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Guidance on Disability Inclusion for GBV Partners in Lebanon: Case Management of Survivors & At-risk Women, Children and Youth with Disabilities

Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) and UNICEF Lebanon (2018) CC

Persons with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable and socially excluded groups in any crisis-affected community. They may be in hidden in homes, overlooked during needs assessments and not consulted in the design of programs.4 While gender-based violence (GBV) affects women, girls, men and bo ... more

Born into War -1,000 Days of Lost Childhood (Yemen)

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2018)

In Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, 3 million children have been born into horrific violence that has escalated since March 2015. Calling for the needs of Yemen’s children to be prioritized, UNICEF’s “Born into War” report reminds involved parties of their legal obligations t ... more

Yemen Nutrition Cluster: SAM Gap Analysis (as of 31 December 2017)

UN Children's Fund, iMMAP, Nutrition Cluster (2018)

SPHERE Handbook 2018 (Arabic Version)
recommended

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Water and Sanitation Mission Assistant (2018) C1

Case Management for Survivors and At-risk Women, Children and Youth with Disabilities. Tool 1: Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (DPOs) Contact List

Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) and UNICEF Lebanon (2018) CC

Signs and symptoms of chemical exposure (Arabic version)
recommended

World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO

Initial clinical management of patients exposed to chemical weapons: Basic Equipment for Emergency

World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO

Arabic version available: http://www.who.int/environmental_health_emergencies/deliberate_events/decontamination_poster_ar.pdf

Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Turkey - The case for investment

Kontsevaya A, Farrington J, Balcılar M, Ergüder T World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors are an increasing public health and development challenge in Turkey. This report provides evidence through three analyses that NCDs reduce economic output, and di ... more

Yemen Nutrition Cluster: PLW Acute Malnutrition treatment GAP Analysis (as 31 December 2017)

UN Children's Fund, iMMAP, Nutrition Cluster (2018)

Human Devastation Syndrome: The Impact of Conflict on Mental Health

Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) (2018) C1

The magnitude and complexity of these mental health conditions caused by prolonged and extensive trauma requires a diagnosis fitting the unique context of the Syrian conflict. Over half a million people have been killed since the beginning of the conflict in 2011, and more than 6.4 million are inter ... more

Psychological First Aid: Module 2 – Basic PFA (Dari Version)

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

Case Management for Survivors and At-risk Women, Children and Youth with Disabilities. Tool 5: Identifying Skills and Capacities of Survivors with Disabilities

Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) and UNICEF Lebanon (2018) CC

They die of bombs, we die of need: impact of collapsing public health systems in Yemen

International Rescue Committee (2018) C1

National Action Plan for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance In the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2018-2022)

Ministry of Health Jordan (2018) C_WHO

The objectives of NAP are aligned with the global action plan based on national needs and priorities. The emphasis is on One Health approach with all sectors especially human health, animal health and environment contributing towards minimizing the emergence and impact of AMR in Jordan.

Polio this week as of 20 November 2018

Global Polio Eradication Initiative (2018) C1

Summary of new viruses this week: Afghanistan –five wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) positive environmental samples. Pakistan –one WPV1 positive environmental sample. Papua New Guinea – three cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1). DRC- one case of circulating vaccine-der ... more

Removing Barriers .The Path towards Inclusive Access. Lebanon Report July 2018

Australian Agency for International Development, Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion, iMMAP (2018) C2

Disability. Assessment among Syrian Refugees in Jordan and Lebanon

A call to action: Protecting children on the move starts with better data

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, International Organization for Migration, UN Children's Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2018) CC

Gaps in data covering refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and internally displaced populations are endangering the lives and wellbeing of millions of children on the move, warned five UN and partner agencies today. In 'A call to action: Protecting children on the move starts with better data', UNICEF ... more

Case Management for Survivors and At-risk Women, Children and Youth with Disabilities. Tool 8: Tips for Communicating with People with Different Types of Impairments

Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) and UNICEF Lebanon (2018) CC

Outreach, Safe Identification and Referral of Women, Children, and Youth with Disabilities. Tool 3: Frontline Worker Attitudes Relating to Disability and GBV

Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) and UNICEF Lebanon (2018) CC

Guidance on Disability Inclusion for GBV Partners in Lebanon.

War on drugs for peace in Afghanistan: Lessons from South America

South Asia Democratic Forum (2018) C2

SADF POLICY BRIEF 31 October 2018 Issue n° 8 ISSN: 2406-5625