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Joint Guidance Note on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Rights of Migrants

OHCHR (2020) C2

UN human rights experts today called on States to protect the rights of migrants and their families, regardless of their migration status, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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IOM Yemen - Marib Response July 2020

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1

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COVID-19: Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine research

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This document updates the earlier version published in April 2020. In recent weeks, information on the potential use of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of people with COVID-19 has been disseminated in academic journals and public media. Although there are now ongoing clinical tri... more

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Effective Implementation of Public Health and Social Measures in Kenya: Situational Analysis

WHO; Africa CDC; World Economic Forum et al. PERC (2020) C_WHO

PERC produces regional and member state situation analyses, updated regularly.

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The Impact of Guinea’s Souapiti Dam on Displaced Communities

Human Rights Watch (2020) C2

Guinea’s 450 megawatt Souapiti dam, scheduled to begin operating in September 2020, is the most advanced of several new hydropower projects planned by the government of President Alpha Condé. Guinea’s government believes that hydropower can significantly increase access to electricity in a cou... more

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A Roadmap for Ending Exploitation, Abuse of Talibés in Senegal

Human Rights Watch (2020) C2

For over a decade, Senegalese and international journalists, human rights advocates, and child protection experts have documented and denounced the ongoing exploitation, abuse and neglect of children living in many of Senegal’s traditional Quranic schools, or daaras. Thousands of these children, k... more

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Child Protection Case Management Guidance During Covid-19

Unicef; Save the Children (2020) C_UNICEF

This guidance note aims to ensure continuity of case management service provision as well as appropriate response to cases associated with the disease during the COVID-19 crisis in Myanmar. Outlined below are priority areas that Child Protection Case Management agencies should focus on

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Covid-19: Rumours in the camps

WHAT MATTERS? Humanitarian Feedback Bulletin on Rohingya Response (2020) C2

This What Matters? edition focuses on Covid-19 rumours circulating in the Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar. It explores some of the more common rumours, discusses sources and formats of information, presents community perspectives about rumours and communication, and suggests approaches to communicat... more

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A Technical Brief for Breakthrough ACTION Field Teams – COVID-19 rumor tracking

Breathrough Action - For social and behavior change USAID (2020) C2

This is a short technical brief with important steps and resources on how country programs can track and address rumors around COVID-19 (as needed). The guide includes a number of great resources and links while also sharing nuggets from global, collective thinking around rumors.

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Community engagement from a distance

Shongjog, the national platform for Communication with Communities in Bangladesh. BBC Media Action (2020) C2

This short guide is designed to assist development and humanitarian agencies to think through how risk communication and community engagement activity related to Covid-19 can be carried out without face-to-face interaction with communities. By using remote methods, agencies will be able to safeguard... more

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COVID19: Africa Social Media Toolkit Spread the word

amref Health Africa (2020) C2

These communication tools are available to share and print in helping prevent the spread of COVID‑19. Feel free to display and/or distribute on social media to communicate key information to the public about COVID‑19. On Twitter please tag @Amref_Worldwide when posting graphics from our COVID‑... more

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (‎COVID-19)‎ strategic preparedness and response plan: Accelerating readiness in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This document has been developed for the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean to establish a regional plan of action to support the countries of the Region to rapidly accelerate the scaling up of their capacities for the prevention and early detection of, and ... more

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Life skills education school handbook: prevention of noncommunicable diseases: introduction

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

School health programmes have been demonstrated to be the most cost-effective way to influence health behaviours in young people. The purpose of this two-part handbook is to support schools as they seek to implement interventions aimed at reducing the main modifiable risk behaviours f... more

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The bumpy road to better health: how embedded research strengthened health services in Ghana

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This is the story of how an experiment in the north of Ghana changed the health of a nation. How health staff in remote and rural areas are working tirelessly to prevent the deaths of mothers and children. How a radical approach to health research, known as embedded research, has revolutionized how ... more

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Safe Distributions: Guidelines for Reducing Protection Risks in in-kind Distributions

UNHCR (2020) CC

Distributing immediate, lifesaving assistance is one of the most urgent actions in an emergency response and can significantly improve the safety and wellbeing of individuals. Non-Food Items (NFI), Food Security, WASH and Shelter in-kind assistance actors can help reduce and mitigate pr... more

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Disability Inclusion: Tip sheet for GHRP update

Global Nutrition Cluster (2020) C2

In April 2020, the UN launched a coordinated global humanitarian response plan (GHRP) to fight COVID-19 in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries and address the needs of the most vulnerable people. This tips sheet provides practical tips to strengthen disability inclusion within the new up... more

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Guidance for the prevention of COVID-19 infections among high-risk individuals in camps and camp-like settings

Caroline Favas London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2020) C2

This document provides guidance on the implementation of the shielding approach in camps and camp-like settings for refugees and internally displaced persons. It is intended for the displaced community itself, humanitarian actors and camp coordination / management authorit... more

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Guidance for the prevention of COVID-19 infections among high-risk individuals in urban settings

Caroline Favas London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2020) C2

This document provides guidance on the implementation of the shielding approach in urban areas in LICs and crisis-affected regions. It is intended for the community itself, national and local governance institutions, and humanitarian and development actors operating in the country.

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Interim Recommendations for Adjusting Food Distribution Standard Operating Procedures in the Context of the COVID-19 Outbreak

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) C2

This Interim Guidance is intended for field coordinators, site managers and public health personnel, as well as national and local governments and the wider humanitarian community working in humanitarian situations at food distribution sites, who are involved in the decision making and implementatio... more

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COVID-19 in India: Potential Impact of the Lockdown and Other Longer-Term Policies

Schueller, E.; et al. The Center For Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy; et al. (2020) CC

19 April 2020 To contain the spread of COVID-19 and to keep infections at a manageable level, many countries have instituted lockdowns and social distancing. In India, a nationwide 21-day lockdown was announced with effect from 25 March 2020. This lockdown is expected to avert a sudden and large in... more