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Preparedness: saves time, money and lives

Inter-Agency Standing Committee; World Food Programme (2011) C2

This document addresses preparedness as an important investment against natural and man-made disasters. Through good practices, it urges the humanitarian community, governments and regional bodies to use preparedness thinking to be aware of risks, to reduce them and to plan ahead to combat them in o ... more

Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency Combined with Other Incidents or Emergencies

International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, WHO; OCHA; ET al. (2020) C_WHO

IAEA Safety Standards for protecting people and the environment

Civil-military coordination during humanitarian health action

Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2011)

All under one roof. Disability-inclusive shelter and settlements in emergencies

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies; CBM: Handicap Internationl (2015)

Working with Children in Unstable Situations: Principles and Concepts to Guide Psychosocial Responses

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) (2003)

This document is designed to provide UNICEF staff and UNICEF partner staff with principles and concepts that can assist them to respond to the psychosocial needs of children in natural disasters and social emergencies such as armed conflict and other forms of violence. It aims to introduce humanitar ... more

A response plan to meet the humanitarian needs of vulnerable migrants: A Movement coordinated approach focusing on the Mediterranean and neighbouring regions

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2015) C1

Large File 15 MB!!

The Handbook on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, UN Development Programme (2015) C1

The Handbook on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (the Handbook) has been developed to provide guidance on how to use the Checklist and conduct related legislative reviews and reform processes. While the methodology for using the Checklist needs to be tailored to each country’s context and respectiv ... more

Training Guide: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2024) CC

This MHPSS in Emergencies training aims to prepare MHPSS responders, disaster managers, and emergency team leaders for work in the field by building understanding of basic concepts of MHPSS in emergencies as well as planning and implementing PSS activities. It is for MHPSS focal points from the Red ... more

Four Decades of Cross-Mediterranean Undocumented Migration to Europe

International Organization for Migration IOM (2017) C1

Anaesthesia Handbook
recommended

Internationl Committee of the Red Cross ICRC (2017) C1

The aim of this handbook is to provide guidance for trained anaesthetists working for the ICRC and to offer advice in areas where practice will differ from that in their home country. It is designed to supplement the practical training given in ICRC war-surgery seminars and to support the work of th ... more

“Caged without a roof”: Apartheid in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Amnesty International (2017) C1

Still at risk: Restrictions endanger Rohingya women and girls in Bangladesh

Vigaud-Walsh, Francisca Refugees International (RI) (2018) C1

In April 2018, Refugees International (RI) conducted a mission to Bangladesh, to research the GBV (gender-based violence) response for Rohingya women and girls. RI found that the entire humanitarian system is struggling under tremendous constraints ... more

The Johns Hopkins and Red Cross Red Crescent Public Health Guide in Emergencies
recommended

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2008) C1

2nd edition. Essential guideline for humanitarian assistance

The compound impact of extreme weather events and COVID-19

Walton D., Arrighi J., et al. IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross (2021) C2

From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2021, extreme weather events have affected at least 139.2 million people and killed at least 17,242 people in at least 433 unique events. These figures are certainly an underestimate, as they do not include estimates of numbers of people affected ... more

Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Voices from South Sudan

Plan International (2018) C1

In the last 5 years, the conflict in South Sudan has displaced 4 million people and placed 7 million in need of humanitarian assistance.
This report commissioned by Plan International draws on research conducted with girls and members of their ... more

Earthquakes. Guidelines on preparing, responding and recovering

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

Philippine National Drug Formulary - Essential Medicines List, Volume I (7th Edition)

The National Formulary Committee, National Drug Policy, DOH Philippines (2008) C1

Humanitarian aid and disability

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC) (2015) C2

VADEMECUM | This Vademecum is intended to provide a benchmark for aid workers—whether working in the field or at a strategic level—in particular concerning the formulation and implementation of programmes of prevention or response to humanitarian crises. It is not solely a theoretical document b ... more

Introduction to Disaster Preparedness

IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross Red Cresent Societies (2000) CC

Disaster Preparedness Training Programme