Search database
Filter
3533
Text search: crisis impact
Featured
Language
Document type
1680
894
315
199
198
97
82
44
9
7
4
3
1
Countries
201
128
107
99
80
79
79
79
77
74
67
60
56
56
54
54
52
49
46
44
42
40
37
37
32
31
30
27
27
26
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Authors & Publishers
302
137
113
88
81
79
75
70
49
37
35
31
30
30
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
22
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Publication Years
Category
1188
170
165
155
117
48
7
6
3
2
Toolboxes
549
338
296
213
167
159
136
122
111
105
99
98
89
71
67
35
31
29
28
25
18
17
13
4
2
1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

The climate crisis and Cholera: Integrating data and research to inform decision making

Global Task Force On Cholera Control (GTFCC) (2023) CC
From February 22-23, 2023, the Wellcome Trust and the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) brought together researchers, decision makers, and public health implementers to participate in a virtual workshop focused on cholera and climate. Day 1 involved a technical workshop to identify key re ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Impact of climate change on non-communicable diseases due to increased ambient air pollution

Breitner-Busch, S.; Mücke, H.; Schneider, A. et al. Journal of Health Monitoring (2023) CC
Background: The impacts of air pollutants on health range from short-term health impairments to hospital admissions and deaths. Climate change is leading to an increase in air pollution.
 Add to my MEDBOX

Communication for Behavioural Impact (COMBI)

UNIECF; WHO; FAO (2012)
A toolkit for behavioural and social communication in outbreak response
 Add to my MEDBOX

Hidden victims of the Syrian crisis: disabled, injured and older refugee

Handicap International and HelpAge International: (2014) C1
New research published today shows that older, disabled and injured Syrian refugees are paying a double toll as a result of the conflict. The report, released by Handicap International and HelpAge International, provides new data showing how much these vulnerable refugees are struggling to meet thei ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Participation handbook for humanitarian field workers - Involving crisis-affected people in a humanitarian response

ALNAP, Groupe URD - Groupe Urgence Rehabilitation Developpement (2009)
The Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers contains detailed practical advice on the participation of affected people in humanitarian action. It has three sections: Developing a participatory approach (main issues, key factors, building mutual respect, communication methods and ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Non-conventional humanitarian interventions on Ebola outbreak crisis in West Africa

Tambo, Ernest (2014)
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014, 3:42 http://www.idpjournal.com/content/3/1/42
 Add to my MEDBOX

Young lives on lockdown: The impact of Ebola on children and communities in Liberia

Plan (2014)
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Rapid assessment of Ebola impact on reproductive health services and service seeking behaviour in Sierra Leone

Government of Sierra Leone, Department for International Development, UN Population Fund, Irish Aid (2015)
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

The Middle East Program for Youth in Crisis at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

Brett D. Nelson, Maya Fehling, Margaret E. Tierna, Zina Maan Jarrah Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (2015)
Examining the needs of at‐risk youth in the Middle East and North Africa: A multi‐method landscape analysis and systematic literature review
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

IOM South Sudan: 2015 Midyear Crisis Appeal

International Organization for Migration (2015)
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Refugee/Migrant crisis in Europe: Scenarios

MapAction; Assessement Capacities Projekt; Start Network (2016) C1
Possible developments in transit countries over the next 6 months, 24 March 2016
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Set to explode. Impact of mines, booby traps and explosive remnants of war on civilians in Northern Syria

Médecins sans Frontières (2017)
 Add to my MEDBOX

The population-level impact of public-sector antiretroviral therapy rollout on adult mortality in rural Malawi

Collin F. Payne and Hans-Peter Kohler (2017) CC
DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH, VOLUME 36, ARTICLE 37, PAGES 1081-1108; PUBLISHED 5 APRIL 2017; http://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol36/37/; DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.37
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Addressing the human resources crisis: a case study of the Namibian health service

Willy McCourt, W. & Awases, M. Human Resources for Health (2007) CC
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

News & Terrorism - Communicating in a Crisis: Chemical Attack

National Academy of Sciences (2004) C2
A fact sheet from the National Academies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

News & Terrorism - Communicating in a Crisis: Biological Attack

The National Academies (2004) C1
A fact sheet from the National Academies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on human pathogens, biotoxins and agricultural threats
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Growing Up in Conflict: The Impact on Children's Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being

Maria Bray, Sabine Rakotomalala, Leslie Snider, Saji Thomas UNICEF, Wendy Ager, Pierette James (2015)
Report on the symposium 26–28 May 2015, New Babylon Meeting Center, The Hague
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Depression: A Global Crisis

