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Minimum Inter-Agency Standards for Protection Mainstreaming

World Vision (2012) C2
The Minimum Standards for Protection Mainstreaming are a set of international standards designed to provide practical assistance to humanitarian actors to mainstream protection in the assessment, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of ... more
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Iodine thyroid blocking Guidelines for use in planning for and responding to radiological and nuclear emergencies

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
These guidelines provide a recommendation on iodine thyroid blocking (ITB), via oral administration of stable iodine, as an urgent protective action in responding to a nuclear accident. This recommendation aims to support emergency planners, policy ... more
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First Responders Handbook: Hazardous Materials CBRNE
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National CBRNE Medical and Advisory Centre Norway et al. (2014) C1
"The handbook is intended for use by the first responders of the emergency services from the moment they receive an alarm up to the first 30 minutes on scene at an incident. The handbook is envisaged to function as a checklist and decision-supp ... more
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Mozambique Operational Plan (COP/ROP) 2017 Strategic Direction Summary

PEPFAR (2017) C1
The goal of the United States Government for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Mozambique is to support country efforts to achieve epidemic control by 2020 through evidence-based policies and interventions to drive progress ... more
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Evaluating the effectiveness of Child Friendly Spaces in IDP camps in Eastern DRC: Goma Field Study Summary Report

UNICEF (2014) C_UNICEF
Child Friendly Spaces (CFSs) are used by humanitarian agencies as a means to promote protection and psychosocial wellbeing for children in emergency settings. World Vision International together with Columbia University is conducting a series of stu ... more
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OSCE human dimension commitments and state responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe OSCE (2020) CC
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a formative experience for all humanity and a health emergency of global proportions, presenting a huge challenge to national leaders, health systems, and citizens. The findings of a new report by the OSCE Office for D ... more
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Policy brief: Disaster risk reduction and climate change

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (2021) C2
This policy brief explores the challenges faced in disaster risk governance in relation to the climate emergency.
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Patterns of funding allocation for tuberculosis control in fragile states

Warsame A.; Patel P.; Checchi F. International Journal of Tubercolosis and Lung Disease (2014) CC
The Creditor Reporting System was analysed for official development assistance funding disbursements towards TB control in 11 conflict-affectedstates, 17 non-conflict-affected fragile states and 38 comparable non-fragile states. The amounts of fundi ... more
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Mortality changes after grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: an econometric analysis from 1995 to 2010

Yan I.; Korenromp E.; Bendavid E. et al. BMC Public Health (2015) C2
Between 2012 and 2016, development assistance for HIV/AIDS decreased by 20·0%; domestic financing is therefore critical to sustaining the response to HIV/AIDS. To understand whether domestic resources could fill the financing gaps created by declin ... more
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Checklist to ensure the meaningful engagement of young persons with disabilities in humanitarian action

UN Youth Office; United Nations Population Fund (2023) CC
After the earthquake in Türkiye-Syria in February 2023 an emergency response was provided to the affected population. Young persons with disabilities were one of the social groups most affected by the crisis. These were either young persons who acq ... more
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Social Protection - Budget Brief

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2023) C_UNICEF
Based on an increasing body of evidence pointing at the positive impact that social assistance has had in Malawi, the region and beyond, government is encouraged to continue investing in and supporting the expansion and comprehensiveness of social p ... more
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Rohingya Refugee Crisis Response Plan - Monitoring Report 25

Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) (2017) C1
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 refugee population and Bangladeshi host communities ... more
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Travel and transport risk assessment: Interim guidance for public health authorities and the transport sector

World Health Organization WHO (2014)
This guidance document includes background information on Ebola virus disease, Ebola emergency committee recommendations, risks for different groups, and information for travellers from and to affected countries.
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From response to recovery: Supporting children and communities in Ebola-affected countries

Plan International (2015)
This policy brief is targeted at national governments, donors and regional and international actors to support Ebola-affected countries to transition from emergency response to recovery.
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Haiti Hurricane Matthew Situation Report #30 (15 December 2016)

