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Desarrollo adolescente y derechos humanos

UNICEF, et al. (2013)

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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 3: Diagnosis - Rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection 2021 update
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

6 July 2021. The “WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 3: Diagnosis - Rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection 2021 update” is the latest document replacing the one issued in 2020. Three new nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) classes are endorsed by WHO and included in the... more

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Sanitation inspections User guide

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

Safe sanitation is essential for health, from preventing infections to improving and maintaining mental and social well-being. Lack of adequate sanitation contributes to diarrhoeal diseases, parasitic infections, and undernutrition, as well as posing significant risks and causing anxiety, especial... more

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Health Care Waste Management Manual, Fourth Edition

Department of Health Philippines (2020) CC

This document shall serve as the most comprehensive set of guidelines on the safe management of waste generated from heath care activities in the country. It incorporates the requirements of all Philippine laws and regulations governing HCWM and is designed for the use of individuals, public and pri... more

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“Female genital schistosomiasis is a sexually transmitted disease”: Gaps in healthcare workers’ knowledge about female genital schistosomiasis in Tanzania

Mazigo, H.; Samson, A.; Lambert, V. et al. PLoS Global Public Health (2022) CC

Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a gynaecological disease caused by Schistosoma haematobium, a parasitic worm that is acquired by skin contact with freshwater contaminated by schistosome cerceriae. Communities in which the infection is most endemic have limited access to clean water and healt... more

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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Movement of Essential Health and Humanitarian Supplies and Personnel in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2020) C_WHO

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Rigging the System. Government Policies Co-Opt Aid and Reconstruction Funding in Syria . Arabic Version

Human Rights Watch (2019) C1

نظام مغشوش سياسات الحكومة السورية لاستغلال المساعدات الإنسانية وتمويل إعادة الإعمار

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Kenya Comprehensive Refugee Programme 2015

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2015)

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Ethical Decision-Making in Humanitarian Health in Situations of Extreme Violence. Report and Recommendations

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Syrian American Medical Society, et al. (2019) C1

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Outbreak Communication

World Health Organization (2005)

Best practices for communicating with the public during an outbreak

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“A time of fear”: local, national, and international responses to a large Ebola outbreak in Uganda

John Kinsman (2012) CC

Globalization and Health 2012, 8:15

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The Cost of Security Risk Management for NGOs

Finucane, C.; European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2013) C2

The Cost of Security Risk Management for NGOs explores the costs related to safety and security management for aid programmes. It aims to assist all aid practitioners to determine their risk management expenditure more accurately, and demonstrate an evidence-based approach when presenting this infor... more

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“As if We Weren’t Human” -Discrimination and Violence against Women with Disabilities in Northern Uganda

Human Rights Watch (2010) C1

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Planning Checklist for WCO Readiness

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This guidance has been developed in line with the WHO corporate risk management framework, the WHO business continuity and contingency plans, as well as the Inter-Agency Emergency Response Preparedness Framework. It is based on a common organiza-tional approach and procedures for managing including ... more

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Protection des enfants: Manuel de formation psychosociale (Boite a outils)
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Terre des hommes TDH (2008) C1

Le Manuel de formation psychosociale pour la Protection des enfants de Terre des hommes répond aux besoins des programmes de protection de l’enfance menés par Terre des hommes et peut être utilisé en parallèle à la publication précédente de Terre des hommes: Protection des enfants: manue... more

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MENTAL HEALTH AND INTEGRATION: PROVISION FOR SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: A COMPARISON OF 15 ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES

The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited Jannsen (2016) C1

An Economist Intelligence Unit briefing paper | The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) undertook a study aimed at assessing the degree of commitment of 15 countries within the AsiaPacific region to integrating those with mental illness into their communities. The research was commissioned and funded... more

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Standards for Community-Based Mental Health Services
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J. Perry, L. Palmer, P. Thom, et al. Royal College of Psychiatrists (2017) C1

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Recommandations de l’OMS pour la prévention et le traitement de l’hémorragie du post-partum

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2014) C_WHO

L’hémorragie du post-partum (HPP) est communément définie comme une perte sanguine d’au moins 500 ml survenant dans les 24 heures qui suivent l’accouchement. Elle est la première cause de mortalité maternelle dans les pays à revenu faible et la cause principale de près d’un décès... more

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Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners
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Save the Children Denmark (2017) C1

The training manual consists of: (i) Tools for communication, reassurance and comfort for staff working directly with distressed children; (ii) Advice and guidance for staff working with parents and primary care-givers; (iii) Suggestions for ways to support a distressed child. It provides a non-i... more

WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 3: Diagnosis - Rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection 2021 update recommended

Protection des enfants: Manuel de formation psychosociale (Boite a outils) recommended

Standards for Community-Based Mental Health Services recommended

Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners recommended

WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 3: Diagnosis - Rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection 2021 update
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Protection des enfants: Manuel de formation psychosociale (Boite a outils)
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Standards for Community-Based Mental Health Services
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Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners
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