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UNICEF/UNI186561/Mugabe
Background Reports

Prioritising Health Activities in Humanitarian Crises

The Sphere Humanitarian Charter states that: All people should have access to health services that are prioritised to address the main causes of excess mortality and morbidity. There are a...
HEART
2014
UNICEF/UNI176479/Bindra

Psychosocial Intervention in Complex Emergencies: A Framework for Practice

This working paper sets about developing a common framework that summarises key knowledge in the field of psychosocial interventions in emergencies in order to provide agencies with some tools’ for...
Psychosocial Working Group
2003
UNICEF/UNI184726/Le Du
Evidence Reviews

Revisiting Therapeutic Governance: The Politics of Mental Health and Psychosocial Programmes in Humanitarian Settings

In the last thirty years, humanitarian programmes have increasingly sought to preserve not only physical life and health, but also to address psychological needs and promote social well-being. This growing...
Refugee Studies Centre-Oxford Department of International Development
2014
UNICEF/UN011564/Ueslei Marcelino
Evidence Reviews

Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Relief Efforts

More must be done to ensure the needs and rights of people with disabilities are fully recognised in disaster risk reduction and emergency responses. Accelerating progress will require inclusive humanitarian...
IDS
2014
UNICEF/UN057353/Holt
Briefings

Assessing Drought Displacement Risk for Kenyan, Ethiopian and Somali Pastoralists

This study represents an initial attempt to assess patterns of displacement related to droughts in selected countries of the Horn of Africa, specifically the border regions of Kenya, Ethiopia and...
IDMC
2014
news

2018 review: Looking ahead to 2019

The SSHAP’s mission is increased mobilisation and integration of social and anthropological data during humanitarian crises and public health emergencies,…
20th December 2018
Evidence Reviews

Health-Seeking Behaviours in Sofala and Manica in Relation to Cyclone Idai Response

Rapid review question: What are the health-seeking and nutritional practices of the affected populations? How do they frame, understand and engage in prevention of cholera/AWD, malaria, measles/rubella (or vaccine preventable...
SSHAP
2019
UNICEF/UN0303143/De Wet
Evidence Reviews

The Context of Sofala and Manica in Relation to Cyclone Idai Response in Mozambique

Rapid review question: What contextual factors (e.g. community structures and dynamics) are relevant in the urban and rural areas affected by cyclone Idai (Sofala and Manica provinces)? How do social...
SSHAP
2019
UNICEF/Herrmann
news

Social science support for COVID-19: Briefings from the Cellule d’Analyse en Sciences Sociales

The Cellule d’Analyse en Sciences Sociales (CASS) has drafted a set of briefing documents outlining key lessons learned from social…
26th May 2020
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Case Studies

Enhancing Community Engagement Through Data Collection: Controlling the Cholera Epidemic in Mozambique

Mozambique was hit by Cyclone Idai in March 2019, followed by Cyclone Kenneth in April 2019, causing about 2.2 million people to require humanitarian assistance in cyclone-affected areas, and an...
SSHAP
2020
EVENT
22 November 2021
Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters
event

Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters

Date: Monday 22 November 2021 Time: 12:00 – 17:00 GMT As a round-table event, each presenter will address key issues…
Briefings

Key Considerations: Supporting Better Governance of Flood Relief Efforts in Pakistan

Relief, rehabilitation, and recovery from climate emergencies require getting the governance of disaster and crisis management right. In Pakistan, there are five actions where response actors can either contribute directly,...
SSHAP
2022
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