World Food Programme (2016) C1
In Numbers 2.1 million affected people, of which 894,000 are children. 1.4 million people require humanitarian assistance. 806,000 people severely food insecure.
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Haiti Hurricane Matthew Situation Report #27 (25 November 2016)

World Food Programme (2016) C1
In Numbers 2.1 million affected people, of which 894,000 are children. 1.4 million people require humanitarian assistance. 806,000 people severely food insecure.
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Cholera in Yemen: A case study of epidemic preparedness and response

The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Healt (2018) C1
The report offers 20 top recommendations for getting ahead of future outbreaks in Yemen and similarly complex humanitarian settings. In 2015, Yemen was declared a Level 3 emergency by the UN, kicking into gear the highest level of humanitarian supp ... more
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Psychological first aid for schools: Field operations guide, 2nd Edition

Brymer M., Taylor M., Escudero P., Jacobs A., Kronenberg M., Macy R., Mock L., Payne L., Pynoos R., & Vogel J. National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) & National Center for PTSD (2012) C2
National Child Traumatic Stress Network National Center for PTSD | The field of school safety and emergency management has evolved significantly over the past decade. Tragically, acts of violence, natural disasters, and terrorist attacks have taught ... more
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Humanitarian Response Plan Achievements January-December 2018

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2019) C1
The 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) aimed to assist 10.5 million people with direct assistance and 11.2 million people with improved access to basic services. In an effort to meet humanitarian needs, humanitarian partners provided various ty ... more
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Wastewater Treatment Plants in rapid mass displacement situations

Department for International Development (2017) CC
This rapid review report has identified the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) options used in emergency settings, with decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) and mobile wastewater treatment units performing most effectively and with min ... more
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Third round of the global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Countries reported disruptions in all health-care settings. In more than half of countries surveyed, many people are still unable to access care at the primary care and community care levels. Significant disruptions have also been reported in emergency ... more
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Brazil‘s Social Policy Response to Covid-19: Healthcare and Poverty Alleviation

Massard da Fonseca, E.; Arantes Beatriz, L. B.; Portella, C. Global Dynamics of Social Policy; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (2022) CC
During the pandemic, Brazil has provided its citizens with support in the areas of long-term care and disability, the labor market, social assistance, education, and pensions. This report focuses on two social policy areas, health-care and family be ... more
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Financing Global Health 2017: Funding Universal Health Coverage and the Unfinished HIV/AIDS Agenda

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (2018) C2
In 2017, $37.4 billion of development assistance was provided to low- and middleincome countries to maintain or improve health. This amount is down slightly compared to 2016, and since 2010, development as ... more
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10 promising practices from the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) in Europe

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2023) CC
UNHCR invested significantly in risk mitigation, prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in the Europe region in 2022-2023, in particular in connection with the Ukraine emergency, where the risks were considered high due to th ... more
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Business models for sustainable development: Projects of global extension of medical technologies of Japan

Nozaki, I.; Y. Sugiura; N. Fujita et al. Global Health & Medicine (2021) C1
Japan has been implementing projects of global extension of medical technologies under an official development assistance policy to improve public health and medicine by promoting Japanese medical technologies worldwide. The current work examines th ... more
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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
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Nepal Earthquake Response: Lessons for operational agencies
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David Sanderson and Ben Ramalingam ALNAP (2015) CC
In the aftermath of the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, this paper looks at lessons drawn from previous comparable disasters and seeks to provide invaluable information and assistance to the operational agencies responding to the crisis.
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2018 South Sudan Humanitarian Needs Overview
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2017) C1
This document provides the Humanitarian Country Team’s shared understanding of the crisis, including the most pressing humanitarian needs and the estimated number of people who need assistance. It represents a consolidated evidence base and he ... more
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ACAPS Thematic report: Haiti: Earthquake department profiles (20 August 2021)

ACAPS (2021) CC
At least 2.2 million people were exposed to the earthquake, about 2,100 people have died, and more than 12,000 were injured as at 20 August. The death toll is expected to rise as the search for victims trapped under rubble continues. The Government has declared a month-long state of ... more
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Responding to a polio outbreak. Guidelines
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Polio Global Eradication Intiative (2011)
The occurrence of a case of wild polio in a previously polio free area as presently in Syria, whether through importation, laboratory accident, or mutation of vaccine virus (VDPV), should be considered a public health emergency, that requires a rapi ... more
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Health Technical Guidelines

