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The Laws of Humanitarian Assistance [PDF]
Humanitarian needs represent a longstanding, diverse, and growing set of challenges. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated that in 2024, nearly 300 million individuals would need humanitarian assistance, reflecting compounding challenges like weather and extreme events, international and non-international ...
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The Impact of Food Assistance on Pastoralist Livelihoods in Humanitarian Crises: An evidence synthesis protocol [PDF]
, 2016 This protocol outlines plans for conducting an evidence synthesis on the impact of food aid on pastoralist livelihoods. The distinctiveness of pastoralists - including factors related to the erosion of their livelihood strategies and the difficulty posed
Czuba, Karol, O'Niell, Tyler
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Seeing like a humanitarian: legibility in Lebanon's emergency response [PDF]
, 2021 This thesis examines how international humanitarian organisations in Lebanon see and respond to the populations they aim to support. It focuses on four different organisational practices used by humanitarian actors in programme implementation in Lebanon:
Cowling, Faith Elizabeth
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Big data and humanitarian supply networks: Can Big Data give voice to the voiceless? [PDF]
, 2013 This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright © 2013 IEEE.Billions of US dollars are spent each year in emergency aid to save lives and alleviate the suffering of those affected by ...
Lycett, M +3 more
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India, R2P and humanitarian assistance: a case of norm containment [PDF]
, 2014 This article examines how India understands and negotiates norms for the provision of humanitarian assistance and R2P in political emergencies. Looking at these two related but distinct spheres of action together helps illuminate India’s understanding of
Urvashi, Aneja
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Göttingen Journal of International Law, 2009 Although humanitarian action is a common expression, there is little legal theoretical work upon this precise wording. The Geneva law provides for a regime applicable in case of armed conflict, which is commonly construed as encompassing both ...
Marie-José Domestici Met
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The Lancet Global Health, 2015 Background: The Disaster Preparedness Program (DPP) is a partnership between The Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM)—a part of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences—and the United States Africa Command ...
Dr. G Oravec, MD, C Beadling, MD
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Engineering of an Extreme Rainfall Detection System using Grid Computing [PDF]
Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2012 This paper describes a new approach for intensive rainfall data analysis. ITHACA's Extreme Rainfall Detection System (ERDS) is conceived to provide near real-time alerts related to potential exceptional rainfalls worldwide, which can be used by WFP or ...
Olivier Terzo +5 more
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New Medit, 2020 Drought, floods, earthquakes, conflict, climate change: these are just some of the ar-eas which humanitarian assistance is traditionally called on to address.
Cyprien Fabre
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Humanitarian Logistics: A Clustering Methodology for Assisting Humanitarian Operations [PDF]
Journal of technology management & innovation, 2014 In this paper, we propose a methodology to identify and classify regions by the type and frequency of disasters. The data on the clusters allow you to extract information that can be used in the preparedness phase as well as to identify the relief items needed to meet each cluster.
Santos Lima, Fabiana +3 more
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