Filter
731
Text search:
UN
Office
for
Disaster
Risk
Reduction
Featured
Recommendations
63
New Publications
290
Language
Document type
No document type
455
Studies & Reports
117
Strategic & Response Plan
52
Manuals
46
Guidelines
39
Situation Updates
8
Training Material
7
Fact sheets
4
Resource Platforms
3
Countries / Regions
Myanmar / Burma
51
Global
33
Nepal
24
Bangladesh
20
Uganda
19
Sierra Leone
17
Philippines
16
Kenya
15
Zambia
13
Syria
13
Malawi
13
Haiti
12
South Sudan
12
Liberia
11
Africa
11
Latin America and the Carribbean
10
Ethiopia
9
India
9
Indonesia
9
Mozambique
9
Congo, Democratic Republic of
8
South–East Asia Region
8
Nigeria
7
Zimbabwe
7
Ukraine
7
Yemen
7
Asia
7
Guinea
6
Rwanda
6
Madagascar
6
Western and Central Europe
6
Ghana
5
Pakistan
5
Namibia
5
Vietnam
5
Tanzania
4
Burundi
4
Colombia
4
Lesotho
4
Venezuela
4
Laos
4
Afghanistan
3
Cambodia
3
Thailand
3
Papua New Guinea
3
Sudan
3
Peru
3
Brazil
3
Botswana
3
West and Central Africa
3
Burkina Faso
2
Senegal
2
Guinea-Bissau
2
Somalia
2
Jordan
2
Germany
2
Lebanon
2
Malaysia
2
Central African Republic
2
Chile
2
East and Southern Africa
2
Middle East and North Africa
2
Western Pacific Region
2
Moldova
2
Mali
1
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1
USA
1
Cameroon
1
Niger
1
Iraq
1
Turkey
1
Chad
1
South Africa
1
Singapore
1
Argentina
1
Dominican Republic
1
Eswatini/ Swaziland
1
Hungary
1
Honduras
1
Bolivia
1
Angola
1
Sri Lanka
1
Paraguay
1
Bhutan
1
Poland
1
Timor Leste/ East Timor
1
Russia
1
Romania
1
Iran
1
France
1
United Kingdom
1
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Belarus
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
302
Key Resources
51
Public Health
34
Women & Child Health
29
Capacity Building
9
Clinical Guidelines
9
General Guidelines
6
Toolboxes
Planetary Health
63
Natural Hazards
62
Disability
54
COVID-19
53
Conflict
47
Mental Health
34
Rapid Response
33
Global Health Education
32
Ebola
23
HIV
17
Refugee
15
Specific Hazards
6
Cholera
5
Zika
5
TB
5
Health Financing Toolbox
5
AMR
4
Typhoon
3
Caregiver
3
NTDs
3
NCDs
3
South Sudan
2
Polio
1
In April and May 2015, Nepal was hit by two major earthquakes killing around 9,000 people and leaving many thousands more injured and homeless.
To optimize the speed and volume of critical humanitarian assistance, the HCT has developed this Plan to:
1. Reach a common understanding of earth ...
To optimize the speed and volume of critical humanitarian assistance, the HCT has developed this Plan to:
1. Reach a common understanding of earth ...
This document is produced by the Humanitarian Country Team and the United Nations Resident
Coordinator’s Office in Mozambique, with the support of the United Nations Office
...
CBM’s approach is based on the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and on CBM’s responsibility to promote accessibility and the principles of universal design in all spheres of its work, including CB
...
Gender-based violence is a life-threatening, global health and human rights issue that violates international human rights law and principles of gender equality. It is also a threat to lasting peace and an affront to our common humanity. United Nations Member States have called
...
As part of a wider organisational undertaking to better capture and communicate the effectiveness of its work, Oxfam developed an evaluative method to assess the quality of targeted humanitarian responses. This method uses a global humanitarian indicator tool which is intended to enable Oxfam GB to
...
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2021, extreme weather events have affected at least 139.2 million people and killed at least 17,242 people in at least 433 unique events. These figures are certainly an underestimate, as they do not include estimates of numbers of people affected
...
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading humanitarian agency dedicated to helping people whose lives have been shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Health comprises nearly half of IRC
...
Globally, it is estimated that 128.6 million people are currently in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these individuals, approximately one-fourth are women and girls of reproductive age. Although family planning is one of the most life-saving, empowering, and cost-effective interventions
...
This report situates disability and inclusion within the broader context of sustainable development, with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper provides background on the historical role of the UN in promoting inc
...
The Monitoring Report, which covers the first two months of the response from 25 August to 31 October, highlights the work of the Government of Bangladesh, in cooperation with humanitarian partners who are working to provide relief services for the
...
The preparedness strengthening team deployed to Ghana focused on specific objectives in order to assist the country in becoming as operationally prepared as possible to detect, investigate and report potential EVD cases effectively and safely and to mount an effective response to prevent a larger o
...
Cholera which disproportionally impacts poor countries and the most vulnerable continues to affect at least 47 countries across the globe, resulting in an estimated 1.3 – 4 million cases, and 21,000 - 143,000 deaths per year worldwide. In Ethiopia, despite major improvements seen in the increasing
...
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on the mental health of populations in the Americas. Studies
show high rates of depression and anxiety, among other psychological symptoms, particularly among women, young
people, those with pre-existing mental health conditions, health workers, and p
...
This paper has been commissioned by RedR to identify gaps in skills, technology, and knowledge in urban humanitarian response in order to inform RedR’s project Ready to Respond which is looking to address these gaps in two specific areas:
Water supply, sanitation, and hygiene; Shelter res
...
The purpose of the WHO Manual for the Public Health Management of Chemical Incidents is to provide a comprehensive overview of the principles and roles of public health in the management of chemical incidents and emergencies. While this information
...
The Strategic Framework for Emergency Preparedness is a unifying framework which identifies the principles and elements of effective country health emergency preparedness. It adopts the major lessons of previous initiatives and lays out the planning
...
