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4 general statements about natural disasters and human rights, brief overview comparing the response to the two disasters, ethical issues raised by the comparison between these two responses.
This presentation aims to support people making decisions about shelter after disasters.
The Disaster Relief Shelter, known as DRS, is designed to serve as a responsive but also a
transitional shelter for victims of natural disasters in Indonesia.
This document by USAID is a two page article about the role of hosting support related to humanitarian shelter needs. Humanitarian community actors have increasingly recognized in recent years the...
This report begins with a discussion on why evidence matters, to inform and strengthen humanitarian response to emergencies. The report details why sex/ gender and age matter for evidenced based...
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of humanitarian responses where cash has been used to help facilitate shelter & housing reconstruction. To encourage a broader...
This mapping review has been developed to help countries to build capacities to address the health needs of refugees and migrants, thus promoting universal health coverage. The 2019 WHO Global...
This volume debates and informs on themes such as housing, participation, and vulnerability in relation to large-scale post-disaster reconstruction. It is a contribution to ongoing debate in terms...
Conflicts force people to leave their homes. Indeed, one of the measures of the severity of a conflict – in addition to casualties and duration – is the extent to which people have been displaced...
This discussion paper provides insights into the funding, reach and potential impact of Shelter Cluster-activated responses to rapid-onset disasters between 2007 and 2017. It highlights the...