Filter
2716
Filtered Results: 2716
Text search:
humanitarian
rights
Featured
Recommendations
279
New Publications
739
Language
Document type
No document type
1390
Studies & Reports
547
Guidelines
294
Manuals
156
Strategic & Response Plan
143
Situation Updates
67
Fact sheets
64
Training Material
36
Resource Platforms
8
Brochures
4
Infographics
4
Online Courses
2
App
1
Countries / Regions
Global
181
Syria
138
Myanmar / Burma
100
Ukraine
83
South Sudan
65
Liberia
62
Venezuela
60
Sierra Leone
59
Congo, Democratic Republic of
58
Kenya
55
Bangladesh
53
Yemen
49
Latin America and the Carribbean
45
Western and Central Europe
44
Nepal
41
Uganda
38
Ethiopia
38
India
32
Nigeria
31
Africa
28
Guinea
25
Haiti
25
Mozambique
23
Lebanon
23
Central African Republic
23
Afghanistan
22
Middle East and North Africa
20
Colombia
19
South–East Asia Region
19
Germany
18
West and Central Africa
18
Somalia
18
Philippines
17
East and Southern Africa
17
Sudan
17
Rwanda
16
Indonesia
16
Jordan
15
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
15
Brazil
15
Malawi
14
Zambia
13
Eastern Europe
12
Iraq
12
Zimbabwe
11
Lesotho
10
Senegal
10
Asia
10
South Africa
10
Pakistan
10
Turkey
9
Ghana
9
Moldova
9
Thailand
8
Cambodia
8
Vietnam
8
Laos
7
Western Pacific Region
7
Russia
7
Greece
7
Palestine
7
Peru
6
Libya
6
China
5
Chile
5
Burkina Faso
5
Tanzania
5
Madagascar
5
Tajikistan
4
Cameroon
4
Iran
4
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
4
Papua New Guinea
4
Sri Lanka
4
Namibia
4
Romania
4
Poland
4
Mali
4
Angola
4
Botswana
4
Eswatini/ Swaziland
4
Mexico
3
Niger
3
Italy
3
Croatia
3
Hungary
3
Paraguay
3
Portugal
3
Bolivia
3
Argentina
3
Ecuador
3
El Salvador
2
Canada
2
Singapore
2
Burundi
2
Malaysia
2
Bulgaria
2
Guinea-Bissau
2
North America
2
Turkmenistan
2
Japan
2
Belarus
2
Southern Africa
2
North Korea
1
Timor Leste/ East Timor
1
Serbia
1
Gambia
1
Kazakhstan
1
Albania
1
Fiji
1
Kyrgyzstan
1
Uzbekistan
1
Vanuatu
1
Mongolia
1
Armenia
1
Ireland
1
Saudi Arabia
1
Jamaica
1
Mauritius
1
Spain
1
Azerbaijan
1
French Guyana
1
Israel
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Nicaragua
1
Djibouti
1
Egypt
1
Slovakia
1
Bhutan
1
Solomon Islands
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
798
Key Resources
404
Women & Child Health
203
Public Health
131
Clinical Guidelines
113
Capacity Building
51
Pharmacy & Technologies
5
Annual Report MEDBOX
3
Toolboxes
COVID-19
365
Conflict
338
Mental Health
216
Refugee
174
Disability
173
HIV
111
Natural Hazards
107
Ebola & Marburg
101
Planetary Health
82
Rapid Response
75
Health Financing Toolbox
53
Global Health Education
52
Caregiver
42
TB
33
NTDs
24
Specific Hazards
23
Polio
17
Cholera
16
Pharmacy
13
NCDs
13
Social Ethics
8
Zika
8
AMR
8
Typhoon
5
Malaria
3
South Sudan
2
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 prejudices towards persons with disabilities are recedi...
The MHPSS MSP is an easy-to-follow intersectoral package, which spells out the activities and actions that all humanitarian actors should put in place in all emergencies for an effective MHPSS response. It speaks to different actors at the global, regional, national, and local levels to plan, coordi...
This document presents an integrated strategy for mental health system development that will lead to enhanced service delivery, improved outcomes, and improved human rights for people with mental disorders.
By using the practical guidance provided in this document, countries can ensure that thei...
WHO, in partnership with the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has published global standards for prosthetics and orthotics. Its aim is to ensure that prosthetics and orthotics services are people-centred an...
An estimated 1.3 billion people – or 16% of global population worldwide – experience a significant disability today. Persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health as those without disabilities. However, the WHO Global report on health equity for persons w...
This document provides a guidance on the importance of consulting with children with disabilities. It provides practical suggestions for consulting with children and young people with disabilities in a variety of situations. It aims to equip individuals working on child rights with the knowledge an...
The purpose of this document is to provide agencies with a guide with three tools containing key assessment questions that are of common relevance to all actors involved in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) independent of the phase of the emergency. This guide will be useful for rapid a...
The meningitis road map has been designated as a flagship global strategy of the WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019–2023 and is an essential component in achieving universal health coverage.
The road map will reinforce and combine with wider initiatives, such as those aimed at s...
El objetivo de esta guía es brindar recomendaciones prácticas al personal de salud que se hace cargo de las actividades de preparación y respuesta a las enfermedades contagiosas para asegurar que se mantenga el acceso a servicios de aborto seguro (SAS) cuando surja un brote de enfermedades contag...
UNICEF Syria’s series of think pieces. Every day counts. An outlook on child protection for the most vulnerable children in Syria.To navigate the complex and continuously changing context and attain sustainable results for children, UNICEF – along with other UN agencies - seeks to make a shift i...
Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2023
recommended
At the end of 2023, an estimated 117.3 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing the public order. The latest Global Trends report, published in June 2024, provides key statistical trends on forc...
Download (7.4 MB)
Overview
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders globally. The WHO epilepsy technical brief aims to strengthen action for epilepsy and complements the Intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders 2022–2031.
The technical bri...
Recognizing the extent to which the COVID-19 outbreaks affects women and men differently is hugely important. Some preliminary data suggested that more men than women are dying, potentially due to sex-based immunological differences, higher rates of cardiovascular disease for men and lifestyle choic...
According to official figures from Migración Colombia by the end of June 2019, there were more than 1.4 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants living in Colombia. The majority of people have settled in the border departments of La Guajira and Norte de Santander, continuing to cities along the Car...
This document presents a brief overview of how UNHCR adapts its activities for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) to the changing context of the pandemic. Staff of UNHCR and partners, in country offices in all regions of the world, have developed innovative field practices to continue pr...
The report also provides country-specific examples showing how direct engagement translated into the adoption of concrete measures, including national legislation and policies. Finally, the report presents key recommendations aimed at intensifying the actions of the international and the humanitaria...
The principle of “the best interest of the child” should guide decisions by politicians whenever
children are affected. This is one of the basic ideas in the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child. Decision makers should assess the consequences for children before taking
action. Today, this...
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are at risk of being pushed to return to Syria in 2018, despite ongoing violence, bombing and shelling that are endangering the lives of civilians, leading humanitarian agencies warn in a report released today. The warning comes amid a global anti-refugee backlash, ...
Under the theme Equity at the Heart of Health, this Plan seeks to catalyze efforts in Member States to reduce inequities in health within and between countries and territories in order to improve health outcomes. The Plan identifies specific actions to tackle health inequality, including those recom...
The World Health Organization’s comprehensive antenatal care (ANC) guideline WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience was published in 2016 with the objective of improving the quality of routine health care that all women and adolescent girls receive during pregnan...