ECHO EU (2014)
This guidance is intended to be one stop shop to improve the quality and effectiveness of health interventions in emergency, to respond to the most frequent scenarios and conditions. The main document contains the most common elements to be found i ... more
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Consolidated Humanitarian Health Guidelines

ECHO EU (2014)
These Guidelines comprise a General Guidelines document that provides the basic parameters of DG ECHO humanitarian health assistance, complemented by specific Technical Guidance in annex.
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HIV and Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Operational Guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
The duration of breastfeeding and support from health services to improve feeding practices among mothers living with HIV
This operational guidance, developed by WHO, UNICEF and ENN, outlines the duration of breastfeeding and support from health services to improve infant feeding practices amon ... more
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Guidelines to Referral Health Care in Lebanon

UNHCR (2014)
The standard operating procedures (SOP) for referral care cover all the refugee populations living in Lebanon. These SOPs outline the policies and procedures for referral care in Lebanon, including the limits in health assistance that can be provide ... more
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Targeting in Complex Emergencies - South Sudan Country Case Study

Maxwell, D. & Burns, J. Feinstein International Center, Tufts University; WFP (2008)
This research is one case in a study commissioned by the World Food Programme to investigate the participation of recipient community in the targeting and management of humanitarian food assistance in complex emergencies. The study involved a substa ... more
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Recovery toolkit: Supporting countries to achieve health service resilience

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
A key purpose of the Recovery Toolkit is to support countries in the reactivation of health services which may have suffered as a result of the emergency. These services include ongoing programmes such as immunization and vaccinations, maternal and ... more
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Rapid Assessment Guide for Psychosocial Support and Violence Prevention in Emergencies and Recovery
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IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross Red Cresent Societies (2015) C3
This guide provides standards and directions on how to carry out rapid needs assessment for Psychosocial Support (PSS) and Violence Prevention (VP) initiatives including child protection and sexual and gender-based violence. In particular, this rapid assessment tool is designed to help gather data i ... more
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Syria: 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan Monitoring Report, January-June 2016

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2016) C1
Now entering its sixth year, the conflict in Syria continues to take a drastic toll on the lives of the Syrian people and to drive an unprecedented humanitarian and protection crisis: some 13.5 million people are now in need of humanitarian assistance ... more
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Gender and Security: Guidelines for mainstreaming gender in security risk management
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Persaud, C.; European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2012) C2
Gender and security is a complex issue, and this research found that there are different levels of comprehension of what it means in humanitarian and development assistance practice. The aims of the paper are twofold: to raise general awareness abou ... more
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A Review of Needs Assessment Tools, Response Analysis Frameworks, and Targeting Guidance for Urban Humanitarian Response

Lili Mohiddin, Gabrielle Smith International Institute for Environment and Development, Norwegian Refugee Council, International Rescue Committee, World Vision (2016) C1
The magnitude of urban disasters, high population densities, and a complex social, political and institutional environment has challenged the manner in which humanitarian agencies are used to working. Humanitarian agencies are now grappling with how to change their approaches to this reality. This d ... more
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2022 UNFPA Humanitarian Response in Yemen

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2022) C1
Yemen remains the site of one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. A staggering 23.4 million people — 73 per cent of the population — require some form of humanitarian assistance in 2022, the result of seven years of escalating conflict ... more
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Covid-19 pandemic impact on maternal and child health services access in Nampula, Mozambique: a mixed methods research

das Neves Martins Pires P.H. , Macaringue C. , Abdirazak A. et al. BMC Health Services (2021) CC
The Covid-19 pandemic has so far infected more than 30 million people in the world, having major impact on global health with collateral damage. In Mozambique, a public state of emergency was declared at the end of March 2020. This has limited peopl ... more
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Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Voices from South Sudan

