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Three years on- Rewrite the Future
Three years ago (2006) Save the Children launched the Rewrite the Future campaign to take action for children in conflict-affected countries. Save the Children's campaign to Rewrite the Future has surpassed its initial goal and reached more than 10 millio
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Psychosocial Assessment of Education in Gaza and Recommendations for Response
A UNESCO-commissioned assessment of the psychosocial impact of the ongoing blockade and military campaigns on the education system in Gaza. The research, conducted by Kathleen Kostelny and Michael Wessels of the Columbia Group for Children in Adversity, a
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Core commitments for children in humanitarian actions
The Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action – the CCCs – constitute UNICEF’s central policy on how to uphold the rights of children affected by humanitarian crisis. They are a framework for humanitarian action, around which UNICEF seeks to en
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Field manual: Monitoring and reporting mechanism (MRM) on grave violations against children in situation of armed conflict
The information contained in this manual is meant to guide UN and its partners to implement a mechanism to monitor, report and respond to grave violations against children in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1612 and 1882, and in particular to ass
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Contingency Guide for parents on children's safety [Arabic]
The Contingency Guide was prepared by Save the Children in cooperation with the Palestinian Centre for Development and Conflict Resolution in Gaza. It was a part of the Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP), which was developed by Emergency sub-committees wit
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Declaración para acabar con el hambre extrema
This charter sets out five key actions that governments of rich and poor countries should take to stop widespread starvation as a result of drought, high food prices and conflict. It includes ensuring that disaster risk reduction and climate change adapta
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A Charter to End Extreme Hunger
This charter sets out five key actions that governments of rich and poor countries should take to stop widespread starvation as a result of drought, high food prices and conflict. It includes ensuring that disaster risk reduction and climate change adapta
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Addressing Integrated Coordination in Food Security Crises: A Brief Assessment of the Role, Mandate, and Challenges of the Global Food Security Cluster
In May 2011, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) formally launched the global Food Security Cluster (FSC) as the UN’s global mechanism for coordinating food security responses in emergencies. The creation of the glob
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an uncertain future? Children and Armed Conflict in the Central African Republic
In order to advise policy-makers at a critical juncture after the re-election in January 2011 of President François Bozizé of the Central African Republic (CAR), the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict (Watchlist) and the Internal Displacement Monito
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Save the Children in Myanmar Case Study on Children's Participation in Evaluations. 'Young voices, big impressions': Children's feedback on our post-Nargis response
Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on May 3-4 2008. More than 85,000 people died and an estimated 2.4 million people were severely affected by the cyclone and the tidal wave that followed. Many more were left without homes, food and clean water. Save the Children
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Accountability matters in emergencies. Listening to children and responding to their feedback during Save the Children's humanitarian response in Myanmar (Burma)
In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis that devastated Myanmar in May 2008, and as part of Save the Children's efforts to improve accountability to children and their communities within an emergency context, Save the Children Myanmar undertook an evaluation o
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Too Little for Too Few: Meeting the needs of youth in Darfur
From June to November 2008, the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children (Women's Commission) conducted an assessment of educational and skills training programs for displaced youth (approximately ages 15-24) in Darfur as part of its Global Initi