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“I Would Like To Go To School”. Barriers to Education for Children with Disabilities in Lebanon

Human Rights Watch (2018)

This report finds that although Lebanese law bars schools from discriminating against children with disabilities, public and private schools exclude many children with disabilities. For those allowed to enroll, schools often lack reasonable accommodations, such as modifications to the classroom envi ... more

Assessing the Impact of Nepal’s 2015 Earthquake on Older People and Persons with Disabilities and How Gender and Ethnicity Factor into That Impact

HelpAge International, CBM International and NDRC Nepal (2016)

STUDY REPORT | This study of the impact of the Nepal earthquake of 25 April, 2015, aims to understand the impact factors leading to the exclusion of older people and persons with disabilities from humanitarian action, barriers to their inclusion, and the extent to which their skills and knowledge we ... more

Infection prevention and control and preparedness for COVID-19 in healthcare settings - sixth update 9 February 2021

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2021) C1

This document aims to provide guidance to healthcare facilities and healthcare providers in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK) on preparedness and infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for the management of possible and confirmed cases of COVID-1 ... more

Including disability in HIV policy and programming : good practices drawn from country-based evidence

Mac-Seing, M. (2014) C1

The purpose of this document is to share good practices and processes concerning the inclusion of disability issues in HIV policy and programming, drawing on specific experiences in Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Cambodia and on lessons learned at international AIDS conferences.

Too important to fail - addressing the humanitarian financing gap

High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing Report to the Secretary-General World Humanitarian Summit (2016) C1

Yemen - Country report 2020

UNHCR (2020) C1

According to the United Nations, Yemen has been the "Worst humanitarian crisis in the world," for the past two years. Despite the Hudaydah Agreement signed in December 2018, the fighting continued in many areas of the country, such as Hajjah in the north, Al Dhale' e in the south and Hudaydah along ... more

Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) in Response to the Syria Crisis: Regional Strategic Overview 2020/2021

UN Development Programme UNDP; UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C1

Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium

Pope Francis Vatican Press (2013) CC

Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium of the Holy Father Francis to the Bishops, Clergy, Consecrated Persons and the lay faithul on the proclamation of the gospel in the today`s world

Situational Brief: Palestinian Refugees in the occupied Palestine Territories during Covid-19

Kaloti R., R. Kafri, H. Meghari (2020) CC

As of 12June 2020, there are 667confirmed COVID-19 casesin the OPT (565 of which are recovered cases), and 48% of which (320 cases) are in East Jerusalem and its suburbs. Additionally, there have been 5 reported COVID-19 deaths (1 in the West Bank, 1 in Gaza and 3 in East Jerusalem)

Monkeypox multi-country outbreak. Rapid Risk Assessment

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (2022) C2

Cases of monkeypox (MPX) acquired in the EU have recently been reported in nine EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands). Monkeypox (MPX) does not spread easily between people. Human-to-human transmission occurs through close contact ... more

Disaster risk management systems analysis: A guide book

Baas, Stephan; Ramasamy, Selvaraju; Dey de Pryck, Jenny et al. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2008) C1

The guide book provides a set of tools and methods to assess existing structures and capacities of national, district and local institutions with responsibilities for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in order to improve their effectiveness and the integration of DRM concerns into development planning, ... more

Namibia Annual Country Report 2022 - Country Strategic Plan 2017 - 2023

World Food Programme WFP (2022) CC2

In 2022, WFP continued to implement its Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2017-2023 in Namibia, contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2 (Zero Hunger) and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Through WFP’s projects in 2022, a total of 32,610 people were reached, which is ne ... more

Rethinking disability policy

Morris, J. Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2011) CC

Supporting Transition by Reducing Food Insecurity and Undernutrition among the Most Vulnerable: Standard Project Report 2017

World Food Programme (WFP) (2017) C1

In view of the ongoing political, peace and reconciliation, administrative and economic reforms as well as plans to establish the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) in 2018, WFP extended the current Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200299), launched in January 2 ... . To echo this extension and provide a more appropriate response to the country's rapid and multi-pronged transition, WFP adopted a transition strategy with gradually reduced emphasis on humanitarian assistance and greater focus on early recovery and development interventions. WFP's strategic engagement in-country was driven by the overarching goal to assist Myanmar to achieve the national Zero Hunger Challenge by 2025, and was guided by three priorities: emergency preparedness and response; nutrition; and provision of social safety nets. more

Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Path to Sustainable Development. Executive Summary

World Bank (2021) C1

The report offers a snapshot of the drivers behind the persistent exclusion of persons with disabilities and proposes a framework to build an actionable agenda building on promising practices available in the region. The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the urgent need to build more inclusive and res ... more

The world's most neglected displacement crisis

Norwegian Refugee Council (2018) C1

Regional Humanitarian Outlook for the Great Lakes: January - June 2018

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2018) C1

The report covers: drivers of humanitarian crises in the region, particularly the intensification of violence in the DRC; manifestations of humanitarian needs, including record levels of displacement and food insecurity; and constraints to meeting humanitarian needs, including obstacles to humanitar ... more

Food Security in a World of Natural Resource Scarcity. The Role of Agricultural Technologies

Mark W. Rosegrant | Jawoo Koo | Nicola Cenacchi; et al. International Food Policy Research Institute (2014)

This book is aimed at policymakers in ministries of agriculture and national agricultural research institutes, as well as multilateral development banks and the private sector and provides guidance on various technology strategies and which to pursue as competition grows for land, water, and energy ... more

Regional Outlook for Southern Africa, March - May 2016

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2016) C1

Music Therapy and Trauma/PTSD Treatment

The Dutch Music Therapy Association (NVvMT) & European Music Therapy Confederation (EMTC) (2017) C2

Music therapy can help traumatized children and adults to stabilize and to create a safe space for the expression of feelings and thoughts. In a 1 day international symposium on Friday May 26, presenting lectures and workshops, we’ll highlight the way music therapy research, methods and technique ... more