnosti mogu da uplaše. Pre svega, ako čovek sam ne zna šta one znače, odakle dolaze i šta se može protiv n ... more

Psychological First Aid: Module 2 – Basic PFA

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2018) C2

It aims to enable participants to: know more about reactions to distress know what psychological first aid is and what it is not understand the three action principles of ‘Look, Listen and Link’ have practised providing PFA to someone in distress have considered comple ... more

Government of Botswana/UNFPA 6th Country Programme (2017-2021)

UNFPA Botswana (2017) C2

Botswana CPD. The 6th Government of Botswana/UNFPA Country Programme (2017-2021) is focusing on a transformative development agenda that is universal, inclusive, human rights-based, integrated and anchored in the principle of equality and leaving no one ... more