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30 Dec 2010

World
Guide des Normes internationales de l’action contre les mines – Edition 2010

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— Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
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Les NILAM sont les normes établies par les Nations Unies pour guider la planification, la mise en œuvre et la gestion des programmes d’action contre les mines. Elles servent aussi de cadre lors de l’élaboration des normes nationales de l’action contre les mines.

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01 Nov 2009

Philippines
Philippines: Typhoon "Santi" (Mirinae) - Affected Population (as of 0600H, as of 01 Nov 2009, NDCC Sit Rep 07)

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Typhoon Santi has affected over 13,456people across 68 barangays in 8 cities / 20 municipalities of 8 provinces of Region III, IVA, IVB, V and NCR.Over 9,290 persons are currently housed in 32
evacuation centres. Reportedly, 14 people were killed and many more injured.
Around 115,507 people were pre-emptively evacuated across 251 evacuation centres while others stayed with their relatives/friends in Regions NCR, IV-A and V.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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01 Nov 2009

World
The Right Aid at the Right Time: Progress Report on the Guidelines for the Domestic Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance

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— IFRC
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This report sketches progress in the implementation of the Guidelines for the domestic facilitation and regulation of international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance (IDRL Guidelines), two years after their adoption by the state parties to the Geneva Conventions at the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in November 2007.
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01 Nov 2009

World
Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutrition: A survival and development priority

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— UN Children's Fund
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There is an urgent need to accelerate efforts throughout the world to reduce undernutrition, which contributes to more than one third of all deaths in children under age 5. This report provides information on nutrition strategies, progress made by programmes and current challenges, based on the most recent data available. The report profiles 24 countries where 80 per cent of the world's stunted children live.
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01 Nov 2009

World
Children and AIDS - Fourth Stocktaking Report, 2009

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— UN Children's Fund
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Years ago, when the devastating impact of the AIDS epidemic on children was just becoming apparent, there was no way to imagine an AIDS-free generation in the foreseeable future.

In 2005, the epidemic's consequences prompted UNICEF, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and other partners to launch Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS, a global campaign to focus attention and resources on mitigating the worst effects of HIV and AIDS on children and young people.

Four years into this effort, many lives
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01 Nov 2009

World
The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS): Improving the Quality of Emergency Response through Livelihoods-based Standards

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— ALNAP
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Case Study Summary

Humanitarian interventions have historically focused on saving lives rather than livelihoods, and key livestock assets can be overlooked in the urgency of response.

The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) project aims to increase the quality of emergency response by promoting minimum standards for livestock-based interventions. The Standards follow the format of the Sphere handbook, including minimum standards, key indicators and guidance notes. They cover a range of livestock-based
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01 Nov 2009

World
Last Mile Mobile Solutions (LMMS): Technology and Partnering for Social Innovation

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— ALNAP
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World Vision and our Information Technology (IT) partners have developed innovative software for use on robust mobile computers to meet an unmet need in humanitarian applications.

This Last Mile Mobile Solutions initiative is applied to field-based data collection, management and analysis processes in an effort to eliminate duplication, streamline business variations, and remove complexity. Results from the food-programming domain verified substantial benefits including a reduction in the time to generate key

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01 Nov 2009

World
Pastoralists' Vulnerability in the Horn of Africa: Exploring Political Marginalisation, Donors' Policies and Cross-Border Issues - Literature Review

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— ODI - Humanitarian Policy Group
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The Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) was commissioned by CARE International (CARE) to provide a review of the literature on the nature of pastoralists' vulnerability in the Horn of Africa (focusing specifically on Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia) and chart ways in which agencies have responded and identifying best practice. This literature review is part of a broader project that HPG is undertaking to provide learning support to CARE and document and strengthen best practices around drought cycle management in the Horn of Africa (HoA).
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01 Nov 2009

World
Migration Autumn 2009: Adapting to Climate Change

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— International Organization for Migration
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Published twice a year, Migration is an update on the Organization's activities and international migration policy issues. Migration is available in English, French and Spanish.

Table of Contents:

- The Moment of Truth- Adapting to Climate Change
- Azerbaijan's Sustainable Water Solution - One Kahriz at a Time
- Haiti Restores Old Waterways for Farm Use
- Water, Water, Not a Drop to Spare
Rural-Urban Migration
Highlights Tanzania's
Environmental Challenges
- Climate Change and Displacement in Bangladesh A Silent Crisis?
International Organization for Migration:

Copyright © IOM. All rights reserved.

