The cluster approach is a mechanism that helps to address identified gaps in response and enhance the quality of humanitarian action
Standard Operating Procedures for Implementation of TB Activities at HIV/AIDS Service Delivery Sites
Security Risk Management and Religion: Faith and secularism in humanitarian assistance examines the impact that religion has on security risk management for humanitarian agencies, and considers whether a better understanding of religion can improve the security of organisations and individuals in th...e field.
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n Autumn 2013, HHI Executive Director, Vincenzo Bollettino, traveled to the Philippines to participate in an assessment of civil-military engagement in the humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan. The report was sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistanc...e.
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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... second major shock and regional recession in two years. Moreover, the war has added to mounting concerns of a sharp global growth slowdown.
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Цей посібник повністю відповідає рекомендаціям Міжвідомчого постійного комітету (IASC) та «Операційним рекомендаціям щодо психічного здоров’я та психосоціальної ...підтримки під час планування роботи з біженцями», які вимагають багатосекторної відповіді, спрямованої на вирішення проблем у сфері психічного здоров’я та соціальних наслідків гуманітарних надзвичайних станів і переміщення. Він також підтримує досягнення основної мети Комплексного плану дій ВООЗ у сфері психічного здоров’я на 2013–2020 рр., а саме — надання комплексних, інтегрованих спільнотних послуг у сфері психічного здоров’я та соціальної допомоги, які легко інтегрувати в поточну систему.
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The report depicts the reality of forced displacement as a developing world crisis with implications for sustainable growth: 95 percent of the displaced live in developing countries and over half are in displacement for more than four years. To help the displaced, the report suggests ways to rebuild... their lives with dignity through development support, focusing on their vulnerabilities such as loss of assets and lack of legal rights and opportunities. It also examines how to help host communities that need to manage the sudden arrival of large numbers of displaced people, under pressure to expand services, create jobs and address long-standing development issues.
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This EISF Briefing Paper seeks to outline the requirements of crisis management structures, providing a general guideline of crisis management planning, Crisis Management Teams (CMTs) and post-crisis follow-up. It is followed by the May 2010 EISF Briefing Paper, Abduction Management, that will focu...s on the management of abductions and kidnappings, a particular form of crisis requiring an especially tailoured response. The two papers seek to act as tools by which agencies can review and strengthen their crisis management mechanisms, so ensuring effective responses to critical incidents.
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Під час гуманітарних надзвичайних станів у загальних закладах охорони здоров’я має бути принаймні один медичний працівник, який, працюючи під супервізією, буде ...проможний оцінювати та вести пацієнтів із психічними, неврологічними розладами та розладами, пов’язаними зі вживанням психоактивних речовин.«Посібник mhGAP з надання допомоги під час гуманітарних надзвичайних станів» — простий ресурс, орієнтований на практичну роботу, метою якого є досягнення цієї мети.
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Humanitarian NGOs have made increased use of Private Security Providers (PSPs) over the last decade. There is a gap between the ways that NGOs actually use PSPs and the regulation of this engagement. These guidelines aim to assist humanitarian NGOs in reaching an informed decision about when, how an...d under what conditions to seek PSP services. The guidelines are aimed at operational managers of NGOs, from headquarter to field level. The guidelines do not only cover armed guarding or armed protection, but can be applied to the wide range of services provided by PSPs. Document also available in French.
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Лечение психических и неврологических расстройств
и расстройств, связанных с употреблением наркотиков
и других веществ, в чрезвычайных гуманитарных ситуациях
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Mhgap Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG): Clinical management of mental, neurological and substance use conditions in humanitarian emergencies
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The product of all this work is the Standard Treatment Guideline and Essential Medicines List of Common Medical Conditions in the Kingdom of Swaziland. These systematically developed statements are designed to assist practitioners in making decisions about appropriate treatment for specific clinical... conditions. They are meant to reflect expert consensus based on a review of current and published scientific evidence of acceptable approaches to diagnosis, man-agement, or prevention of specific conditions.It is enlightening to note that section A of the document contains the STG, and effort has been made to have the conditions commonly encountered in Swaziland classified according to systems. Written in simple, clear language, each section consists of a short definition followed by common symptoms and signs of the disease or condition and then management (pharmacological and nonpharmacological)
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