World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) (2012) C_WHO
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

A preventable crisis - El Niño and La Niña events need earlier responses and a renewed focus on prevention

Oxfam (2016) C2
The devastating impacts of the 2015–16 El Niño will be felt well into 2017. This crisis was predicted, yet overall, the response has been too little too late. The looming La Niña event may further hit communities that are already deeply vulnerab ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

“We Have to Be Worried”. The Impact of Lead Contamination on Children’s Rights in Kabwe, Zambia

Human Rights Watch (2019) C1
Children in Kabwe are especially at risk because they are more likely to ingest lead dust when playing in the soil, their brains and bodies are still developing, and they absorb four to five times as much lead as adults. The consequences for children who are exposed to high levels of lead and are no ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Syria Report #12 Humanitarian Impact of the Military operation in northeastern Syria November 2019

OCHA OCHA (2019) CC
• Clashes continued between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), and Turkish backed forces, concentrated around the M4 highway and Tal Tamer district in Al-Hasakeh. Further displacement was reported. • Several civilian casualties occurred due to improvised explosive ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

The ACT-Accelerator: Two years of impact

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The two-year impact report for the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator details impact, case studies and timelines of key milestones for the Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Vaccines pillars, as ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Action Against Hunger Regional Appeal 2021 - 2023: COVID-19 Crisis in Latin America

Acción contra el Hambre España (2020) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Mental health crisis services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services set of publications. It provides a detailed description of person-centred and human rights-based ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Bearing the brunt: The impact of COVID-19 on older people in low- and middle-income countries – insights from 2020

HelpAge (2021) C1
The report shows that older people are not getting the healthcare treatments they desperately need. The COVID-19 response has disrupted services for non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes, communicable diseases such as malaria, and much-needed services for mental health. Combined with ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Quality Midwifery Care in the Midst of Crisis: Midwifery Capacity Building Strategy for Northern Syria (2017-2021)

UN Women, UNFPA; Health Cluster Turkey Hub; EU (2018) CC
Midwifery Capacity Building Strategy for Northern Syria 2017-2021 Available in Arabic
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

An agroecological Europe by 2050: What impact on land use, trade and global food security?

Schiavo M., Le Mouël C., Poux X., et. al. (2021) C2
This Study presents the key results of a research that analyses the implications of an ambitious agroecological transition across Europe, following the TYFA scenario. Published in 2018, what it proposes by 2050 is fully aligned with the objectives that the European Farm to Fork and Biodiversity stra ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

The Ignored Pandemic: The Dual Crisis of Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19

Oxfam (2021) CC
24 Nov. 2021 Action against gender-based violence being pushed to the outlying margins of the global COVID-19 response A new Oxfam report shows an undeniable increase in gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic around the world to which too many governments and donors are not doi ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
In 2015, 5.9 million children under age five died (1). The major causes of child deaths globally are pneumonia, prematurity, intrapartum-related complications, neonatal sepsis, congenital anomalies, diarrhoea, injuries and malaria (2). Most of these diseases and conditions are at least partially cau ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Sitrep: UNAIDS response to the crisis in Ukraine

UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO
11 April 2022
 Add to my MEDBOX

Hammer-blow: How the conflict in Ukraine will have a catastrophic impact on displaced communities in crises

Norwegian Refugee Council (2022) CC
Global food insecurity has markedly increased over the last two-years due to conflict, economic and political instability, displacement, environmental degradation and disasters, and major disruptions to global food systems because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, levels of hunger surpassed all pre ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

The conflict in Ukraine and its impact on organized crime and security - November 2022

UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute UNICRI Reliefweb OCHA Services (2022) C2
This report assesses the impact of the conflict in Ukraine and its implications for organized crime and security-related issues for neighbouring countries, with a focus on Moldova. These include: Organized crime and illicit trafficking (includin ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

WHO's response to the Ukraine crisis

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Since 24 February 2022, the war in Ukraine has caused widespread suffering to its people and serious damage to the country’s infrastructure. Attacks on the country’s health system and its power network threaten people, compromise the provision of health care, and complicate the distribution of ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

WHO's Response to the Ukraine Crisis. Interim Report. February to June 2022

World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
The military offensive by the Russian Federation in Ukraine which began February 2022 has triggered one of the world’s fastest-growing displacement and humanitarian crisis, with geopolitical and economic ripples felt across the globe. The ongoing ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Undernourished and Overlooked: A Global Nutrition Crisis in Adolescent Girls and Women.

