the aid library

Filter

6546

New platforms for engagement. Private accommodation of forced migrants from Ukraine.

DeZIM Institut (2022) C2

As of September 2022, just over one million forced migrants from Ukraine have entered Germany, making Germany the third largest recipient of migrants (Ukraine Refugee Situation, 2022). As early as March 2022, several news outlets reported that accommodation centers were at or near capacity in ma ... more

Shelter and Sustainability

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2021) CC

A technical and environmental comparative overview of common shelter typologies found in settlements across UNHCR operations

A Guide to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Legal Protection in Acute Emergencies
recommended

War Child International, Women's Refugee Commission (2016) C1

The guide summarizes an assessment of War Child Canada’s three-pronged legal protection model as implemented with South Sudanese refugees in Northern Uganda and uses it to identify the most important lessons for ensuring legal protection mechanisms are in place at the onset of an emergency

Topic Guide: Effective Post-disaster Reconstruction Programmes

Lloyd-Jones, Tony; Davis, Ian; Steele, Andre (2016) CC

Advancement of the UN CRPD through the 2030 Agenda Towards Implementation in Latin America

International Disability Alliance UNICEF; UN Partnership to Promote Rights of People with Disabilites (2016)

Conference Report Sao Paulo, Brazil 22-24 October 2015

Bridging the emergency gap

Monica de Castellarnau and Velina Stoianova Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (2018) C2

Reflections and a call for action after a two-year exploration of emergency response in acute conflicts
There is general consensus that the humanitarian sector is failing to mount timely and adequate responses in the acute phase of conflict-related emergencies, according to the two-year Emergen ... more

Key Elements of Flood Disaster Management

(2014)

Accessed 2014

Safety and security for national humanitarian workers

Stoddard, Abby ; Harmer, Adele ; Haver, Katherine Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2011) C1

Annex I to: To stay and deliver, good practice for humanitarians in complex security environments

The principal findings of the report include that despite overall improvements in aid agencies’ security risk management, national aid workers perceive continued inequities in security suppor ... more

"We like being taught" - a study on teacher absenteeism in Papua and West Papua

UNCEN, UNIPA, SMERU, BPS, UNICEF (2012)

Reducing Protracted Internal Displacement: A Snapshot of Successful Humanitarian-Development Initiatives

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2019) C1

This paper aims to contribute to the reflection on effective practices to address protracted displacement, in support of the GP20 Plan of Action roll-out. It expands on the research conducted by Walter Kälin and Hannah Entwisle Chapuisat for the 2017 OCHA-commissioned study Breaking the Impasse: Re ... more

Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2021

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2022) C1

Continuing a worrying decade-long rising trend, the number of people forced to flee due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing public order climbed to 89.3 million by the end of 2021. This is more than double the 42.7 million people who remained f ... more

Drug Regulation in Kenya

LEAP (2021) CC

Drug registration in Kenya started in 1982; the process mainly involves an evaluation committee at the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) that aims to approve products based on quality, safety and efficacy.

The war in the Region (Spring 2022)

World Bank (2022) CC

Europe and Central Asia Economic Update. The Russian Federation’s war with Ukraine has triggered a catastrophic humanitarian crisis and threatened the stability of geopolitical relations. Economic output in the Europe and Central Asia region is forecast to contract by more than 4.1% in 2022—the ... more

Addressing Security and Human Rights Challenges in Complex Environments Toolkit

International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (2016) CC

3rd Edition

Impact Evaluation Notes No.3 - Introduction To Mixed Methods In Impact Evaluation

Michael Bamberger InterAction, The Rockefeller Foundation (2012) C2

This is the third guidance note in a four-part series of notes related to impact evaluation developed by InterAction with financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation.This third guidance note, Introduction to Mixed Methods in Impact Evaluation, starts by explaining what a mixed methods (MM) imp ... more

Realizing the rights of every child, especially the most disadvantaged

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2018)

UNICEF Strategic Plan 2018-2021. Draft Theory of Change Paper

Watch List 2019

International Crisis Group ICG (2021) C1

Crisis Group’s Watch List identifies ten countries or regions at risk of deadly conflict or escalation thereof in 2021. In these places, early action, driven or supported by the EU and its member states, could enhance prospects for peace and stability. Crisis Group’s early-warning Watch List id ... more

The Impact of Guinea’s Souapiti Dam on Displaced Communities

Human Rights Watch (2020) C2

Guinea’s 450 megawatt Souapiti dam, scheduled to begin operating in September 2020, is the most advanced of several new hydropower projects planned by the government of President Alpha Condé. Guinea’s government believes that hydropower can significantly increase access to electricity in a cou ... more

Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) in Response to the Syria Crisis: Regional Strategic Overview 2020/2021

UN Development Programme UNDP; UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C1

Notes on the identification, diagnosis and treatment of patients with COVID-19
recommended

Robert-Koch-Institut RKI (2021) C1

16.7.2021