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The cluster approach was introduced as part of humanitarian reform in 2005. Itseeks to make humanitarian assistance more effective by introducing a systemof sectoral coordination with designated...
Flash appeals present an early strategic response plan and specific projects within5-7 days of the emergency's onset. If major uncertainty exists about the evolution of thecrisis, the appeal...
In international responses to humanitarian crises, some sectors have in the past benefitedfrom having clearly mandated lead agencies, while others have not. This has repeatedly ledto ad hoc,...
The Consolidated Appeal is one of four main components of General AssemblyResolution 46/182 provided to the Emergency Relief Coordinator [ERC] topromote effective and appropriate responses to...
This paper has been prepared, following the request of the Working Group ofthe Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)5, with the overall goal of enhancing theunderstanding of civil-military...
This study looks at natural disasters and forced displacement in the context of climate change. It has two aims: �rstly, to provide an estimate of forced displacementrelated to disasters in 2008...
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...
Shelter is a basic human right for people of all ages, but for older people, the sense of security and comfort that a home provides is particularly important. Losing their home in a disaster or...
Shelter is a basic human right for people of all ages, butfor older people, the sense of security and comfort thata home provides is particularly important. Losing theirhome in a disaster or...
The purpose of this background report is twofold: to describe the evolution of the "RestoringFamily Links Strategy (and implementation plan) for the International Red Cross and RedCrescent...