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Emergency Response Framework

World Health Organization (2013) C_WHO

The 2nd edition is publised in 2017.

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Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers

Dan Hanfling, John Hick, and Clare Stroud Dan Hanfling, John Hick, and Clare Stroud (2013)

(You need free registration to download the book) Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. During such crises, hospitals and long-term care facilities may be without power; trained staff, ambulances,... more

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Recommendations for Conducting Ethical Mental Health and Psychosocial Research in Emergency Settings

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (2014) C2

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Outbreak surveillance and response in humanitarian emergencies

World Health Organization (2012)

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Satellite Imagery Interpretation Guide : Displaced Population Camps

Isaac L. Baker, Brittany L. Card, Nathaniel A. Raymond Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (2012)

Camps is intended to help address the absence of public and standardized training resources for those seeking to use high resolution satellite imagery in support of refugee/IDP assistance operations. Students, general audiences, and volunteers studying and analyzing satellite imagery of displaced po... more

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Managing stress in humanitarian workers
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Antares Foundation (2012) C1

Guidelines for good practice. 3rd edition The Guidelines for Good Practice are intended to help organizations define their own needs in relation to stress management and develop their own staff care system. The process will be different for each organization. National and international agencies, bi... more

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Humanitarian Needs Assessment: The Good Enough Guide
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Currion, P. The Assessment Capacities Project and Emergency Capacity Building Project (2014) C2

Needs assessment is essential for programme planning, monitoring and evaluation, and accountability, however needs assessment is still a critical weakness of humanitarian response. Organisations need to improve how they do assessments. The Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) and the Emergency Capa... more

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Security Management and Capacity Development: International agencies working with local partners

Singh, Iesha; European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2012) C2

This EISF report provides an analysis of the issues surrounding the relationship between NGO’s and their local partners. It includes a section on the topic and its background, responsabilities towards the partner organisation and particularly in terms of security, how to enable and help the partne... more

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Minimum Inter-Agency Standards for Protection Mainstreaming

World Vision (2012) C2

The Minimum Standards for Protection Mainstreaming are a set of international standards designed to provide practical assistance to humanitarian actors to mainstream protection in the assessment, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian programmes, projects and activities. ... more

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The Use of Cash and Vouchers in Humanitarian Crises

European Commission (2013)

DG Echo Funding Guidelines

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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)

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NGO Safety and Security Training Project: How to Create Effective Security Training for NGOs

Persaud, C. European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) and InterAction (2014) C2

The NGO Safety and Security Training Report provides a narrative of the research findings, an updated curriculum, and guidance tools for training. It is based on extensive research and interviews with members of the NGO community. The report draws upon existing training materials, community consulta... more

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The Road to Resilience

Debbie DeVoe Catholic Relief Services (2013) C2

Case Studies on Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa

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Ambulance and Pre-Hospital Services in Risk Situations

ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross (2013)

This report sets out ways to make pre-hospital care and ambulance services operating in areas of armed violence safer. Written by the Norwegian Red Cross with support from the ICRC and the Mexican Red Cross, the report summarizes field experience in over 20 countries.

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Ground Realities: Voices of Humanitarian Aid Workers from the Frontlines

Roel G. Cabulang; Mariam Mushtaq (2014) CC

Conceived as part of the CWS-A/P project on regional security and risk management, this book presents a collection of testimonies from aid workers in some of the most insecure and volatile environments in the world. The participants recount a broad array of security incidents, such as kidnappings,... more