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A Children's Crisis: Update on Al Hol camp and COVID-19 concerns
A COVID-19 crisis in Al Hol would be a children’s crisis. Children in the camp, many with already weakened immune systems or underlying health conditions as a result of living in desperate conditions during their formative years, may struggle to cope with
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Case Management Guidance for Disease Outbreak: Situations where access to affected communities in and outside of camps is limited
Children are particularly vulnerable during infectious disease outbreaks. This is partly because children with other conditions may fall ill but also as environments in which children develop and grow may be disrupted. In addition to this, it is also like
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C19 Rapid Scoping. High Density/Resource Poor Populations: Reflections, Thematic Snapshots, and Activities
COVID-19 poses particular challenges for populations living in high density, resource poor communities, such as displacement camps or urban slums, where water for washing hands can be scarce and crowded accomodations make social-distancing near impossible
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Guidance on Home Quarantine and Isolation in Overcrowded Settings
The first case of COVID-19 in Lebanon was recorded on 21 February 2020. Since then, more cases have been reported with history of travel or contact with confirmed cases with a travel history. One of the strategies used to tackle the spread of the disease
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Camp Coordination and Camp Management Guidance on Camp-Level Preparedness and Response Planning: Iraq
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 (the coronavirus) a pandemic. The virus has now spread across the globe and is a common threat to the health of everyone. In refugee camps, there are a number of protection concerns that m
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Rohingya Refugee Response: Child-focused secondary data review
Over the last decade, many Rohingya escaping violence in Myanmar have found refuge in Cox Bazaar. August 2017 saw the beginning of a large and rapid influx of refugees, including 400,000 children, fleeing across the border in response to escalating violen
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We Must Prevent a Lost Generation: Community-led education in Rohingya camps
Lack of education has become a major source of concern for Rohingya refugees living in the camps of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. The Government of Bangladesh restricts formal schooling for refugee children and youth, and humanitarian agencies navigate a hig
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Family Planning and Postabortion Care in Emergencies in Rwanda
This fact sheet provides details on Save the Children's family planning and postabortion care programming for Burundian refugees in the Mahama II Refugee Camp in Rwanda.
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Burundi Refugee Children Graduate Life Skills Course
Burundian refugee children have had their unfair share of social and political catastrophes that have forced them and their families to flee to Tanzania, seeking refuge and security in refugee camps. The camps, however, offer limited opportunities and ser
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Rapid Household Economy Analysis: Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Yumbe District, Uganda
Yumbe District (Bidibidi settlement) hosts about 272,2061 refugees from South Sudan. An influx of refugees to Bidibidi settlement, Yumbe District, took place starting from August 2016 due to the increased conflict, scarcity of food, and subsequent financi
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Prioritizing Programming to Address the Needs and Risks of Very Young Adolescents: A summary of findings across three humanitarian settings
Between 2013 and 2014, a series of qualitative and quantitative research efforts were undertaken in three conflict-affected communities (Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Somali refugees in Kobe Refugee camp Ethiopia, and migrant communities f
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Effects of the EU-SERD II Project on Students’ Literacy Levels: The case of Dadaab Refugee Camp
SERD II is envisioned to contribute to voluntary repatriation of refugees and provide access to quality education and training in the Daadab Camps. The project targets: children, ALP learners, youth, primary school teacher trainees, children with special