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Humanitarian assistance
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The 2012 Somalia Consolidated Appeal
The 2012 Somalia Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) is asking global donors for $1.5 billion to fund 350 projects operated by 148 humanitarian organizations, to assist Somalis affected by drought and war. Somalia is the country experiencing the single most
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One year after catastrophe. Still saving lives in East Africa
Chronic poverty and malnutrition, conflict, weak health systems, high food prices, poor vaccination coverage, a lack of access to clean water and a changing climate, all culminated in a deadly food crisis in 2011. Despite early warnings, livestock perishe
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Country risk reduction profile: Disaster Risk Reduction in Egypt
With a population of more than 75 million and growing, Egypt struggles to find the resources to support children and families. Every year, thousands of Egyptians are born into poverty that negatively impacts their health and wellbeing. In Egypt, Save the
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Comprehensive School Safety: Working towards a global framework for climate-smart disaster risk reduction, bridging development and humanitarian action in the education sector
This framework is aimed to bring child-centered and evidence-based efforts to promote disaster risk reduction throughout the education sector and to assure universal access to quality education, into a clear and unified focus in order for education sector
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Hunger in a war zone: The growing crisis behind the Syria conflict
A report on the state of hunger in Syria, released by Save the Children. War in Syria has claimed thousands of children’s lives. Millions more are still inside Syria, caught in a conflict not of their own making, a conflict that is destroying the means of
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Localising the Humanitarian Toolkit: Lessons from recent Philippines disasters
This report was written by Rebecca Barber on behalf of Save the Children and the ASEAN Agreement for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) Partnership Group (APG). It forms part of an overall reflection led by the Save the Children Asia Regi
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After Yolanda: What Children Think, Need and Recommend
The report "After Yolanda: What Children Think, Need and Recommend", released by World Vision, Unicef, Save the Children and Plan, documents the findings of consultations conducted with 124 children and young people in the wake of the massive typhoon Yo
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Building hope in Haiti. A look into Haitian's' lives two years after the earthquake
After two years since the 2010 earthquake more than 500,000 people still live in tents, millions still need jobs, and cholera is still a major problem, one which Haiti will face for years to come. Save the Children is fundamentally changing the lives of h
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Good Practice Review: Cash transfer programming in emergencies
One of the more exciting innovations in the response to humanitarian crises of recent years has been the use of cash. Across the humanitarian sector there is growing recognition that cash and voucher transfers can support people affected by disasters in w
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Too little, too late: Child protection funding in emergencies
This report presents the findings of a study on child protection financing in emergencies, commissioned by the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) of the Global Protection Cluster. The study was conducted by Save the Children. The report presents a pict
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Operational Guidance for Coordinated Assessments in Humanitarian Crises, Provisional Version 2011
IASC Operational Guidance for Coordinated Needs Assessments in Humanitarian Emergencies. The goal of the Operational Guidance document is to support those deciding on, preparing for, and implementing coordinated and joint assessments in emergencies. It se
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System failure? Revisiting the problems of timely response to crises in the Horn of Africa
Humanitarian response in pastoral areas in the Horn of Africa has consistently been late, despite an enormous investment in early warning. Attempts to improve early response focus on improving the performance of one or two actors, or introducing new tools