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English Analysis on World about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Drought, Flood and more; published on 27 Oct 2021 by GCA
Neurology Asia 2008; 13 : 41 – 48
The use of explosive weapons, such as bombs, rockets, and mortar and artillery shells, in cities, towns and villages and in other populated areas has devastating humanitarian consequences. Explosive weapons act mainly t ... more
This report presents three scenarios on the impact of COVID-19 in Africa using economic growth forecasts, mortality and efforts to ameliorate impact through social grants. Likely effects are examined on per capita income, poverty and the attainment ... more
The Atlas of Palliative Care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is the first systematic attempt to assess the status of resources, activities, and needs ... more
A guide to promote health systems strengthening to achieve universal health coverage.
3rd Edition
The equation is simple: we cannot effectively respond to a global pandemic when millions of people are still caught in warzones. We cannot treat sick people when hospitals are being bombed, or prevent the spread ... more
Children in refugee situations face many potential dangers, such as violence, abuse, exploitation, discrimination, separation from their families, trafficking and military recruitment. The impact of these experiences can be devastating and long-last ... more
Waste Management & Research 39(1) DOI: 10.1177/0734242X211029175
Chromoblastomycosis (CBM), represents one of the primary implantation mycoses caused by melanized fungi widely found in nature. It is characterized as a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) and mainly affects populations living in poverty with significa ... more
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, Mama Fatima Singhateh, focuses on the ... more
This document is one of eight PDF documents that comprise the Guidance on Child-focused Victim Assistance. All are available in PDF at . The full document is also available. This first section contains the Ack ... more

APCA Atlas of Palliative Care Africa

Rhee, J.Y.; et al. African Palliative Care Association (2020) C_WHO
The APCA Atlas provides the most up-to-date information of palliative care development in nearly all countries in Africa, using indicators derived, rated, and chosen by in-country African experts followed by a thorough Delphi consensus process with ... more
The present report, which covers the period from January to December 2018, is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2427 (2018). The preparation of the report involved broad consultations within the United Nations, in the field and at He ... more
The potential for terrorist use of chemical agents is a noted concern highlighted by the Tokyo sarin gas attacks of 1995. The events of September 1 ... more
Lancet Infect Dis 2022; 22: 222–4
Health Workers and Health Facilities under Attack 2015, and Early 2016

Executive Summary - Conclusions and policy implications

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; World Drug Report 2017 (2019) C2
World Drug Report 2017 -1- Accessed: 14.03.2019

HIV/AIDS and Mobility in South Asia

International Labour Organization; UNDP; UNAIDS (2010) C2
This report sets out ways to make pre-hospital care and ambulance services operating in areas of armed violence safer. Written by the Norwegian Red Cross with support from the ICRC and the Mexican Red Cross, the report summarizes field experience in ... more
In reviewing State Parties report on the implementation of the Charter, the Committee has identified children on the move as an emerging child protection issue in African, and therefore commissioned a study in view ... more
New funding requirements: CHF 2.8 billion IFRC-wide of which CHF 670 million is channelled through the IFRC Emergency Appeal in support of National Societies

Zambia Refugees Economies: Livelihoods and Challenges

M. Nyamazana, G. Koyi, P. Funjika and E. Chibwili UNHCR; Institute of Economic and Social Research (INESOR), University of Zambia; Refugee Studies Centre, UK (2017) C1
The study on refugee economies shows that refugees and former refugees are contributing positively to Zambia’s economy in various ways and have the potential to contribute even further if legal and other obstacles are removed. The study targeted mainly Congolese, Burundian, Somali, and Rwandan re ... more
Over the period 2015 to 2019, scaling up a package of selected nutrition-specific and nutrition sensitive interventions to cover 90 per cent of Sudan would:
- Reduce the under-five mortality r ... more
Examining the needs of at‐risk youth in the Middle East and North Africa: A multi‐method landscape analysis and systematic literature review

Confronting discrimination

UNAIDS (2017) C2
Overcoming HIV-related stigma and discrimination in health- care settings and beyond UNAIDS 2017 | REFERENCE
It highlights how proven digital innovation can be replicated to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Africa. It also estimates investment required to implement such high impact solutions.
The aim of this publication is to provide practical guidance for public information officers on the preparation for and response to a nuclear or radiological emergency, and to fulfil in part functions assigned to the IAEA in th ... more
Данный документ предназначен в первую очередь для работников здравоохранения. Поскольку социальные детерминанты нарушений психического здоровья и психосоциаль ... more
Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (Twelfth Report: October 2015)
Impact of EU policies on accessing protection. The report highlights the tragedy hundreds of thousands of people face when seeking protection in Eu ... more
This handbook is a quick-reference tool that provides practical, field-level guidance to establish and maintain a GBV sub-cluster in a humanitarian emergency. It provides the foundations for coordination. More in-depth information can be pursued through resources referenced in this handbook. The GBV ... more
Only 8,730 asylum applications were registered in the EU+ in April, the lowest since at least 2008, and a massive 87% decrease from pre-COVID-19 levels in January and February. The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has released a special report which shows that the COVID-19 related travel restr ... more
The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2023 highlights that the number of people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food and livelihood assistance increased for ... more
The annual Development Co-operation Report brings new evidence, analysis and ideas on sustainable development to members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the international community more broadly. The objectives are to promote ... more
Globally, in low-income countries, the average newborn mortality rate is 27 deaths per 1,000 births, the report says. In high-income countries, that rate is 3 deaths per 1,000. Newborns from the riskiest places to give birth are up to 50 times more likely to die than those from the safest places.
... more
The major neglected tropical diseases, Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni or S. haematobium are presumed to be widely distributed in Africa. Taenia solium taeniosis/ cysticercosis has been reported as an emerging disease in different regions ... more
The first section highlights knowledge and questions regarding security incidents, trends, and causes of violence, including around causes and motives for attacks, and tensions between individual and collective responses. The next section then explo ... more
This report serves as a background paper to five short studies Yemeni-international researcher tandems will jointly develop in the course of 2019. It places a particular focus on ‘peace requirements’, a term that seeks to draw attent ... more
OECD Development Policy Tools
Recognising that donor policies and responses constantly evolve, this guidance recommends that donors operating in situations of forced displacement prioritise three broad areas ... more
Policy Brief | April 2015 | This brief accompanies the data sheet, Addressing Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases Among Young People in Africa: Key to Prevention and Sustainable Development, and its data appendix, which provide all available country-specific data on four key NCD risk factors a ... more
This brief provides key considerations for engaging communities on COVID-19 and tips for how to engage where there are movement restrictions and physical distancing measures in place, particularly in low-resource settings.
Advance copy.
Volume 3 - 2015
Harmonising proven strategies beyond the emergency phase. Zero Hunger Phase 2
Runfree 2030

The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2017

G. Sander Harm Reduction International; European Union (2018) C2
The achievable imperative for global progress
UNICEF trucks water to the camps where people displaced by the conflict have temporarily settled. UNICEF also installed latrines, showers and water storage tanks in the camps and distributed family hygiene kits to protect children against waterborne diseases.
Defending Rights Breaking Barriers Reaching People with HIV Services Global Aids Update 2019
Zero Hunger Phase 3
Protecting children on the move from violence, abuse and exploitation

Prevention Gap Report

UNAIDS; AIDSinfo (2016) C2
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS