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In view of the ongoing political, peace and reconciliation, administrative and economic reforms as well as plans to establish the United Nations De ... more
Myanmar continues to experience a severe - and worsening - humanitarian and human rights crisis. Conflict and violence have escalated across the country, impacting children and their families and di ... 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
This study aims to analyze national and international stakeholders and their initiatives in Early Warning Systems in Myanmar, to identify priority gaps that need to be addressed by all stakeholders. It is presented as a first step towards supporting GoUM in information-gathering under ... more

The Camp Managment Toolkit

Birkeland,N.M.; G.L. Forselv, V. Vogel, et al. NRCThe Camp Management Project (CMP) (2015) C1
Applicable to both IDP and refugee scenarios, the Toolkit incorporates a wide range of relevant information on managing displaced populations living in communal settings (collective centres, spontan ... more
An estimated 1.3 billion people – or 16% of global population worldwide – experience a significant disability today. Persons with disabilities have the right to ... more
Abuses by ArmThis report is based on research in Catatumbo in April 2019. We interviewed more than 80 people, including abuse victims, their relatives, community leaders, church representatives, human rights officials, local authorities, judicial officials, and members ... more
The greatest risk to persons engaging in international medical emergency response is poor preparation. The In Control handbook hopes to provide a remedy. At ... more
Reproductive health needs are particularly acute in countries affected by armed conflict. Reliable information on aid investment for reproductive health in these countries is essential for improvin ... more
In Control imparts knowledge, provokes reflection and triggers curiosity. The first half of the book provides an overview ... more
This information can be used to assess the extent of the damage and the needs ... more
Guidelines for WHO Representatives and Country Offices in the Western Pacific Region
This information can be used to assess the extent of the damage and the needs ... more
UNFPA launches Journalist’s Handbook: Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in Syria Crisis Amman, 9 March 2015 – Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Ali, UNFPA launched a han ... more
Disabled people in developing countries are the poorest of the poor: if we are serious about tackling extreme poverty, our development work has to ... more
Between 1992 and 2012, disasters caused more than 1.3 million deaths, affected more than 4.4 billion people and led to US$ 2 trillion in economic damages and losses around the world. This Disaster Risk Management Strategy explains how ... more

Syria Crisis Common Context Analysis

Hugo Slim and Lorenzo Trombetta IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2014)
Report commissioned by the IASC Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluations Steering Group as part of the ... more
Women and girls are paying the price of the war in Yemen – Humanitarian actors must increase ... more

North-east Nigeria: Case study

Edwards, Jon Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (2017)
This case study examines the humanitarian response to the conflict-related crisis in the North-E ... more
This assessment is the first of its kind to be conducted in the south-eastern region of Myanmar. ... more
The handbook is the first comprehensive collection of practical tips for journalists on how to r ... more
The purpose of this Emergency Response Framework (ERF) is to clarify WHO’s roles and responsibilities in this regard and to provide a common approach fo ... more
A joint FAO/WFP update for the United Nations Security Council, January 2018. ISSUE N.3. Six months on from the last joint report ... more
The Sphere Handbook "Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response" is now available in Haitian Creole. This translation has been coordinated by Oxfam Canada and funded by ... more
In the following you can find 51 Planning tools for Mental Health and Psychosocial support in disasters, that have been derived from an anylsis of ... more
The Ukrainian translation of the Handbook was done by the Rev Marian and Dr Roman Curkowskyj Fou ... more
In northern Myanmar, nearly 100,000 people continue to live in displacement camps in Kachin and northern Shan States. Most were first displaced by fighting between the Myanmar military and the Kachi ... more
This operation update provides a summary of key results achieved against the IFRC Syria Complex Emergency Plan of Action covering 13-month period, ... more
The Global Early Warning – Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of ... more
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 preve ... more
Zero Hunger Phase 3
doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00226; Glob Health Sci Pract December 23, 2016 vol. 4 no. 4 p. 626-646
English Analysis on World and 26 other countries about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 26 Oct 2021 by WMO
The children are psychologically crushed and tired. When we do activities like singing with them, they don’t respond at all. They don’t laugh like they would normally. They draw images of ... more