Plan International (2018) C1
In the last 5 years, the conflict in South Sudan has displaced 4 million people and placed 7 million in need of humanitarian assistance.
This report commissioned by Plan International draws on research conducted with girls and members of their ... more
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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-East of Nigeria, focusing primarily on the period from 2015 to the end of 2016. The aim is test the central hypotheses of the Emergency Gap project: that ... more
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APHIAplus End-of-Activity Performance Evaluation

USAID Kenya (2015) C1
USAID/KENYA Evaluation Services and Program Support (ESPS)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has a solid track record of supporting health and development initiatives in Kenya. AIDS, Population, and Health Integrated Assis ... more
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Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) Population Movement Operation (OMO) Cox´s Bazar

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society UNHR (2019) C1
JOINT RESPONSE PLAN (JRP) The Strategic Executive Group has developed a Joint Response Plan (JRP) for 2019 regarding the displaced people from Myanmar and who are affected specially by this influx The JRP has included different issues in terms of measuring people who are in need, of support interve ... more
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Facilitator’s Guide for Inter-sector Response Options Analysis & Planning (Final version)

Danish Refugee Council, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, Cash Learning Partnership (2019) C1
The Facilitator's Guide has been piloted in Borno (Nigeria) and in Fafan zone (Somali region, Ethiopia) and improved iteratively after each test. What does the ROAP have that you won't find in other methodologies? It is based on holistic, people-centred approaches that span across sectors an ... more
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IASC Reference Group Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Assessment Guide

Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2012) C1
The purpose of this document is to provide agencies with a guide with three tools containing key assessment questions that are of common relevance to all actors involved in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) independent of the phase of the emer ... more
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The Cost of Doing Nothing: The Humanitarian Price of Climate Change and How it Can be Avoided

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2019) C1
A new report by the world’s largest humanitarian network warns that the number of people needing humanitarian assistance every year as a result of climate-related disasters could double by 2050. It estimates that the number of people in need of h ... more
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Disaster Recovery Guidance Series - Communication during Disaster Recovery

World Bank, GFDRR (2019) C1
This Guide provides practical guidance for governments regarding how to effectively communicate with communities during the recovery phase following an emergency. It explains how to identify communication needs, and presents “best fit” communica ... more
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Handbook for Coordinating Gender-based Violence Interventions in Emergencies 2019
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Protection Cluster (2019) C2
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 thr ... more
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SGBV response, risk mitigation and prevention in humanitarian crises: A synthesis of findings from evaluations of UNHCR operations 2019

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2019) C1
The synthesis looked across the evaluations and reviews as mentioned above to draw lessons and conclusions across the different contexts. The synthesis aims to identify: recurrent issues, patterns and trends, and promising initiatives and lessons learned from existing programming including main ... more
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UNFPA Response in Yemen - Monthly situation report Issue 02 February 2020

UNFPA (2020) C1
Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with staggering levels of humanitarian need. Eighty per cent of the population – 24.1 million people – need some form of humanitarian assistance. Economic decline, restrictions on imports, sh ... more
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Syrian Arab Republic - Overview of humanitarian response from within Syria

OCHA (2020) C1
January - December 2019 First published April 2020 • Between January to December 2019, an estimated 8.58 million people were reached at least once with some form of humanitarian assistance, including over 91,000 people through three inter-a ... more
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Practical Recommendations and Good Practice to Address Protection Concerns in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Reliefweb; OCHA Services; UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (2020) CC
9 April 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting States in Europe with an extraordinary and unprecedented public health emergency. In response, States are taking necessary and legitimate measures to prevent the spread of the virus and to protect ... more
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Operationalizing Protection during COVID-19 - Case Studies and Practices from the Field

Reliefweb; OCHA Services; UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (2020) CC
27 March 2020 Countrys: World and Kenya, Zambia, Ethiopia The restrictions on movement imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic constitute one of the largest single global challenges that the humanitarian community has ever encountered. Maintaining continuity and quality in the delivery of e ... more
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MHPSS COVID-19 Toolkit Version 1.0 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network MHPSS.net (2020) CC
The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving global crisis and there is much that is still emerging in terms of the psychosocial and mental health consequences for the diverse populations affected by this emergency. This toolkit is based on what i ... more
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Remote Capacity Strengthening in Syria for Better Child Protection (RISE)

