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Why migrants need to be factored into responses to unexpected crisesNo country is immune from unexpected crises, such as sudden breakouts of violence, war, or natural disasters...
Migration Humanitarian assistancePresentation
Fragile Development 2015-2030: Understanding how insecurity and poor governance will affect sustainable developmentOn 19th June UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Research Fellow Roger Williamson, participated in a panel entitled “Fragile Development 2015-2030: Understanding how insecurity and poor governance will affect sustainable development”. The panel was...
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Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Malokele Nanivazo Sexual violence crime (SV) in wartime is not a new phenomenon. Mass rapes have occurred in armed conflicts in Rwanda, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, to give just a few examples...
Crime Education Humanitarian assistanceBlog
'La tè tranble nan peyi d'Ayiti': The Earth Trembles in Haiti
Evans Jadotte On Tuesday January 12 2010, a 7.0 Richter scale earthquake, off the coast of Haiti destroyed its capital Port-au-Prince. It also razed the cities of Léogane, Petit-Goâve, Grand-Goâve, Jacmel, and Les Cayes...
Humanitarian assistance International agencies Natural disastersBook Chapter
Vulnerability to Hunger: Responding to Food Crises in Fragile StatesFrom the book: Vulnerability in Developing Countries
Food security Humanitarian assistance Institutional economicsWorking Paper
Assessing Vulnerability Before, During and After a Natural Disaster in Fragile Regions: Case Study of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Sri Lanka and IndonesiaCurrent approaches of measuring vulnerability to natural hazards generally use a rather static perspective that focuses on a single point in time—often before a hazardous event occurs...
Humanitarian assistance Natural disasters Poverty measurementWorking Paper
Vulnerability to Hunger: Improving Food Crisis Responses in Fragile StatesThe paper examines the imperative for improved classification and analysis of food crises in different fragile contexts...
Food security Humanitarian assistance Institutional economicsBook Chapter
Entitlement Failure from a Food Quality Perspective: The Life and Death Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Humanitarian CrisesFrom the book: Food Insecurity, Vulnerability and Human Rights Failure
Food security Food supply Humanitarian assistanceWorking Paper
Entitlement Failure from a Food Quality Perspective: The Life and Death Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Humanitarian CrisesThe substantive role that vitamin and mineral deficiencies play in shaping crisis-related morbidity and mortality was not widely understood when Amartya Sen elaborated his arguments about moral rights of the hungry, entitlements, and public action...
Food security Food supply Humanitarian assistanceBook Chapter
Reconstruction, Reform, and State Capacity in Guinea-BissauFrom the book: From Conflict to Recovery in Africa
Conflict management Public debt Economic assistance and foreign aidBook
The Prevention of Humanitarian EmergenciesSince the end of the cold war, civil wars and state violence have escalated, resulting in thousands of deaths. This book provides a toolbox for donors, international agencies, and developing countries to prevent humanitarian emergencies...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Humanitarian assistance Institutional economicsBook Chapter
Preventing Humanitarian Emergencies: Asking the QuestionsFrom the book: The Prevention of Humanitarian Emergencies
Humanitarian assistance Institutional economicsBook Chapter
The Political Economy of Preventing Humanitarian EmergenciesFrom the book: The Prevention of Humanitarian Emergencies
Humanitarian assistance Institutional economics World politicsBook Chapter
Preventing Humanitarian Emergencies: Human Security and Strategic ActionFrom the book: The Prevention of Humanitarian Emergencies
Food security Humanitarian assistance National security