Services, Identified needs and recommendations following the April and May 2015 Earthquakes in Nepal
Public Report
PQMC 0003-003-00 WHO PQMC PR June/2015, version 2.0
PLoS ONE 9(1): e87262. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087262
BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:191 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-14-191
Anxiety Disorders
Chapter F.4
The objective of this study is to analyze the strengths, weaknesses, sustainability, and impact of the tsunami response in Sri Lanka and Indonesia 10 years later. A cross cutting theme of this study is the assessment of whether communities are now better prepared to respond to and cope with disaster....
Three key lessons for the future of humanitarian response are highlighted:
Lesson 1: Participation is the cornerstone of humanitarian response and recovery;
Lesson 2: Partnership as a prerequisite for long-term change;
Lesson 3: Creating momentum for risk reduction.
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DHS Working Papers No. 114
The growing problem of child marriage among Syrian girls in Jordan
Humanitarian crises can affect women, men, girls and boys in radically different ways. To address the different impacts of conflict and disasters on each group and promote the potential for positive transformation of gender norms, Oxfam calls for humanitarian agencies to analyse, plan, and respond t...o crises in ways that address practical gender needs and promote women’s rights. Oxfam is committed to promoting gender equality and preventing gender-based violence, through the implementation of its Minimum Standards for Gender in Emergencies. In addition, the promotion of gender equality must be central to the broader efforts to protect civilians and manage and prevent conflict and armed violence.
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