UNICEF (2023) C_UNICEF
There has been important progress for the rights of adolescent girls and women in recent decades, yet millions still struggle to access the nutritious diets, essential nutrition services and nutrition and care practices they need to prevent malnutrition. Undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Antenatal Guidelines for Primary Health Care in Crisis Conditions

Cristina Otero Garcia ICRC (2005)
These guidelines are designed for ICRC and other health professionals – nurses, midwifes, doctors – who either lack experience in antenatal care or are not used to working in countries where medical infrastructure is underdeveloped or non-existent
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Global update on HIV treatment 2013: Results, impact and opportunities

World Health Organization; UNICEF; UNAIDS (2013)
Chapter 1 provides new data on the latest developments in the global treatment effort, highlighting positive trends as well as aspects that require improvement. Chapter 2 summarizes the impact of the scale-up in reducing AIDS-related mortality and n ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Toolkit for assessing health-system capacity for crisis management. Part 1. User manual

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe (2012)
Strengthening health-system emergency preparedness.
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

A Mental Health Training Program for Community Health Workers in India: Impact on Knowledge and Attitudes

Armstrong, G.; et al. (2011) CC
International Journal of Mental Health Systems2011,5:17http://www.ijmhs.com/content/5/1/17
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Protecting children affected by the refugee crisis from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse

Secretariat of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Childr en against Sex al Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Convention) (2017) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

What do children want in times of emergency and crisis? they want an education

Save the children Save the children (2015) CC
Listening to what children in crisis have to say is not only a moral and ethical responsibility for donor and humanitarian actors, it is also a humanitarian obligation. Children’s right to participation is recognised in the United Nations Conventi ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

TB and HIV concept note - Investing for impact against tuberculosis and HIV

The Global Fund To fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2015) C2
Single TB and HIV Concept Note Albania 2016-2018 27 April 2015
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Averting ethnocide: : Indigenous peoples and territorial rights in crisis in the face of COVID-19 in Latin America

Oxfam (2020) CC
There are indigenous communities at high risk in every country of the region. At stake are the lives of 45 million people who belong to more than 800 indigenous peoples. Of these, some 100 are spread across several countries, around 200 maintain voluntary isolation or are in initial contact, and nea ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Plan opérationnel 2020 Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, Ituri, Nord Kivu et Tshopo

OCHA (2020) CC
Le Plan de réponse humanitaire (PRH) 2020 a été révisé et publié en mai 2020 afin d’intégrer l’impact de l’épidémie de COVID-19 sur les besoins humanitaires existants et sur les activités des partenaires humanitaires.
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

RD Congo - Sud-Kivu et Maniema : Plan Opérationnel 2020

OCHA (2020) CC
Le Plan de réponse humanitaire (PRH) 2020 a été révisé et publié en mai 2020 afin d’intégrer l’impact de l’épidémie de COVID-19 sur les besoins humanitaires existants et sur les activités des partenaires humanitaires. Dans le contex ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Invisible: The Rohingyas, the crisis, the people and their health

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2020) C_WHO
 Add to my MEDBOX

Every life matters: Understanding suicide and its impact. Time for Action: What each of us can do?

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2021) CC
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Key aspects of the global response to the COVID-19 crisis: an inventory one year after the official announcement of the pandemic

Rüppel, T. (2021) CC
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Antimicrobial Resistance and the Climate Crisis

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Information note of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic
 Add to my MEDBOX

Covid-19 in Brazil in 2020: impact on deaths from cancer and cardiovascular diseases

Cordeiro Jardim, B.; et al. (2022) CC
Rev Saude Publica. 2022; 56: 22. Published online 2022 Apr 11. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056004040
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Report on refugee health: assessment of the Bulgarian health system’s needs within the context of the crisis in Ukraine

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis on 24 February 2022, WHO has supported Government-led efforts and initiatives alongside key partners on the ground. Building on efforts to date, and working alongside Bulgaria’s health authorities to bring ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Publication: Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis in Uganda and Opportunities for an Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery

Alys, W.; Aziz, A.; Caran Ann, M. (2022) CC2
As Uganda builds back from the COVID-19 shock, the Ugandan government is strengthening its commitment to a more gender-inclusive and sustainable economy. This report supports these efforts by describing the gendered impacts of COVID-19 and provides recommendations for Ugandan policy makers and World ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations: a Distance Learning Module
recommended

Krause, S.; S. Chynoweth, D. Quick et al. Women's Refugee Commission, IAWG (2019) C1
The module is currently available in English, French, Nepali, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Information and Communications Technology Response to the Liberia Ebola Crisis

USAID; Net Hope; GBI (2014)
Desk Review and Recommendations for Private Sector Engagement
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Shelter and Settlement Strategy for Jordan Syrian Refugee Crisis

UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2015)
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Ebola outbreak in West Africa 23 months on: Sierra Leone university students’ views on the crisis

ACAPS (2015) CC
ACAPS Primary Data Collection report: November 2015. This report reflects the views and voices of 53 university students in Sierra Leone and results from a focus group discussion held at the Geography Department, at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, on 20 October 2015. As th ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

We Keep It in Our Hearts: Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys in the Syria Crisis

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2017) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

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

International Rescue Committee (2018) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Communication Strategies for addressing radiation emergencies and other public health crisis

Centers for Disease C ontrol and Prevention (CDC ) (2009) C_CDC
The roundtable provided a forum that allowed communicators across a number of Federal agencies to share information, strategies, and challenges in developing and providing communication messages and materials to the public in preparation for, and in response to, a radiation ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Inter Agency Emergency Response Preparedness Plan (ERPP) MYANMAR. Updated June 2015

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2015) C1
Myanmar is prone to various natural hazards that include earthquakes, floods, cyclones, droughts, fires, tsunamis, some of whichhave the potential to impact large numbers of people. In the event that large numbers of people are affected(such as was ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Philippines: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2018) C1
The Philippine Government, International Non-government Organizations (INGOs) and local NGOs are all making attempts to address the impact of disasters and climate change at various levels. The Philippine Government has made significant strides in t ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Turkey: Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan in Response to the Syria Crisis

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

South Sudan Response Plan April 2020–March 2021

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2020) CC
Previous crises, such as the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa in 2014, indicate the direct impact movement restrictions and disease containment efforts have on food availability, access, utilization and violence – particularly gender-based ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Plan opérationnel Covid-19 - Addendum au Plan Opérationnel 2020 - Kasaï, Kasaï Central, Kasaï Oriental, Kwilu, Kwango, Lomami et Sankuru (avril - juillet 2020)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2020) CC
Un Plan humanitaire multisectoriel spécifique à la réponse COVID-19 a été développé en avril 2020 et constitue un Addendum au Plan de réponse humanitaire 2020 (PRH) afin d’intégrer l’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les besoins hu ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

République démocratique du Congo : Le Plan de Réponse Humanitaire COVID-19 - Addendum au Plan de Réponse Humanitaire 2020 (avril - décembre 2020)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2020) C2
Ce plan humanitaire multisectoriel spécifique à la réponse COVID-19 constitue un addendum au Plan de Réponse Humanitaire 2020 (PRH) afin d’intégrer l’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les besoins humanitaires existants et sur les activ ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

COVID-19 and Women’s Human Rights: Guidance -What is the Impact of COIVD-19 on Gender-based Violence?

Reliefweb; OCHA Services; United Nations of Human Rights (Office of the High Commissioner); COVID-19 Response (2020) CC
Putting Human Rights at the Heart of the Response Topic in Focus: COVID-19 and Women’s Human Rights 15 April 2020 Stay-at-home restrictions and other measures restricting the movement of people contribute to an increase in genderbased violence, a finding confirmed by media reports, official ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Plan opérationnel Covid-19 - Addendum au Plan Opérationnel 2020 - Sud Kivu et Maniema (avril - juillet 2020)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2020) CC
Un Plan humanitaire multisectoriel spécifique à la réponse COVID-19 a été développé en avril 2020 et constitue un Addendum au Plan de réponse humanitaire 2020 (PRH) afin d’intégrer l’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les besoins hu ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Plan opérationnel Covid-19 - Addendum au Plan Opérationnel 2020 - Nord Kivu, Ituri, Bas-Uele, Haut Uele et Tshopo (avril - juillet 2020)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2020) CC
Un Plan humanitaire multisectoriel spécifique à la réponse COVID-19 a été développé en avril 2020. Il s’agit d’un Addendum au Plan de réponse humanitaire 2020 (PRH) qui a pour but d’intégrer l’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Plan opérationnel Covid-19 - Addendum au Plan Opérationnel 2020 - Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba et Tanganyika (avril - juillet 2020)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2020) CC
Un Plan humanitaire multisectoriel spécifique à la réponse COVID-19 a été développé en avril 2020 et constitue un Addendum au Plan de réponse humanitaire 2020 (PRH) afin d’intégrer l’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les besoins hu ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Plan opérationnel Covid-19 - Addendum au Plan Opérationnel 2020 - Kinshasa (avril - décembre 2020)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2020) CC
Introduction Un Plan humanitaire multisectoriel spécifique à la réponse COVID-19 a été développé en avril 2020 et constitue un Addendum au Plan de réponse humanitaire 2020 (PRH) afin d’intégrer l’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur l ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

République Démocratique du Congo Plan de Réponse Humanitaire 2021 (janvier 2021)

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2021) C1
L’année 2020 a été une année particulièrement difficile pour la population de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Les conflits armés, les épidémies, les catastrophes naturelles ainsi que l’impact socio-économique de la COVID-19 ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

The dual threat of extreme weather and the COVID-19 crisis: Anticipating the impacts on food availability

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2020) C1
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound negative effect on the global economy and is occurring in the context of a rapidly changing climate. This year is expected to be the second hottest in recorded history. Weather forecasts for 2020 indicate a high probability that extreme weather will adverse ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Mental Health and COVID-19: Early evidence of the pandemic’s impact

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
scientific brief, 2 March 2022
 Add to my MEDBOX

Consolidated report of country success stories in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB services

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
20 April 2022. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to adversely affect essential TB services in many countries. A first report of case studies was published in 2021 comprising 23 examples of innovative interventions implemented by countries to effectively respond to disruptions of TB ser ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Preventing and responding to an HIV-related human rights crisis — Guidance for United Nations agencies and programmes

UNAIDS (2024) CC
This Guidance was developed in response to the increase in HIV-related human rights crises and the shrinking civic space for rights-related responses to HIV in recent years across the world. This document builds upon existing guidance documents, offering updated guidance for country-based United Nat ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Contracting between faith-based and public health sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: an ongoing crisis? The cases of Cameroon, Tanzania, Chad and Uganda

Delphine Boulenger, Basile Keugoung & Bart Criel, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp Medicus Mundi International Network (MMI) (2009) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Initial Assessment Report: Protection Risks for Women and Girls in the European Refugee and Migrant Crisis

UN Population Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Women's Refugee Commission (2016) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Triple threat. Resurging epidemics, a broken health system, and global indifference to Venezuela’s crisis
recommended

ACCSI, ICASO (2017) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Education Capacity Self-Assessment: Transforming the Education Humanitarian Response of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis (Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 2018)

UN Children's Fund, BRAC, Education Cluster, Norwegian Capacity (2018) CC
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Thailand: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2022) C1
Thailand is exposed to flooding, landslides, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, forest fires, and epidemics. Thailand is also exposed to technological hazards such as chemical accidents. Flooding is the natural hazard with the most significant imp ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

The Democratic Republic of Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) January 2019 - December 2020

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2018) C1
Looking forward, the 2019-2020 Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) for the DRC situation aims at addressing the needs of new arrivals of Congolese refugees in the region, and those in protracted situations. By supporting livelihoods opportunities and through a resilience-based approach, refugees w ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Stepping up. Refugee education in crisis

UNHCR UNHCR (2019)
This report tells the stories of some of the world’s 7.1 million refugee children of school age under UNHCR’s mandate. In addition, it looks at the educational aspirations of refugee youth eager to continue learning after secondary education, and highlights the need for strong partnerships in o ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Never again. Building resilient health systems and learning from the Ebola crisis

Oxfam (2015)
Oxfam Briefing Paper
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

A good start: advances in early childhood development - Parenting in times of war: supporting caregivers and children in crisis

Katie Murphy, Sandra Maignant, Laura Boone, Sarah Smith Bernard van Leer Foundation (2015) C2
Early Childhood Matters is a journal about early childhood. It looks at specific issues regarding the development of young children, in particular from a psychosocial perspective. It is published twice per year by the Bernard van Leer Foundation. On Page 54 of this issue the article titled: "Par ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Congo, Forgotten: The Numbers Behind Africa’s Longest Humanitarian Crisis

Human Rights Watch, Congo Research Group - Groupe d’Étude sur le Congo (2019) CC
This report used the results of the Tracker’s first two years to examine the general trends of conflict in North and South Kivu, the main factors contributing to the violence, and the broader challenges for peacekeeping efforts.
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

