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The Challenge of Internal Displacements
This publication offers a guide for effective policy planning on issues of internal displacement and, at the same time, presents a vivid picture of the traumas faced by internally displaced people. It...
This publication offers a guide for effective policy planning on issues of internal displacement and, at the same time, presents a vivid picture of the traumas faced by internally displaced people. It...
World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2015
This publication highlights major trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, their causes and drivers, and participation in crisis prevention, response and recovery. Beyond providing statistics, the...
This publication highlights major trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, their causes and drivers, and participation in crisis prevention, response and recovery. Beyond providing statistics, the...
Leaving No One Behind
Humanitarian Effectiveness in the Age of the Sustainable Development Goals
This study explores elements critical to effective humanitarian assistance and protection. It details global trends that shape humanitarian needs, risks and response expectations. It situates the...
This study explores elements critical to effective humanitarian assistance and protection. It details global trends that shape humanitarian needs, risks and response expectations. It situates the...
World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2017
This publication highlights major trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, their underlying causes and drivers, and the actors that participate in prevention, response and recovery. Beyond...
This publication highlights major trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, their underlying causes and drivers, and the actors that participate in prevention, response and recovery. Beyond...
World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2016
World Humanitarian Data and Trends is an annual OCHA publication, which highlights major trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, their underlying causes and drivers, and the actors that...
World Humanitarian Data and Trends is an annual OCHA publication, which highlights major trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, their underlying causes and drivers, and the actors that...
Breaking the Impasse
Reducing Protracted Internal Displacement as a Collective Outcome
The global number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has reached an all-time high, as an increasing number of IDPs remain displaced for years or even decades. Tens of millions of IDPs are...
The global number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has reached an all-time high, as an increasing number of IDPs remain displaced for years or even decades. Tens of millions of IDPs are...
Broken Bodies, Broken Dreams
Violence Against Women Exposed
Violence against women is a pandemic, one that transcends the bounds of geography, race, culture, class and religion. It touches virtually every community, in virtually every corner of the globe. Too...
Violence against women is a pandemic, one that transcends the bounds of geography, race, culture, class and religion. It touches virtually every community, in virtually every corner of the globe. Too...
USOI Landslide Dam and Lake Sarez
An Assessment of Hazard and Risk in the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan
Lake Sarez, which is located in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, was created in 1911. A massive landslide, triggered by an earthquake, blocked the Murgab River valley, creating a natural dam, which...
Lake Sarez, which is located in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, was created in 1911. A massive landslide, triggered by an earthquake, blocked the Murgab River valley, creating a natural dam, which...
World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2018
This publication highlights major trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, their underlying causes and drivers, and the actors that participate in crises prevention, response and recovery. Beyond...
This publication highlights major trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, their underlying causes and drivers, and the actors that participate in crises prevention, response and recovery. Beyond...
Global Humanitarian Overview 2021
In 2021, 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection. This number has risen to 1 in 33 people worldwide - a significant increase from 1 in 45 at the launch of the Global...
In 2021, 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection. This number has risen to 1 in 33 people worldwide - a significant increase from 1 in 45 at the launch of the Global...
Humanitarian Decade, The
Challenges for Humanitarian Assistance in the Last Decade and into the Future
This two volume set reviews the work of the United Nations in the area of humanitarian assistance on the Tenth anniversary of resolution 46/182. The first volume discusses the guiding principles of...
This two volume set reviews the work of the United Nations in the area of humanitarian assistance on the Tenth anniversary of resolution 46/182. The first volume discusses the guiding principles of...
Protecting Civilians in the Context of UN Peacekeeping Operations
Successes, Setbacks and Remaining Challenges
Since 1999, an increasing number of United Nations peacekeeping missions have been expressly mandated to protect civilians. However, they continue to struggle to turn that ambition into reality on the...
Since 1999, an increasing number of United Nations peacekeeping missions have been expressly mandated to protect civilians. However, they continue to struggle to turn that ambition into reality on the...
Shame of War, The
Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in Conflict
This reference book and photo essay examines the scope and nature of the sexual violence women suffer when men go to war and looks at the different ways the international community is addressing it...
This reference book and photo essay examines the scope and nature of the sexual violence women suffer when men go to war and looks at the different ways the international community is addressing it...
To Stay and Deliver
Good Practice for Humanitarians in Complex Security Environments
Providing humanitarian assistance amid conflict is a dangerous and difficult endeavour. Over the past decade, violent attacks against aid workers — resulting in killing, kidnapping and serious injury...
Providing humanitarian assistance amid conflict is a dangerous and difficult endeavour. Over the past decade, violent attacks against aid workers — resulting in killing, kidnapping and serious injury...
Safety and Security for National Humanitarian Aid Workers (Annex I to
To Stay and Deliver - Good Practice for Humanitarians in Complex Security Environments)
National aid workers constitute the majority of aid staff in the field — upwards of 90 per cent for most international NGOs — and undertake the bulk of the work in assisting people in need. Although...
National aid workers constitute the majority of aid staff in the field — upwards of 90 per cent for most international NGOs — and undertake the bulk of the work in assisting people in need. Although...
Evaluating Parliament
A Self-assessment Toolkit for Parliaments (Arabic language)
Evaluating Parliament
A Self-assessment Toolkit for Parliaments
The purpose of this self-assessment toolkit is to assist parliaments and their members in assessing how their parliament performs against widely accepted criteria for democratic parliaments. All the...
The purpose of this self-assessment toolkit is to assist parliaments and their members in assessing how their parliament performs against widely accepted criteria for democratic parliaments. All the...
Evaluar un Parlamento
Conjunto de Herramientas para la Autoevaluación de un Parlamento
Este conjunto de herramientas se propone ayudar a los parlamentos y a sus miembros a evaluar el desempeño de estos órganos de gobierno, tomando como referencia criterios ampliamente aceptados para...
Este conjunto de herramientas se propone ayudar a los parlamentos y a sus miembros a evaluar el desempeño de estos órganos de gobierno, tomando como referencia criterios ampliamente aceptados para...
Evaluer le parlement
outils d'auto-évaluation à l'intention des parlements
L’objectif de ces outils d’auto-évaluation est d’aider les parlements et leurs membres a évaluer les résultats enregistrés par leur institution a la lumière des critères aujourd’hui largement acceptés...
L’objectif de ces outils d’auto-évaluation est d’aider les parlements et leurs membres a évaluer les résultats enregistrés par leur institution a la lumière des critères aujourd’hui largement acceptés...