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Disaster Response and Preparedness in Southern Africa - A guide to international tools and services available to governments

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2015) CC

The Guide has been developed to enhance the knowledge capabilities of NDMAs and their local partners. This is accomplished by exposing them to the existing tools and services developed by the international community to facilitate effective disaster response to any scale of disaster (small, medium an ... more

Kenya Drought 2016

Climate Central (2017) C1

Yemen: 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Country Team in Yemen (2019) C1

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world. Nearly four years of conflict and severe economic decline are driving the country to the brink of famine and exacerbating needs in all sectors. An estimated 80 per cent of the population – 24 million people – require some form of h ... more

2021 Humanitarian needs overview Syrian Arab Republic Summary
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2021) C1

Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Voices from South Sudan

Plan International (2018) C1

In the last 5 years, the conflict in South Sudan has displaced 4 million people and placed 7 million in need of humanitarian assistance.
This report commissioned by Plan International draws on research conducted with girls and members of their families and communities in multiple sites in South ... more

Disability Inclusion in Disaster Risk Management: Promising practices and opportunities for enhanced engagement

Guernsey, Katherine; Scherrer, Valérie Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), World Bank (2018) C1

This paper provides information to assist World Bank and GFDRR staff in affecting disability-inclusive DRM. It is based upon desk reviews of existing practice, as well as consultations with experts in the field of disability-inclusive DRM. The paper:
- Illustrates promising practices related to ... more

The next generation of refugee resettlement in Europe: Ambitions for the future and how to realise them

Migration Policy Institute (2020) C1

Just include me!

Save the Children, Norway (2015) C1

A review of Save the Children’s work to promote the rights of children with disabilities

The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers

D. Kerrigan; A. Wirtz; I. Semini; et al. The World Bank (2013) C2

Directions in Development Human Development

Promoting Sustainability: Partnerships in the Catholic Church Development Chain

Morse S. ; McNamara N. The University of Reading (2020) C1

Geographical Paper No. 177 Accessed on: 18.06.2020

The responsibility to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence in disasters and crises

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2018) C1

Research results of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) prevention and response before, during and after disasters in Indonesia, Lao PDR and the Philippines
This report contributes new evidence on why and how sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) risks increase during humanitarian disasters ... more

The lives of children with disabilities in Africa: A glimpse into a hidden world

Nafisa Baboo The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) (2011) C2

Barriers and enablers to inclusion in education for children with disabilities in Malawi

International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED); London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; NAD (2015) C1

Water dilemmas: The cascading impacts of water insecurity in a heating world

Oxfam (2023) CC

Climate-induced water insecurity poses one of the biggest threats to humanity and will lead to more hunger, disease and displacement Oxfam water engineers are having to drill deeper, more expensive and harder-to-maintain water boreholes used by some of the poorest communities around the world, mo ... more

IDF Diabetes Atlas 2021

International Diabetes Federation IDF (2022) C1

10th edition The IDF Diabetes Atlas 10th edition provides detailed information on the estimated and projected prevalence of diabetes, globally, by region, country and territory, for 2021, 2030 and 2045. It draws attention to the growing impact of diabetes across the world and highlights proven and ... more

Sierra Leone: National HIV/AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2016 - 2020

Sierra Leone Government, National HIV and AIDS Secretariat (2015) C1

A Guide to Build Cultural Awareness American Indian and Alaska Native

CultureCard SAMSHA (2009) C1

The purpose of this guide is to provide basic information for Federal disaster responders and other service providers who may be deployed or otherwise assigned to provide or coordinate services in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. This guide is intended to serve as a general briefi ... more

Myanmar: National earthquake preparedness and response plan

Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Myanmar; UNDP (2019) CC

The plan aims to practice the preparedness measures and response functions which need to be coordinated among relevant departments and organizations to reduce the risk of earthquakes. The plan has two main parts: preparedness and response. The first part includes the preparedness measures which can ... more