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This booklet is a short guide for shelter practitioners with little experience of centralised disaster waste settings, mainly in response to large disasters. It highlights key issues and...
The cornerstone of the handbook is the Humanitarian Charter, which is based on the principles and provisions of international humanitarian law, international human rights law, refugee law and the...
Assessing the impact of disasters on the livelihoods of people and the capacity and opportunities for recovery and increased resilience to future events is an important part of the response to...
The Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and the World Reconstruction Conferencemet in Geneva, 8-13 May 2011. Opened by the United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-Moon...
The Third Session of the Global Platform in 2011 motivated participants to coalesce intoone voice for strong community involvement and engagement in disaster risk reduction andclimate change...
These Guidelines are non-binding. While it is hoped that States will make use of them to strengthen their laws, policies and/or procedures related to international disaster response, as...
The present report focuses on the realization of the right to adequate housing in post-disaster settings. The report assesses human rights standards and guidelines relevant to an approach to...
The present report focuses on the realization of the right to adequate housing in post-disaster settings. The report assesses human rights standards and guidelines relevant to an approach to...
#ShelterMeeting19 agenda just released! This year’s draft agenda includes presentations about ‘Meeting shelter sector capacity needs’ from organisations such as @CatholicRelief, @Habitat_org, @...
Dealing with disasters is a key part of the work of theInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies(the International Federation). Its global emergency response andhumanitarian...