Invasive plants are a hazard in the tropical dry forests and rangelands of East Africa. Although often not reported, they have increasingly created disasters that have affected the environment and socio-economic wellbeing of communities inhabiting these ...
John F. Obiri
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The Syrian refugee crisis: a comparison of responses by Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States [PDF]
The conflict in Syria between the government of Bashar al-Assad and various other forces, which started in the spring of 2011, continues to cause displacement within the country and across the region.
Ostrand, Nicole
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Exacerbating the Vulnerabilities of Undocumented Migrants: The Risks Involved in the Humanitarian Information Activities of Migrant-Aid Organizations [PDF]
The information practices and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by humanitarian migrant-aid organizations, including activities that encompass collecting, storing, processing, analyzing, using, transmitting, and releasing data ...
Gomez, Ricardo +3 more
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EU Member States’ Humanitarian Assistance and Issue Salience in Public Discourse: Preliminary Findings for the 2000 to 2008 Period [PDF]
The establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) that took place with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty lays the basis for a potentially more coherent and better-structured approach of the European Union to the issue of the ...
Matteo Garavoglia
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Humanitarian assistance in conflict and complex emergencies: conference report and background papers [PDF]
The June 2009 Conference on Humanitarian Assistance in Conflict and Complex Emergencies generated two days of rich discussions, culminating in a set of actionable steps and ways forward. This report outlines the thematic debates, gives an overview of the
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Conflict Prevention, Management, and Resolution: Africa — Regional Strategies for the Prevention of Displacement and Protection of Displaced Persons: The Cases of the OAU, ECOWAS, SADC, and IGAD [PDF]
This Article seeks to examine the preparedness of certain African regional actors to protect displaced persons in times of armed conflict, and to prescribe formulas to strengthen the capabilities of such actors.
Levitt, Jeremy
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THE DILEMMA OF INDONESIAN HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN MYANMAR
Indonesia is a country that can conduct dialogue and humanitarian diplomacy to the Myanmar government related to the issue of humanitarian crises that occur in the Rohingya ethnic group in Myanmar.
Anita Afriani Sinulingga +2 more
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Multi-criteria analysis applied to humanitarian assistance: an approach based on ELECTRE-MOr. [PDF]
da Costa LMA +9 more
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Sexual violence: unacceptable on all counts
Women in Afghanistan have been raped and sexually targeted during decades of conflict. A new Law on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Woman (EVAW) has been approved but now needs implementation.
Lida Ahmad
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