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Hiv/Aids and Humanitarian Action February 2004 [PDF]
Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2004 What are the implications of HIV/AIDS for our understanding of crisis and humanitarian aid? HIV/AIDS is both a long-term crisis in its own right and a contributory factor in acute emergencies. The epidemic presents key challenges for both humanitarian and development assistance and for the interface between them.
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HUMANITARIAN AID POLICIES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION EXTERNAL ACTION [PDF]
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 2018 The aim of this paper is to analyse the independence, neutrality and impartiality of the EU humanitarian assistance and to which extent is influenced by the EU's political, economic and military goals.
Goran Bandov, Gabrijela Gosovic
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Health systems resilience in fragile and conflict-affected settings: a systematic scoping review
Conflict and HealthBackground Health systems resilience (HSR) research is a rapidly expanding field, in which key concepts are discussed and theoretical frameworks are emerging with vibrant debate.
Claudia Truppa +5 more
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Assessing the impact of humanitarian assistance in the health sector
Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 2004 There have been significant improvements in the design and management of humanitarian aid responses in the last decade. In particular, a significant body of knowledge has been accumulated about public health interventions in emergencies, following calls ...
Roberts Les, Hofmann Charles-Antoine
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineBackground The contemporary management of mass casualty incidents (MCIs) relies on the effective application of predetermined, dedicated response plans based on current best evidence. Currently, there is limited evidence regarding the factors influencing
Luca Carenzo +7 more
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Accurate and Scalable Matching of Translators to Displaced Persons for Overcoming Language Barriers [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Residents of developing countries are disproportionately susceptible to displacement as a result of humanitarian crises. During such crises, language barriers impede aid workers in providing services to those displaced. To build resilience, such services must be flexible and robust to a host of possible languages. \textit{Tarjimly} aims to overcome the
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History and Principles of Humanitarian Action
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015 SUMMARY: 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.
Heather RYSABACK-SMITH
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HumVI: A Multilingual Dataset for Detecting Violent Incidents Impacting Humanitarian Aid [PDF]
arXivHumanitarian organizations can enhance their effectiveness by analyzing data to discover trends, gather aggregated insights, manage their security risks, support decision-making, and inform advocacy and funding proposals. However, data about violent incidents with direct impact and relevance for humanitarian aid operations is not readily available.
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Shades of humanity: state sovereignty and humanitarian principles in the Syrian civil war
Journal of International Humanitarian ActionIn the Syrian civil war, the Syrian government has imposed numerous restrictions and employed violence to assert its sovereignty in humanitarian action, creating significant challenges for humanitarian aid organizations.
Ümit Seven
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The Relationship between Humanitarian Assistance and Aid for Development in the United Nations [PDF]
Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 1998 The present study deals with the close relationship between humanitarian assistance operations and aid for development and their incidence in the guidelines and activities of the United Nations. The starting point of the analysis of the current standards
Helena Torroja Mateu
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