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01 Nov 2009

World
Missing: Children Without Parental Care in International Development Policy

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— EveryChild
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This paper draws on EveryChild's programmes in 17 countries, and on an extensive literature review and consultations with over 400 children.1 It argues that in addition to urgent reform of child care systems, it is also essential that those working in fields such as social protection, juvenile justice, health and education recognise the importance of children without parental care. In short, children without parental care must be mainstreamed, rather than missing from the international development agenda. A failure do this will be another barrier to the Millennium
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01 Nov 2009

World
Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities: A Climate Vulnerability Ranking of Major Coastal Cities in Asia

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— World Wide Fund For Nature
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Asia is arguably among the regions of the world most vulnerable to climate change. Climate change and climatic variability have and will continue to impact all sectors, from national and economic security to human health, food production, infrastructure, water availability and ecosystems. The evidence of climate change in Asia is widespread: overall temperatures have risen from 1°C to 3°C over the last 100 years, precipitation patterns have changed, the number of extreme weather events is increasing, and sea levels are rising. Because many of the largest cities in Asia are
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01 Nov 2009

World
Report of the Bureau on the Review Conference (ICC-ASP/8/43)

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— International Criminal Court
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Assembly of States Parties
Eighth session
The Hague
18-26 November 2009

Note by the Secretariat

Pursuant to paragraphs 60 to 62 of resolution ICC-ASP/7/Res.3, of 21 November 2008, the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties hereby submits for consideration by the Assembly its report on the Review Conference. This report reflects the outcome of the informal consultations held by the New York Working Group of the Bureau.
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01 Nov 2009

World
Children and Disaster Risk Reduction: Taking Stock and Moving Forward

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— Institute of Development Studies
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Today's children will bear a disproportionate share of the impact, both in the immediate and longer-term. Children are highly vulnerable to climate change and disaster impacts, while those of them living in marginal environments and situations of poverty are more vulnerable still.

The agencies forming the Children in a Changing Climate coalition (CCC) recognise that steps must be taken to reduce the risks to children from disasters. This report highlights some of the disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities focused on or led by children

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01 Nov 2009

World
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2009

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— Transparency International
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) measures the perceived level of public-sector corruption in 180 countries and territories around the world. The CPI is a "survey of surveys", based on 13 different expert and business surveys.
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01 Nov 2009

World
Monitoring and Evaluations of Peace Operations

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— International Peace Institute
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A number of institutions and experts are engaged in developing and applying monitoring and evaluation M&E) methodologies and techniques to peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations. In recent years, these operations have been tasked with mandates that are more complex and ambitious than ever before and that strive for integration and system-wide coherence. Their scope and complexity have necessitated the development of a wide array of sophisticated M&E systems, many of which analyze the overall or system-wide impact of peace operations and attempt to provide
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01 Nov 2009

World
Baseline Analysis against the HAP 2007 Standard

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— Humanitarian Accountability Partnership
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These guidelines are for agencies that are preparing for a Baseline Analysis against the HAP 2007 Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management Standard (HAP 2007 Standard). The guide answers the questions:

1. What is a baseline analysis?
2. How can the baseline assist your agency?
3. What is involved in the head office and programme site baselines?

It also clarifies the roles of Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP International) and outlines the responsibilities of your agency in the process.

The guidelines draw on two years of
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01 Nov 2009

World
Demographic Trends and their Humanitarian Impacts

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— Tufts University
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Expected demographic trends of the future include unprecedented population growth, the majority of which will occur in developing countries, and which will lead to a "demographic crisis" in Sub-Saharan Africa. The humanitarian implications of this growth, and its regional disparities, will be manifold, as described by researcher Carl Haub, of the Population Reference Bureau.

This paper was commissioned under the auspices of the Humanitarian Horizons project, a joint initiative

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01 Nov 2009

World
Estado Mundial de la Infancia - Edición Especial: Commemoración de los 20 Años de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño

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— UN Children's Fund
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El 20 de noviembre de 2009, la comunidad mundial celebrará el vigésimo aniversario de la adopción de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño por parte de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. En este documento excepcional se perfilan las normas universales relativas a la atención, el tratamiento y la protección de todas las personas menores de 18 años. Es el tratado sobre derechos humanos más ampliamente reconocido de la historia, ratificado actualmente por 193 Estados partes.

Durante las últimas dos décadas, la

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