Cities affected by Typhoons in the Philippines

François Grünewald; Béatrice Boyer Group URD; European Commission Humanitarian Aid (2012)
Five months after the beginning of the desert locust upsurge in the Greater Horn ... more

COVID-19: Community Insights from the Asia Pacific Region

Latinovic, L.; et al. nternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), et al. (2020) C1
Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Pakistan Spetember 2020
A guide for effective aid
EVALUATION REPORT | The purpose of the evaluation is to strengthen child protection programming in the ... more
March 2021. “A Decade of Destruction: Attacks on health care in Syria,” highlights with chilling detail how this 10-year war strategy has turned hospitals from safe havens into no-go zones where Syrian civilians now fear ... more
Core Knowledge for Emergency Preparedness and Response

Regulation and Management of International Emergency Medical Teams

Ville de Goyet, Claude de; Perez Calderon, Luis Jorge; Saimiento, Juan Pablo et al. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the issues in regulating and managing in ... more
The module is currently available in English, French, Nepali, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish

The Road to Resilience

Debbie DeVoe Catholic Relief Services (2013) C2
Case Studies on Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa
This report explores the extent to which evidence, policy, normative guidance and commitments on HIV and gender-based violence, and their interlinkages, is being translated into action on the ground ... more
The recruitment and use of children violates their rights and causes them physical, developmental, emotional, mental, and spiritual harm. The impa ... more
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 ... more
The ‘Toolkit’ is targeted at practitioners responsible for implementing recovery programmes, their objective to provide a ‘how to’ guide on development, implementing and managing complex pos ... more
The document contains preliminary report on all aspects of WHO’s response in the Ebola outbreak. WHO Member States will discuss ... more
The Global Early Warning – Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of ... more
The COVID-19 pandemic has put significant pressure on health systems all around the world. The drastic measures established to contain its spread a ... more

Atlas of Health and Climate

World Health Organization WHO Word Health Organization (2012) C_WHO
The Atlas of health and climate is a product of this unique collaboration between the meteorolog ... more
This review of the IFRC support to the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society response to the 2012 chole ... more
Links to the Humanitarian Charter and international law
Since December 2016, the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has affected Peru, causing heavy rainfall, floods, landslides, hail and electric storms. Although the impact has been particularly serio ... more
A key purpose of the Recovery Toolkit is to support countries in the reactivation of health serv ... more
The strategy focuses on mobilizing and coordinating partners, experts and resources to help countries enhance surveillance of the Zika virus and di ... more
Annual report on global preparednessfor health emergencies The next pandemic is not a question of if, but when—and the world is woefully unprepa ... more

Response to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

Vitillo, B. Caritas Internationalis (2014)
Guidelines for planning and provision of pastoral and social support services
Learning from the Use of Data, Information, and Digital Technologies in the West Africa Ebola Outbreak Response
WHO six-year strategy for the health sector and community capacity development.
The World Health Organization is issuing a "roadmap" to guide and coordinate the international response to the outbreak ... more
Today, WFP has the capabilities and know-how to tap into mobile technology and artificial intelligence to monitor food security; use satellite technology to locate and track communities in need; and offer digital finance via blockchain technology to ... more
Overview:
- Part A is an introductory part which will give you background information about CBDRR in Myanmar. It has a small section about the importance of CBDRR in Myanmar, ... more
Revised
نظام مغشوش سياسات الحكومة السورية لاستغلال المساعدات الإنسانية وتمويل إعادة الإعمار

UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office Annual Report 2017

Unicef (Eastern and Southern Africa Office) (2017)
National-scale databases and reliability issue Background report
STUDY - 2015 | Advocacy
Les Standards Minimums de la Protection de l’Enfant (SMPE) définis en 2012 par le GTPE présentent 26 normes nécessaires pour assurer une protection adéquate des enfants dans les situations d’urgence.