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The Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020

UNICEF WHO (2020) C_WHO

As this report shows, reports of child abuse and of children witnessing violence between their parents and caregivers have increased. Ending violence against children is increasingly within our reach. D

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Education in emergencies competency framework [EN/AR/PT]

Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) (2020) C1

The EiE Competency Framework builds on the INEE Minimum Standards to articulate a set of required, valued and recognized competencies for the humanitarian and education in the emergencies sectors. It broadly describes expected standards of performance across a number of competencies that can be appl... more

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PACK Global Adult - Practical Aproach to Care Kit

BMJ PACK (2018) CC

The Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) is a health systems improvement programme designed to support the work of primary care health workers in underserved communities (like doctors, nurses, midw... more

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The Manifesto to Secure a Healthy Planet for All – A Call for Emergency Action | InterAction Council

International Action Council (2019) C2

The Manifesto was launched at a High Level Event in London on the 31st July 2019, where Emergency response mechanisms to address the Climate and Environmental Crisis are being explored. The Manifesto has been developed in response to the increasing international and United Nations evidence and under... more

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Persons with disabilities as experts-by experience: using personal narratives to affect community attitudes in Kilifi, Kenya

Joseph K. Gona, Newton C.R., Hartley, Sally, et al. (2018) C1

International Health and Human Rights (2018) 18:18 Disability awareness, Community, Attitudes, Experts-by-experience

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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

ATENCIÓN A NIÑOS Y NIÑAS SOBREVIVIENTES DE ABUSOS SEXUALES DIRECTRICES

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2024) CC

Produced by UNICEF and IRC, with the support of the German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ) and the generous funding from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Caring for Child Survivors o... more

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Raising Clean Hands

UNICEF Joint Call to Action for WASH in Schools (2012) C_UNICEF

Advancing Health, Learning and Equity through WASH in Schools

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Building Capacity for Disability Inclusion in Gender-based Violence (GBV) Programming in Humanitarian Settings
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Leora Ward, Emma Pearce, Dale Buscher et al. Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) and The International Rescue Committee (IRC) (2015) C1

Women and girls with mental and intellectual disabilities were perceived to be most at risk of sexual violence, and family and service providers may only become aware of sexual violence against them when they become pregnant. Discrimination by GBV ... more

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Developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Global Research on Developmental Disabilities Collaborators (2018) CC

The Lancet Global Health, Vol. 6, No. 10 Published: August 29, 2018

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The treatment of epilepsy in developing countries: where do we go from here?

Robert A. Scott, Samden D. Lhatoo & Josemir W.A.S. Sander WHO (2001) C_WHO

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2001, 79 (4)

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Healthy Living Toolkit

US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (2015) CC

The Healthy Living Toolkit is developed to educate refugees, immigrants, resettlement agencies, clinics, community based organizations, and other service providers on refugee health issues. The tool... more

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Levels and Trends in Unmet Need for Family Planning Among Adolescents and Young Women in Ethiopia

Gebreselassie, Tesfayi, and Pav Govindasamy ICF International (2013) C2

Further Analysis of the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Demographic Health Surveys. DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 72

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Lesotho Nursing Task Analysis Report

Stender, Stacie; Christensen, Alice et al. (2013) C1

Lesotho’s predominantly rural population faces significant health challenges within a setting of inadequate human resources for health. It is essential that nurses and nurse-midwives, who together... more

Practical Epidemiology

Vaughan, P.; C. Victora and M. Chowdury. (2021) C1

Using Epidemiology to Support Primary Health Care. Updated version of the WHO handbook published in the early 1990's entitled: Manual of Epidemiology for District Health Management or those with an ... more

The impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples in Latin America (Abya Yala): between invisibility and collective resistance

United Nations publication (2021) C2

The health and socioeconomic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the countries of Latin America hard and laid bare the profound inequities about which numerous international, regional and national reports have sounded warnings in recen... more

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National Guideline For Emergency Nutrition Intervention (May 2022)

Government of Ethiopia (2022) CC

Humanitarian crises exacerbate nutritional risks and often lead to an increase in acute malnutrition. Emergencies include both manmade (conflict) and natural disasters (floods, drought, cyclones, typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc.). Complex emergencies are combinations of both manmade a... more

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Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition : Volume 1. Essential Surgery

Debas, Haile T.; Donkor, Peter; Gawande, Atul; et al. (2015) CC

The volume presents data on the surgical burden of disease, disability, congenital anomalies, and trauma, along with health impact and economic analyses of procedures, platforms, and packages to improve care in settings with severe budget limitation... more

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Major Infectious Diseases. Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition : Volume 6

Holmes, King K.; Bertozzi, Stefano; Bloom, Barry R.; Jha, Prabhat World Bank (2017) CC

Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and young adults. The spread of new pathogens and the threat of antimicrobial resistance pose particular challenges in combating these diseases. Major Infectious Diseases identifies feasible, cost-effective pack... more

Community home based care guidelines

University of Western Cape; University of Cape Town, Maastricht University et al. Learning Network (2014) CC

Community Health Committee Training

Building Capacity for Disability Inclusion in Gender-based Violence (GBV) Programming in Humanitarian Settings recommended

Building Capacity for Disability Inclusion in Gender-based Violence (GBV) Programming in Humanitarian Settings
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