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RIASCO action plan for Southern Africa - Revised regional response plan for the El Niño-induced drought in Southern Africa December 2016 - April 2017

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Regional Interagency Standing Committee, Southern Africa (2016) C1

El Niño conditions persisting during the 2015/16 planting season have caused the worst drought in 35 years in Southern Africa, resulting in a second consecutive failed harvest. This has created severe food shortages and compounded existing vulnerabilities. Since July 2016, Namibia and Botswana have... more

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Burundi Regional Refugee Response Plan: January - December 2018

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (2017) C1

As the Burundi refugee crisis enters its fourth year, some 430,000 Burundian refugees are being hosted across the region by the governments and people of Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. Although the spectre of mass violence in Burundi has receded, with the politic... more

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Human Devastation Syndrome: The Impact of Conflict on Mental Health

Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) (2018) C1

The magnitude and complexity of these mental health conditions caused by prolonged and extensive trauma requires a diagnosis fitting the unique context of the Syrian conflict. Over half a million people have been killed since the beginning of the conflict in 2011, and more than 6.4 million are inter... more

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Community-based rehabilitation: CBR guidelines - Empowerment component
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Kamala Achu, Kathy Al Jubah, Svein Brodtkorb, et al. WHO (2010) C_WHO

Available in: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Korean, Tajik, Vietnamese, Uzbek http://www.who.int/disabilities/cbr/guidelines/en/

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WHO Guidelines for malaria
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

25 Nov 2022 The WHO Guidelines for malaria bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-friendly and easy-to-navigate online platform. The WHO Guidelines for malaria supersedes 2 previous WHO publications: the Guidelines for the treatment of mala... more

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Disability and Development

House of Commons International Development Committee DFID (2013) C1

Disabled people in developing countries are the poorest of the poor: if we are serious about tackling extreme poverty, our development work has to target them. The post-2015 development framework offers hope that disabled people will finally get the prominence they deserve on the global development ... more

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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

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MYANMAR: Conflict between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar Military

OCHA OCHA (2019) CC

Since the end of 2018, there has been a significant upsurge in violence in Rakhine State after armed conflict broke out between the Arakan Army (AA) and the Myanmar Military. The violence escalated following attacks by the AA against military sites in January 2019 and subsequent counter-attacks by t... more

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National Strategy for Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), WASH in Schools and WASH in Health Facilities 2016 - 2030

Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2016) C1

The purpose of this Strategy is to set out the way to meet the needs of the rural populations for improved domestic water supply services, access to and use of improved sanitation with elimination of open defecation, and improved hygiene behaviour by the Year 2030. It also addresses water, sanitatio... more

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Community use of face masks
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1

Update 1 October 2020. This document provides guidance to Member States on the effective use of face masks/coverings in the community by individuals without COVID-19 symptoms in order to reduce potential transmission of SARS-CoV-2.a It also provides advice on the use of masks during home care for ... more

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The Activity Catalogue for Child Friendly Spaces in Humanitarian Settings

Psychosocial Centre - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies World Vision (2018) CC

The Toolkit for Child Friendly Spaces in Humanitarian Settings was developed by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support and World Vision International. The toolkit provides a set of materials to assist managers and facilit... more

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Flash Appeal for COVID-19 Mozambique, May - December 2020

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2020) CC

The first case of COVID-19 was reported in Mozambique on 22 March 2020. As of 26 May, Mozambique had 194 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 168 were locally transmitted. The country’s capital, Maputo, and the province of Cabo Delgado are currently the epicentres of the outbreak in Mozambique, w... more

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COVID-19 Nepal: Preparedness and Response Plan

UN Country Team in Nepal (2020) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic is having far reaching impacts, well beyond the health crisis and needs, with the most severe impacts experienced in the poorest countries and those most vulnerable to humanitarian crises including natural disasters, such as Nepal.

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ECRI Report on Germany

ECRI (2019) CC

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) was established by the Council of Europe. It is an independent body which ensures respect for human rights in the fight against racism, discrimination (based on "race", ethnic/national origin, colour, nationality, religion, language, sexu... more

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Guidance for implementing non pharmacological public health measures in populations in situations of vulnerability in the context of COVID-19

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO

The purpose of this guide is to offer recommendations for improving the implementation of non‑pharmacological public health measures during the COVID-19 response and compliance with these measures by population groups in situations of vulnerability. This requires determining the main barriers to i... more

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World Report 2021

Human Rights Watch HRW (2021) C1

World Report 2021, Human Rights Watch’s 31st annual review of human rights practices and trends around the globe, reviews developments in more than 100 countries. In his introductory essay, Executive Director Kenneth Roth calls on the incoming US administration to more deeply embed respect for ... more

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In the wake of the pandemic. Preparing for Long COVID-19

Rajan, S.; et al. World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO

Policy Brief. Our understanding of how to diagnose and manage Long COVID is still evolving but the condition can be very debilitating. It is associated with a range of overlapping symptoms including generalized chest and muscle pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, and cognitive dysfunction, and the ... more

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Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The state of the world's human rights
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Amnesty International (2022) C1

mnesty International’s annual report on the state of the world’s human rights in 2021, published in March 2022, shows that promises to “build back better” after the Covid-19 pandemic were little more than lip service. Hopes of global cooperation withered in the face of vaccine hoarding and c... more

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Target product profile for a rapid test for diagnosis of Buruli ulcer at the primary health-care level

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

In 2009, WHO’s Second International Conference on Buruli Ulcer Control and Research resolved to strengthen the capacity of national laboratories to confirm cases of the disease, but advised that “efforts are still needed to develop simple diagnostic tools usable in the field as well as disabilit... more

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WHO Guidelines for Malaria- 14 March 2023

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The conditionality of this recommendation is largely driven by the current higher unit cost of pyrethroid-PBO ITNs compared to pyrethroid-only LLINs and therefore the uncertainty of their cost-effectiveness. Furthermore, as PBO is less wash-resistant than pyrethroids, its bioavailability declines ... more

Community-based rehabilitation: CBR guidelines - Empowerment component recommended

WHO Guidelines for malaria recommended

Community use of face masks recommended

Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The state of the world's human rights recommended

Community-based rehabilitation: CBR guidelines - Empowerment component
recommended

WHO Guidelines for malaria
recommended

Community use of face masks
recommended

Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The state of the world's human rights
recommended