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UN High-Level Pledging Events as a Tool to Mobilise Humanitarian Financing for African Countries [PDF]

open access: yesУченые записки Института Африки Российской академии наук
This article studies UN high-level pledging events as a tool for mobilising funds for humanitarian assistance. The author traces the evolving approaches of the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) towards such conferences, including ...
SHATALOV Artemii Sergeevich
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Section XIV: Humanitarian Assistance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
AbstractWithholding of consent can be arbitrary if it is not compatible,inter alia,with other obligations under applicable principles and rules of LOAC, or if it is unreasonable given the needs of the civilian population in the prevailing circumstances.
Yoram Dinstein, Arne Willy Dahl
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Strategy at the crossroads: The case of the navy hospital ships [PDF]

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We examine the state of knowledge in the defense literature on the use of military medical humanitarian assistance missions and examine their implications for navy hospital ships.
Richter, Anke, Webb, Natalie J
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Nepal Earthquake Humanitarian Situation Report: Three Months Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This report discusses the current humanitarian situation in Nepal. Three months after the two major earthquakes affected 2.8 million Nepalese lives, 1.1 million children are still in need of vital humanitarian assistance.

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Questionable Accountability: MSF and Sphere in 2003. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This article examines the relationship between Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Sphere Project. Prior to revisiting the concerns MSF had with the project, it looks at factors that give rise to differences between NGOs and cites some reasons for why
Bouchet-Saulnier   +15 more
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Promoting digital humanitarian action in protecting human rights: hope or hype

open access: yesJournal of International Humanitarian Action, 2020
The digital transformation has affected every aspect of human being by bringing fundamental changes in technology, culture, operations, and principles of creating new products and services in the framework of economic globalization and innovations ...
Dzhennet-Mari Akhmatova   +1 more
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Lessons on humanitarian assistance.

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization, 1999
Conflict almost completely destroyed Rwanda's infrastructure in 1994. Natural disasters, as well as disasters caused by humans, have severely challenged humanitarian aid available within the country. In this study, we have analysed the experiences of nongovernmental organizations since the summer of 1994 to evaluate how these difficulties may be ...
Gracia-Antequera, Miguel   +1 more
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Australia’s response to the Horn of Africa humanitarian crisis, 2011 [PDF]

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An evaluation by the Office of Development Effectiveness of Australia’s response to the Horn of Africa humanitarian crisis, 2011. Foreword This report identifies many strengths of the Australian response to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of ...
Anais Resseguier   +6 more
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Humanitarian Crisis looms in Kachin conflict: Implications for Myanmar’s reform process [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Recent reports of reforms in Myanmar have been overwhelmingly positive. However there remain some serious concerns around them. The current conflict in Kachin state is one significant challenge to reform and human security in Myanmar. In June 2011 the 17
Cook, Alistair
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