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, 2014 The laws governing humanitarian action stand at the intersection of several fields of international law, regional agreements, soft law and domestic law. Through in-depth case studies and analyses, expert scholars and practitioners come together to offer interdisciplinary approaches which include contributions from legal policy, international relations ...
Kubo Mačák, Mačák, K
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History and Principles of Humanitarian Action. [PDF]
Turk J Emerg Med, 2015 Humanitarian aid has been present in some form throughout human history, yet the modern concept of humanitarian aid has only truly emerged since the later half of the 20th century. Through a complex progression of world events and largely brought about in response to armed conflict, modern humanitarian aid is provided by a multitude of organizations ...
Rysaback-Smith H.
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Evaluating humanitarian action [PDF]
Annuaire suisse de politique de développement, 1999 This article draws heavily on the draft "Guidance for Evaluation Managers" which will be published by the DAC Working Party on Aid Evaluation in 1999 and on a report on the findings of a AusAid supported workshop at the National Centre for Development Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, March 1998 (Apthorpe and Neville 1998), in both of ...
Dabelstein, Niels
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Teaching Humanitarian Action: NOHA Joint Master’s Programme at 30
Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2023 Assuming that higher education has a role in the professionalisation of humanitarianism, this article discusses humanitarian work as a subject in higher education.
Lars Löfquist
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, 2017 Abstract This chapter begins by defining some key terms, including humanitarian action, humanitarianism, humanitarian space, and humanitarian intervention. It then examines the history of humanitarian action in wars through the lenses of three historical periods: the 19th century until World War I; the early 20th century through the end ...
Thomas G. Weiss
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The political dimension of humanitarian action. Rethinking the humanitarian space.
Deusto Journal of Human Rights, 2017 Una ayuda humanitaria que aborda los síntomas, pero no las causas de las emergencias complejas, ¿puede todavía considerarse "humanitaria"? Cuando las Agencias Humanitarias No Gubernamentales integran un componente político en su trabajo, ¿están ...
Irene Raciti
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Humanitarian Action and Glocalism
Glocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation, 2022 João Casqueira Cardoso +1 more
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AERIAL LiDAR TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT TO AVALANCHES PREVENTION AND RISK MITIGATION: AN OPERATIVE APPLICATION AT “COLLE DELLA MADDALENA” (ITALY) [PDF]
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020 Snow avalanches are the result of unstable snow masses that detach from steep slopes as consequence of changes in snowpack structure. Nowadays, remote sensing technologies can improve the knowledge of avalanches phenomenon.
P. Boccardo +4 more
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Social capital undergirds coping strategies: evidence from two informal settlements in Nairobi
Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2022 Understanding the nature and scope of existing social capital is essential to building the resilience of people living in vulnerable urban settings. This paper explores the question of how aid organisations can better utilise social capital to build the ...
Desire Mpanje +4 more
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Affordability of an NGO-government partnership for community-based disability rehabilitation
African Journal of Disability, 2023 Background: Tunafasi is a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programme for persons with disability, implemented by a local non-governmental organisation in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo, in partnership with government. To assess affordability and
Kelsey R. Vaughan, Ram K. Thapa
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