Save the Children (2010) CC
Child protection in emergencies The prevention of and response to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence against children in emergencies. An emergency is defined as threatening condition that requires urgent action. Emergencies often have d ... more
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Zimbabwe Humanitarian Response Plan 2020 (Revised July 2020 to update COVID-19 Response)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) C1
Across Zimbabwe, 7 million people in urban and rural areas are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, compared to 5.5 million in August 2019. Since the launch of the Revised Humanitarian Appeal in August 2019, circumstances for millions of Zimba ... more
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Situational Brief: Newly Arrived Migrants & Asylum Seekers in Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic

Emelurumonye I. N., A. Miglietta Lancet Migration (2020) CC
On 30thJanuary 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the People’s Republic of China to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the international Health ... more
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2020 RMRP Appeal: Regional Migrants Response Plan for the Horn of Africa and Yemen 2018 – 2020

IOM (2020) C2
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners from 27 humanitarian and development organisations and governments are appealing for USD 84 million to provide life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of African migrants and ho ... more
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Deadly Consequences. Obstruction of Aid in Yemen During Covid-19

Human Rights Watch HRW (2020) C1
With about 24 million of Yemen’s 30 million people in need of some form of assistance, the United Nations calls Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Cholera and other disease outbreaks are common, malnutrition is widespread, water is sca ... more
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Leadership in humanitarian action: Handbook for the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator

Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2021) C1
The Handbook is a guide to the normative framework for humanitarian action and the operational approaches, coordination structures, and available tools and services that facilitate the mobilization of humanitarian assistance.
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Afghanistan: Weekly Humanitarian Update (9 – 15 August 2021)

OCHA (2021) CC
During the reporting period, 5,068 people were identified as being displaced by conflict and in need of humanitarian aid. In addition, 434 people who were affected by conflict received humanitarian assistance across the north.
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Nigeria: Yellow Fever DREF Operation n° MDRNG031 Final Report

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2021) CC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) declared a Yellow Fever (YF) outbreak and activated a multi-sectoral Emergency Operations Centre for coordination of Yellow Fever response on 12 November 2020. The outbreak, which mainly affected three s ... more
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Humanitarian development peace nexus for health profile: Yemen, October 2020

World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC
The humanitarian-development-peace nexus (‎HDPNX)‎ is a new way of working that offers a framework for coherent joined-up planning and implementation of shared priorities between humanitarian development and peacebuilding actors in emergency set ... more
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Climate change and health in small island developing states: a WHO special initiative

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
This report has been prepared in response to informal requests by SIDS Member States and territories for WHO assistance in confronting the stark and dire situation which climate change has created in their countries and the impact it is having on th ... more
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Whole of Syria Joint Statement: Protecting Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition during the Earthquake response in Syria (12th of February 2023)

Nutrition Cluster; Save the Children; United Nation Children's Fund; World Health Organization (2023) CC
UNICEF, WHO Whole of Syria Nutrition, Cluster, the Global Nutrition Cluster, the IFE Core Group, and partners call for ALL involved in the response to the earthquakes in Syria to protect, promote, and support the feeding and care of infants and young children, their caregivers, especially pregnant, ... more
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SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC response to earthquake: Situation report #2

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
In the early morning of 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in southern Türkiye near the northern border of Syria. The earthquake was followed 11 minutes later by a magnitude 6.7 aftershock. Many aftershocks are still being felt across the region. Whilst the impact is still bei ... more
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Global Report on Food Crises 2023
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Food Security Information Network (2023) C1
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 the fourth consecutive year in 2022. Over a quarter ... more
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Anuual Report 2022: Lesotho

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This annual report gives an overview of WHO lesotho Country office's undertakings and achievements in the context of an extraordinary health emergency. As we walk another mile this year, may we embrace all lessonst leanred in the previous year, lear ... more
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Financing HIV Programming: How Much Should Low And Middle-Income Countries and their Donors Pay?

