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Six months after the Russian invasion: Oxfam's humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine

Oxfam (2022) C2

After eight years of armed conflict in the east of the country, the Russian Federation started a military offensive in Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The impact of this war has been devastating. It has so far caused 16,200 civilian casualties and destroyed key infrastructure, such as hospitals, school ... more

Istanbul Protocol

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) United Nations (2004) CC

Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Social Science in Humanitarian Action Key considerations: Ebola preparedness and readiness in Goma, DRC

Peyton, D.; I. Gercama and J. Bedford Social Science in Humanitarian Action: A Communication for Development Platform (2019) C1

This brief summarises key considerations about the social, political and economic context of Goma in relation to the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC as of March 2019. Goma is the administrative capital of North Kivu province and a major urban centre in the Great Lakes Region. The city is home to an est ... more

The Water Planetary Boundary: Interrogation and Revision

Gleeson, T.; et al. (2020) CC

One Earth Perspective. Cell Press

Response analysis and response choice in food security crises: a roadmap

Daniel Maxwell, Heather Stobaugh, John Parker and Megan McGlinchy ODI (2013)

Virtual cold chain equipment industry consultation – November 2020

UN Children's Fund UNICEF; GAVI (2020) C_UNICEF

Presentations and agenda of the meeting held to update industry on the COVAX Facility and Gavi’s support for cold chain equipment (CCE) for COVID-19 vaccines.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care

National Consensus Project for Quality of Palliative Care (2018) CC

4th edition

Building back better: Lessons learned from the response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami in terms of long - term development, disaster risk reduction and resilience building in Aceh , Indonesi

UNICEF Indonesia (2014)

Nigeria: End-of-Term Desk Review Report of the 2010 -2015 National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan

Independent Review Team; National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA); UNAIDS (2015) C1

Standards for Disaster Risk Reduction

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) (2015) C1

Стандарты для сокращения риска бедствий

UNICEF South Sudan Mid-Year Humanitarian Situation Report January-June 2018

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2018)

- Twenty-two joint integrated rapid response mechanism (IRRM) missions were conducted in 11 counties and reached 305,887 people including 65,432 children under 5 years of age.
- UNICEF’s Integrated Community Mobilization Network reached 345,219 households (total population 2.1 million) advoca ... more

Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital-Associated Infections: The Role of the Hospitalist

Dressler D. D., MD, MSc Director OF Society of Hospital Medicine (2005) CC

While infections that develop during hospitalization may appear to be an uncommon but recognized risk of hospital care today, the incidence of these infections has been increasing dramatically during the last 2 to 3 decades, and the risk of acquiring an organism that is resistant to 1 or more antibi ... more

Spiritual Care at the End of Life

University of Hull (2010) C1

This s a systematic review of English language literature from 2000 to 2010 covering spiritual care in end of life care settings which includes spiritual assessment tools and ongoing intervention models.

Earthquakes. Guidelines on preparing, responding and recovering

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2012) C1

UNICEF Syria Crisis - Humanitarian Situation Report (January – March 2021)

UN Children's Fund UNICEF United Nations and Partners (2021) C_UNICEF

HIV and tuberculosis co-infection programmes

Avert Avert (2019) C2

People living with HIV who have a low CD4 count are at a much higher risk of falling ill from TB infection than HIV negative people. It is important to offer both HIV testing to TB patients and TB diagnosis in HIV patients. Early detection and effective treatment are essential to preventing TB ... more

Climate-smart agriculture, fisheries and livestock for food security

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation; Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA) (2017) C1

Policy Guidance Brief 1
• Climate change has already challenged the agriculture sector in Myanmar by afecting rice yields and livestock production, while disasters such as foods and cyclones have caused massive destruction in rural areas.
• Without adaptation, the long-term consequenc ... more

Chagas Disease Drug Discovery in Latin America

Oliveira, R.G. de.; L.R. Cruz; M.C. Mollo, (2021) CC

A Mini Review of Antiparasitic Agents explored between 2010-2021. Frontiers in Chemistry 9:771143

Cities affected by Typhoons in the Philippines

François Grünewald; Béatrice Boyer Group URD; European Commission Humanitarian Aid (2012)

Rumour has it: a practice guide to working with rumours
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Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) (2017) C1

The CDAC Network commissioned a practice guide to draw both on their experiences and many others’ in order to document approaches, practices and tools to working with rumors. It is aimed primarily at humanitarian programme managers and field staff to provide them with practical tips on how to work ... more