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IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2019) CC

An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems As more frequent droughts and floods threaten the global food supply, humans are increasing their demands on water and land,... more

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Legal Aid (Individual Legal Representation in Asylum/Refugee Context) for Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Greece: Challenges and Barriers

ActionAid, Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council, et al (2018) C1

More than 51.000 people are stranded around Greece (according to data published by the Greek Government ). The majority have applied for asylum while others wait for relocation or family reunification applications to be decided so that they can move on to other member states. Applicants for all p... more

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Worlds apart: Reproductive health and rights in an age of inequality. The state of world population report 2017.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2017) C1

Unchecked inequality and failure to protect the rights of poorest women could undermine peace and world’s development goals, new UNFPA report warns: - Only about half of the world’s women hold paid jobs - Globally, women earn 77 per cent of what men get - Three in five women worldwide lack m... more

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Physical Disability and Rehabilitation (Physical Therapy, Orthopaedic Workshops, Orthopaedic and Reconstructive Surgery) Policy Paper

Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) (2007)

This document addresses the issue of the medical and rehabilitative care of persons with physical disabilities. It is understood that this policy is to be integrated with the policy documents of other advisory working groups. It should also be emphasised that the physical disability work of CBM occu... more

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Frameworks for Victim Assistance: Monitor key findings and observations

International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2013) C3

For close to 15 years, the Monitor has tracked the impact of victim assistance on the lives of victims of landmines, cluster munitions, and other explosive remnants of war (hereafter “mine/ERW victims”). Over this time, the international communi... more

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From Research to Action: Advancing Prevention and Response to Violence against Children: Report on the Global Violence against Children Meeting

UNICF (2014)

Growing evidence indicates that large proportions of children around the world experience physical, sexual and emotional violence every year, with enormous implications for human rights, public health and economic and social development.1 Over the last five years, national governments and Together f... more

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Mental health systems in selected low- and middle-income countries: a WHO-AIMS cross-national analysis

World Health Organization WHO WHO (2009) C_WHO

Data on the essential building blocks of mental health systems, including mental health governance, financing, service delivery, human resources and information, are reported. For mental health planning, it is important to know not only the level of resources in these six areas, but also how thos... more

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Guide to Prudent Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Dairy Production

International Dairy Federation (2013) C2

Antimicrobial agents play an indispensable role in animal health and welfare management. At the same time, the need for prudent use is obvious to ensure good food safety outcomes and to manage the potential risk of antimicrobial resistance. The emergence of multi-resistant bacteria is posing challen... more

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Rights in a pandemic – Lockdowns, rights and lessons from HIV in the early response to COVID-19

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

These include taking proactive measures to ensure that people, particularly people in vulnerable groups, can access HIV treatment and prevention services, designating and supporting essential workers, including community-led organizations, and implementing measures to prevent and address gender-base... more

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Global guidance on criteria and processes for validation: elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus

EMTCT Global Validation Advisory Committee, Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Validation of elimination of mother-to-child transmission, or vertical transmission, of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus (HBV), is an attestation that a country has successfully met standard criteria for elimination, or for being at 1 of the 3 levels of achievement on the ‘Path to Elimination�... more

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Antimicrobial resistance in South East Asia: time to ask the right questions

Kakkar M., Chatterjee P. et. al. (2018) C2

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a major public health concern, around which the international leadership has come together to form strategic partnerships and action plans. The main driving force behind the emergence of AMR is selection pressure created due to consumption of antibiotics... more

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Climate Change and Pollen Allergies

Damialis, A.; Traidl-Hoffmann, C.; Treudler, R. (2019) CC

Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change pp 47–66 This chapter reviews the emerging importance of pollen allergies in relation to ongoing climate change. Allergic diseases have been increasing in prevalence over the last decades, partly as the result of the impact of climate change. ... more

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Person-centred recovery planning for mental health and well-being: self-help tool: WHO QualityRights

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Ensuring mental health and well-being has become a worldwide imperative and an important target of the Sustainable Development Goals. But in all countries around the world, our response has been woefully insufficient, and we have made little progress to advance mental health as a fundamental human ... more

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Relief, Recovery and Resilient Reconstruction: Supporting Ukraine's Immediate and Medium-Term Economic Needs

World Bank Group Staff (2022) C1

As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the people of Ukraine, especially the most vulnerable, are paying an enormous price. Lives and livelihoods are being lost, with more than ten million people forced from their homes— and their country—in search of safety. The war has unleashed catast... more

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One-to-one peer support by and for people with lived experience: WHO QualityRights

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Guidance module. The QualityRights training and orientation modules have been developed to enhance the knowledge, skills and understanding of key stakeholders on how to promote the rights of people with psychosocial, intellectual or cognitive disabilities, improve the quality of services and suppo... more

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Intention to action series: people power. Perspectives from individuals with lived experience of noncommunicable diseases, mental health conditions and neurological conditions

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This report includes six case studies from 12 individuals with lived experience of diverse health conditions. These case studies explore the topics of power dynamics and power reorientation towards individuals with lived experience; informed decision-making and health literacy; community engagement ... more

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Guidance for country validation of viral hepatitis elimination and path to elimination

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Building on the 2021 Interim guidance, this second version and update, incorporates the lessons and feedback from the hepatitis pilots that successfully demonstrated the feasibility of measuring hepatitis B and C impact targets to demonstrate elimination, whilst highlighting challenges caused by hig... more

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WASH FIT: A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities (Second edition)

UN Children's Fund UNICEF; World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Fully functioning water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and health care waste management services are a critical aspect of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices, and ensuring patient safety and quality of care. Such services are also essential for creating an environment that supports the dig... more

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WHO Guide to conducting programme reviews for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Sound periodic programme reviews provide opportunities for countries to objectively assess progress and take corrective action to sustain or get back on track towards achieving their medium and long-term programme goals. It reflects people’s diverse needs, enables efficient use of health system re... more

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Information Note: Disability and Inclusion in MHPSS - IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (January 2024)

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2024) C1

This document contains guidance for strengthening the disability inclusiveness of MHPSS responses and programmes in emergency settings. It is intended to supplement the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (2007). Overall Objective To consider and add... more

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IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
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