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Lessons from Civil-Military Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)

Harvard Humanitarian Intiative (2014)

n Autumn 2013, HHI Executive Director, Vincenzo Bollettino, traveled to the Philippines to participate in an assessment of civil-military engagement in the humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan. The report was sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistanc ... more

A lifeline to learning - Leveraging technology to support education for refugees

UNESCO Education 2030 (2020) CC

Education is UNESCO’s top priority because it is a basic human right and the foundation on which to build peace and drive sustainable development. UNESCO is the United Nations’ specialized agency for education and the Education Sector provides global and regional leadership in education, s ... more

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine VRBPAC Briefing Document

Pfizer; BioNTech (2020) C1

10 December 2020

State of the Climate in Asia 2023
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World Meteorological Organization (2024) CC

Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst the impact of heatwaves became more severe, according to a new report from the World Meteorolog ... more

DOWNLOAD English Advancing gender-responsive synergies across the Rio Conventions: Gender equality at the intersection of climate action, biodiversity protection and sustainable land management

UN Women (2024) CC

This brief highlights the urgency of addressing gender inequalities across the Rio Conventions, provides examples of where progress has been made, and identifies clear entry points for addressing gender equality considerations across the Conventions. It makes recommendations for actions to accelerat ... more

Educational obstacles for children living with disabilities in Cameroon : The Way forward

N. Tohnain, E. Tamajong (2014) C1

The impacts of HIV AIDS on families and communities in Albania

Dr. X. Zeka; E. Gjergji; M. Hodaj; A. Xhuvani European Scientific Journal (2019) C2

European Scientific Journal, November edition vol. 8, No.26 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431 Accessed: 29.09.2019

Engaging Private Security Providers - A Guideline for Non-Governmental Organisations

Max Glaser, European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2011) C2

Humanitarian NGOs have made increased use of Private Security Providers (PSPs) over the last decade. There is a gap between the ways that NGOs actually use PSPs and the regulation of this engagement. These guidelines aim to assist humanitarian NGOs in reaching an informed decision about when, how an ... more

Logistics

R.S. Stephenson WHO; UNDP (1993)

Education for children with disabilities - improving access and quality

Department for International Development (DFID) (2010) C2

Guidance Note A DFID practice paper

On the Margins. Education for Children with Disabilities in Kazakhstan

Human Rights Watch (2019) C1

The government of Kazakhstan has committed to ensuring that children with disabilities have access to inclusive education and it has taken the important step of ratifying international human rights treaties enshrining the rights of people with disabilities, including the right of children with disab ... more

Ending the hunger crisis: Response, recovery and resilience

IRC (2021) CC

A global hunger crisis -- fuelled by conflict, economic turbulence and climate-related shocks -- has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of people experiencing food insecurity and hunger has risen since the onset of the pandemic. The IRC estimates that the economic downturn alone w ... more

GETTING TO KNOW CEREBRAL PALSY: Module 1 - Introduction

Hambisela - Towards Excellence in Therapy for Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Association (Eastern Cape) (2008) C2

A learning resource for facilitators, parents, caregivers, and persons with cerebral palsy | Version 1 - Released March 2008

The Future Is Inclusive – How to Make International Development Disability Inclusive

Mary Keogh, Monika Brenes, Priska Gronenberg et al. Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) (2014)

Series on Disability-Inclusive Development. This publication introduces the key concepts for disability-inclusive development and highlights practical examples by CBM, to contribute to the dialogue on disability-inclusive development

Leave no one behind: disaster resilience for sustainable development

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2018) C1

Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2017
The report looks at the extent and impact of natural disasters across the region and how these intersect with poverty, inequality and the effects of violent conflict. But it also shows how scientific and other advances have increased the potential for building di ... more

Count me in! Inclusive WASH in Ethiopia

OpenWASH The Open University UKWaterAid (2018) C1

This Module, Count me in! Inclusive WASH in Ethiopia, was prepared by Ethiopian authors with support from The Open University UK. It was first published in June 2018. The contributors of original material are:Girma Aboma, Manager, GAA Economic Development ConsultBethel Shiferaw, SPCC Disability Incl ... more

Ukraine Returns Report #2 (October 2022)

International Organization for Migration IOM Reliefweb OCHA Services (2022) C2

Starting on 24 February 2022, a large-scale armed conflict in Ukraine triggered an unprecedented humanitarian crisis across the country, characterised, among other elements, by the displacement of a significant proportion of the Ukrainian population. As early as April 2022, the International Organi ... more

Notas de orientación sobre la reapertura de escuelas en el contexto de COVID-19 para los ministerios de educación en América Latina y el Caribe

UNESCO; UNICEF; WFP (2020) C_UNICEF

Como respuesta al COVID-19 en la región, los ministerios de educación de 23 países y 12 estados independientes de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) han cerrado las escuelas de forma progresiva a nivel de la educación preescolar, primaria y secundaria desde marzo de 2020. Como resultado, se estim ... more

POCKET GUIDE ON DISIBILITY EQUITY AN EMPOWERMENT TOOL

Disabled People South Africa (DPSA) DPSA PALIMENTRY OFFICE (2001) C2

In support of the African decade of disabled persons | 1st January 199 - 31st of December 2009

Disability Within the African Culture

Eskay M., Onu V. C., Igbo J. N., Obiyo N., Ugwuanyi L US-China Education Review (2012) CC

special education, culture, psychology, education, policy