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09 May 2012

Malaysia + 5 others
But when will our turn come? A review of the implementation of UNHCR’s urban refugee policy in Malaysia

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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Summary

When a UNHCR evaluation team visited a Somali refugee school and community centre in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, it found that all of the children and young people there had large pieces of paper pinned to their clothing, bearing a variety of different messages. One of them read: “Thanks UNHCR for visiting our refugee education centre. But when will our turn come?” Another stated: “We are Somali refugee children. We have very few opportunities here.

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30 Sep 2008

Afghanistan + 4 others
The use of cash grants in UNHCR voluntary repatriation operations: Report of a 'lessons learned' workshop

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— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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Background and workshop rationale

1. On 4 April 2008, UNHCR's Division of Operational Services and the Policy Development and Evaluation Service (PDES) co-sponsored a workshop on the use of cash grants in UNHCR repatriation operations. A total of 25 UNHCR staff members participated, together with six experts and researchers from Oxfam GB, the British Red Cross, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the Humanitarian Policy Group (Overseas Development Institute), and Oxford University.

2. The aim of the workshop was twofold:

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31 Oct 2005

Pakistan + 3 others
South Asia Earthquake 2005: Learning from previous earthquakes

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— ALNAP
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by Tony Beck
This briefing paper provides a synthesis of key lessons learned from relief responses to past earthquakes. The main intended audiences are operational decision-makers and relief programme managers working in the South Asia earthquake relief operation. As agency personnel have expressed a need for clear and concise guidance, this paper aims to provide this, rather than detailed context on earthquakes or the affected region.

This is the first of two briefing papers prepared for the humanitarian and development community by ALNAP

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15 Apr 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran: Workshop of lessons learnt on the national and international response to the Bam earthquake

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Background
On 26 December 2003, an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck the city of Bam and its surrounding villages in Kerman province. The earthquake killed more than 30,000 people, rendered more than 75,000 people homeless and severely damaged or destroyed about 85% of the houses, commercial units, health facilities and administrative buildings in the city of Bam and surrounding villages. The 2,500 year-old historic citadel of Bam (Arg-e-Bam), an internationally known heritage site, was almost completely destroyed.

Despite the enormous devastation caused

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31 May 2002

Afghanistan + 2 others
Real-time evaluation of UNHCR's response to the Afghanistan emergency: Bulletin No. 3

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— UN High Commissioner for Refugees


After years of conflict, instability and false dawns in their country of origin, many Afghan refugees now appear to be on the threshold of returning to their homeland. While international attention has hitherto focused on the repatriation of Afghans from Pakistan, the repatriation of refugees from Iran is also gathering pace. But as this bulletin suggests, it is not yet clear how many refugees will return from Afghanistan's western neighbour, how soon they will choose to repatriate, and to what extent they have the option of remaining in Iran.

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30 Apr 2002

Afghanistan + 2 others
Afghanistan Oct 2001- Avr 2002: Six mois après la déroute des Talibans, retour sur la situation humanitaire des populations afghanes

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— Action Contre la Faim
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SOMMAIRE
Un pays dans une phase transitoire critique

Etat des lieux dressé par Action contre la Faim :

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07 Nov 2001

Afghanistan + 2 others
Real-time evaluation of UNHCR's response to the Afghanistan emergency: Bulletin No. 1

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Introduction
UNHCR is committed to undertaking real-time evaluations of its role in emergency operations, thereby enabling the organization to examine and assess its emergency preparedness and response activities. A first real-time evaluation was undertaken in 2000, in relation to the Sudan/ Eritrea emergency. UNHCR's Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit (EPAU) has now launched a real-time evaluation of the organization's response to the Afghanistan emergency.

This first bulletin of the real-time evaluation is based on EPAU's participation in UNHCR's Headquarters Afghanistan

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