Galarraga, O.; V. J. Wirtz; Y. Santa-Ana-Tellez et al. PLOS One (2013) C1
Global HIV control funding falls short of need. To maximize health outcomes, it is critical that national governments sustain reasonable commitments, and that international donor assistance be distributed according to country needs and funding gaps. ... more
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Financing Global Health 2013: Transition in an Age of Austerity

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (2014) CC
Financing Global Health 2013: Transition in an Age of Austerity, IHME’s fifth annual report on global health expenditure, depicts financing trends that underline the resilience of development assistance for health. This year’s updated estimates ... more
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Financing Global Health 2014: Shifts in Funding as the MDG Era Closes

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (2015) CC
Financing Global Health 2014 is the sixth edition of this annually produced report on global health financing. As in previous years, this report captures trends in development assistance for health (DAH) and government health expenditure (GHE). Heal ... more
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World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2018

OCHA Health Affairs (2018) C2
World Humanitarian Data and Trends presents global- and country-level data-and-trend analysis about humanitarian crises and assistance. Its purpose is to consolidate this information and present it in an accessible way, providing policymakers, rese ... more
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2021 Malawi Sustainability Index and Dashboard Summary

2021 Malawi Sustainability Index and Dashboard Summary (2021) CC2
The HIV/AIDS Sustainability Index Dashboard is a tool completed every two years by President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) teams, host government and partner stakeholders to sharpen the understanding of each country’s sustainability ... more
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IOM Yemen: April to December 2020 Appeal

International Organization for Migration (2020) CC
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is the worst in the world, with over 80 per cent of the population estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance. The protracted crisis has displaced millions of Yemenis, placing pressure on host communities wit ... more
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Ukraine - Humanitarian Response Plan 2022 (February 2022)

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2022) C1
Almost eight years of active fighting have had profound consequences on the lives of millions of people in the conflict-affected Donetska and Luhanska oblasts of eastern Ukraine. An estimated 2.9 million people are projected to need humanitarian assistance ... more
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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 war has caused large-scale disruptions to the deliv ... more
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Myanmar Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation 200299: “Supporting Transition by Reducing Food Insecurity and Undernutrition Among the Most Vulnerable” (2013-2017)

World Food Programme (WFP) (2017) C1
An evaluation of WFP’s operation. Evaluation Report
The Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) main components include: relief assistance; food assistance for assets (FFA); nutrition ... more
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Development Co-operation Report 2020

OECD (2020) CC
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
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Real-time Evaluations of Humanitarian Action

John Cosgrave, Ben Ramalingam and Tony Beck ALNAP; Overseas Development Institute (2009) CC
An ALNAP Guide. Pilot Version. This pilot guide is intended to help evaluation managers to commission and oversee, and team leaders to conduct, RTEs of humanitarian operational responses. Drawing on a synthesis of existing good practices, it sets out a flexible approach that can be adapted to a var ... more
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Guide to public Health Supply Chain Costing. A basic Methodology

U.S. Agency for International Development USAID (2013) C1
This guide can inform any partner that manages or supports public health supply chains. Ministries of health, technical assistance partners, or non-governmental organization (NGO) operating distribution systems can all benefit from conducting a cost ... more
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Framework Ebola Virus Disease

Robert-Koch-Institut (2015) CC2
The document is intended to facilitate the detection, evaluation and management of incident EVD cases in Germany. It primarily addresses public health service staff and health care workers in hospitals, outpatient clinics and emergency services in G ... more
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Satellite Imagery Interpretation Guide : Displaced Population Camps

Isaac L. Baker, Brittany L. Card, Nathaniel A. Raymond Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (2012)
Camps is intended to help address the absence of public and standardized training resources for those seeking to use high resolution satellite imagery in support of refugee/IDP assistance operations. Students, general audiences, and volunteers study ... more
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Multi-Sector Initial Rapid Assessment Guidance, Revision July 2015

IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2015)
The Multi-Cluster/Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) is a joint needs assessment tool that can be used in sudden onset emergencies, including IASC System-Wide Level 3 Emergency Responses (L3 Responses).
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Health Guide To Switzerland - The Swiss healthcare system in brief – a guide for immigrants to Switzerland

Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (2017) C1
Where must I go if I feel unwell or have had an accident? Is medical treatment free in Switzerland or must I pay for it? What should I do in an emergency? What types of insurance do I need? How can I protect myself from illness? Where can I find hea ... more
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Guidelines for Health Staff Caring for Gender-based Violence Survivors: Including Protocol for Clinical Management of Rape [EN]

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Protection Cluster, Health Cluster (2016) C1
Gender-based violence, including rape is a problem throughout the world, occurring in every society, country and region. Refugees and internally displaced people are particularly at risk of this violation during every phase of an emergency situation ... more
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AIDSFree Nigeria Final Report

USAID; PEPFAR; AIDSFree; et al. (2016) C1
Health care waste management (HCWM) and infection prevention and control (IPC) represent serious concerns for HIV programs. Improperly handled infectious health care waste poses risks to health workers, their clients, the community, and the environment. Improper injection practices can lead to new H ... more
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WHO Bangladesh Country Cooperation Strategy: 2020–2024

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2022) C_WHO
Notable progress has also been made on other key health indicators such as reducing maternal, infant and child deaths and malnutrition, increasing immunization coverage, eliminating infectious diseases such as polio and reducing the incidence of malaria, tuberculosis and diarrhoeal diseases. But ... more
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National disaster management guidelines. Management of biological disasters

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2008) C1
The intent of these guidelines is to develop a holistic, coordinated, proactive and technology driven strategy for management of biological disasters through a culture of prevention, mitigation and preparedness to generate a prompt and effective response in the event of an ... more
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Lives in limbo: No end in sight to the threats facing Rohingya children

UNICEF (2018) C1
UNICEF Child Alert | February 2018
Back in Myanmar, an estimated half million Rohingya remain largely sealed off in their communities and displacement camps, fearful that the violence and horror that had driven so many of their relatives and neighbours to fl ee would engulf them too. Today, t ... more
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Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents (MHMI) Volume I-III (Revised)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (2001) C2
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has produced a three-volume series entitled Managing Hazardous Material Incidents. The series is designed to help emergency response and health care professionals plan for and respond to h ... more
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Manual for the Public Health Management of Chemical Incidents (English, French and Spanish version)

World Health Organization (2009) C_WHO
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 is provided for each phase of the ... more
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Joint External Evaluation Tool- International Health Regulations (2005)

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Third edition. The main changes within the third edition of the JEE tool include the split of the technical area National legislation, policy, and financing into two technical areas (Legal instruments and Financing); the drop of the technical area previously titled Reporting and the move of indicat ... more
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Assessment of Medicines Quality Assurance in Rwanda: Overview of Findings and Recommendations for Consideration

Coignez, V., Hajjou, M., and Smine U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) (2009) C2
PQM conducted an assessment of the medicine quality assurance and quality control systems in Rwanda during November 9-13, 2009. Medicine quality assurance remains to be developed in Rwanda: the country has neither a medicine regulatory authority (MRA) nor a national medicine quality control laborato ... more
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Still at risk: Restrictions endanger Rohingya women and girls in Bangladesh

Vigaud-Walsh, Francisca Refugees International (RI) (2018) C1
In April 2018, Refugees International (RI) conducted a mission to Bangladesh, to research the GBV (gender-based violence) response for Rohingya women and girls. RI found that the entire humanitarian system is struggling under tremendous constraints in Bangladesh, and protection and health actors do ... more
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WHO country cooperation strategy 2014-2018, Myanmar

World Health Organization (WHO), Country Office for Myanmar (2014) C_WHO
The strategic priorities of the CCS 2014–2018 are:
(1) Strengthening the health system.
(2) Enhancing the achievement of communicable disease control targets.
(3) Controlling the growth of the noncommunicable disease burden.
(4) Promoting health throughout the life course.
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Planning Checklist for WCO Readiness

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This guidance has been developed in line with the WHO corporate risk management framework, the WHO business continuity and contingency plans, as well as the Inter-Agency Emergency Response Preparedness Framework. It is based on a common organiza-tio ... more
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Child Protection Action Plan 2015-2020

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2016) C1
This document aims to define a practical plan of action for the IFRC Secretariat to effectively integrate child protection, as a minimum standard, within its organizational systems and development, protracted crisis and emergency operations. The tim ... more