A double dose of inequality; Pharma companies and the Covid-19 vaccines crisis

Amnesty International (2022) C2
22 Sept. 2021 The rapid development of effective Covid-19 vaccines in 2020 gave hope to the world in the darkest days of the deadly pandemic. However, the vaccine roll-out has been massively skewed towards wealthy nations. While rich states have hoarded vaccines, companies have also played a decisi ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

The global threat of Zika virus to pregnancy: epidemiology, clinical perspectives, mechanisms, and impact

Boeuf, P.; H.E. Drummer; J.S. Richards, et al. (2016) CC
BMC Medicine201614:112 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-016-0660-0
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

War in Ukraine drives global food crisis

World Food Programme WFP (2022) CC
A global food crisis fuelled by conflict, climate shocks and the COVID-19 pandemic is growing because of the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine driving rising prices of food, fuel and fertilizer. Millions of people across the world are at risk of ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Assessing the impact of War

UN Development Programme (2019) C1
Yemen has already lost 2 decades of Human Development The study warns of exponentially growing impacts of conflict on human development. It projects that if the war ends in 2022, development gains will have been set back by 26 years — almost a generation. If it continues through 2030, that setbac ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

World Disasters Report 2020: Come Heat or High Water - Tackling the Humanitarian Impacts of the Climate Crisis Together. Arabic Version

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2020) C1
Excecutive Summary. The failure to protect the people most vulnerable to climate change is especially alarming given the steady increase in the number of climate and weather-related disasters. According to the World Disasters Report, the average number of climate and weather-related disasters per d ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

A world of debt- a growing burde to global prosperity

UN Global Crisis Response Group UN Global Crisis Response Group (2023) C_WHO
Debt has become a substantial burden for developing countries due to limited access to financing, rising borrowing costs, currency devaluations and sluggish growth. These factors compromise the countries’ ability to react to emergencies, tackle climate change and invest in their people and the fut ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

WHO response to the Ukraine crisis: February 2023 bulletin

World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
This bulletin focuses on the situation in Ukraine and several key refugee-receiving countries (‎Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, and Slovakia)‎, with the understanding that other countries in the European Region are also receiving Ukrainian refugees and WHO is pr ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Growth with Resilience - Opportunities in African Agriculture - Montpellier Panel Report

The Montpellier Panel Agriculture for Impact-Imperial College of London (2012)
- Resilient Markets - Resilient Agriculture - Resilient People - Political Leadership for Resilient Growth
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Watch List 2019

International Crisis Group ICG (2021) C1
Crisis Group’s Watch List identifies ten countries or regions at risk of deadly conflict or escalation thereof in 2021. In these places, early action, driven or supported by the EU and its member states, could enhance prospects for peace and stabi ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Libya: Mixed Migration Routes and Dynamics in Libya in 2018, June 2019

IMPACT Initiatives UNHCR (2019) C1
The present report is based on a longitudinal analysis of assessments on mixed migration routes and dynamics, conducted over the course of 2018. It is based on six rapid thematic studies, conducted over the course of 2018, as well as a longitudinal analysis of changes in mixed migration routes and d ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Protecting the Community Health Workforce During COVID-19: Getting PPE to the last mile

Community Health Impact Coalition et al (2021) CC
Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in health service delivery, especially in countries with less resilient health systems. During any outbreak CHWs are relied on to help control the spread. However, they are often the last in line to receive necessary health products and protective eq ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Ways out of the global health crisis

Seitz, K. Misereor, Brot für die Welt, Global Policy Forum GPF (2021) C1
Healthy people, healthy animals and a healthy environment worldwide with the One Health approach. The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically demonstrated just how close the link is between humans, animals, and the environment, and has highlighted and aggravated existing challenges. The destruction of na ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

A triple dividend: The health, social and economic gains from financing the HIV response in Africa

Cook, R.; S. Jain; S. Aleyan; et al. Economist Impact (2023) CC
This report presents findings from research conducted by Economist Impact to assess the health, demographic, social and economic impacts associated with different scenarios for financing the HIV epidemic across 13 selected countries in Sub-Saharan A ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Lessons from the gender-based violence initiative in Tanzania

Kelsey Simmons, Zuki Mihyo and Lyn Messner The Strengthening High Impact Interventions for an AIDS-free Generation (AIDSFree) Project (2016) CC
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

The African Union´s challenges - Central Africa Republic

International Crisis Group International Crisis Group (2019)
4. Central African Republic Clashes throughout 2018 in the capital Bangui and a number of major towns illustrate the deadly threat posed by armed groups – a mix of pro-government militias, ex-rebels, bandits and local “self-defence” units – that control much of the countr ... more