The most frequent health problems of newly arrived refugees and migrants include accidental injuries, hypothermia, burns, gastrointestinal illnesses, cardiovascular events, pregnancy- and delivery-related complications, diabetes and hypertension. Female refugees and migrants frequently face specific... challenges, particularly in maternal, newborn and child health, sexual and reproductive health, and violence. The exposure of refugees and migrants to the risks associated with population movements – psychosocial disorders, reproductive health problems, higher newborn mortality, drug abuse, nutrition disorders, alcoholism and exposure to violence – increase their vulnerability to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
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The Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD) Data Catalogue is a table of data sources relevant to Migration and Demography policies. Each data source is listed with its summary description, the link to its web site and other metadata. The catalogue will include official EU and internatio...nal statistics, as well as important data sets at Member State level.
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Journal of Natural Disaster Science, Vol. 33 (2012) p.59-70
Ziel des Handouts ist eine schnelle Vermittlung grundlegender Werte unserer Rechts- und Verfassungsordnung. Darin wird erklärt, wie in Deutschland Gesetze entstehen und welche grundlegenden Werte in der deutschen Verfassung festgehalten sind, die für das Zusammenleben in Deutschland gelten.
Hando...ut zum Download in den Sprachen Deutsch, Englisch, Arabisch, Urdu, Paschtu, Dari, Französisch und Tigrinya
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These guidance notes on stress, grief and loss have been compiled by IMC’s Mental Health Advisor, Dr. Lynne Jones, for organizations working with Hurricane Katrina-affected populations. They represent lessons learned regarding mental health activities from IMC’s international experiences in disa...ster response, including the recent tsunami, as well as summarize best-practices identified by international agency consensus.
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Wie wird in Deutschland eine Ehe geschlossen? Was bedeutet die Gleichberechtigung von Mann und Frau? Wie kann ich mich vor Gewalt in der Ehe schützen? Das Handout "Ehe, Familie, Kindererziehung" liefert Antworten auf diese Fragen und vermittelt grundlegende Informationen über die Rolle der Frau in... Deutschland.
Handout zum Download in den Sprachen Deutsch, Englisch, Arabisch, Urdu, Paschtu, Dari, Französisch und Tigrinya
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The guide summarizes an assessment of War Child Canada’s three-pronged legal protection model as implemented with South Sudanese refugees in Northern Uganda and uses it to identify the most important lessons for ensuring legal protection mechanisms are in place at the onset of an emergency