These guidelines are intended to help Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) incorporate effective gender-sensitive and inclusive approaches into their disaster management strategies when assisting communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

Close to 40 percent of the Sudanese population are children under 15 years of age. Underinvestment in the education of children and youth risks jeopardizing the future of millions of Sudanese children, as they grow up unskilled, poorly equipped for adult life, unhealthy and with significantly reduced chances of meaningful future employment. As funding contributions to Sudan diminish, the need for durable community-owned education systems capable of reaching out to children and youth remains a humanitarian priority.

Preface

Dossier

Table ronde Haïti : sortir de la dépendance humanitaire ?

Lyonel Trouillot
Haïti : le Bien et le Mal…

Raoul Peck
« La situation actuelle en Haïti est le résultat d’un immense jeu de quilles qui a maintenant cessé de faire sens »

Jean-Hugues Henrys
« La dépendance à l’aide extérieure ne date pas d’aujourd’hui »

Alice Corbet
« L’impitoyable fatalité » de la « tragédie haïtienne » ou la représentation collective du séisme selon les médias

Abstract

Executive Summary

a primera edición de este Informe de Buena Práctica sobre La Gestión de la Seguridad de las Operaciones en Entornos Violentos (‘Good Practice Review on Operational Security Management in Violent Environments’), conocido también como GPR 8, fue publicado en 2000 en inglés y francés. Desde entonces el documento ha cobrado gran influencia en la gestión de la seguridad de las operaciones humanitarias, y tiene el mérito de haber incrementado un mayor entendimiento de la buena práctica en este campo en toda la comunidad de organizaciones involucradas en operaciones humanitarias.

IX. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS IN CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT SITUATIONS

Introduction

National human rights institutions operate in countries with very different histories, cultures and traditions, but conflict and post-conflict situations present particular challenges. This chapter is meant to provide the reader with an understanding of the difficulties that an institution operating in these situations faces and the ways in which it might modify its programmes to respond to these difficulties.

Learning objectives

The Landmine Monitor 2010 reported that 66 states and a further seven other areas were suspected or confirmed to be mine-affected. In the previous year, 3,596 casualties were recorded. However, the real casualty rate is likely to be higher, due to incomplete or inaccurate reporting. These figures represent an improvement in the scale of the landmine problem – in comparison with the 2008 figures, three fewer states were affected, and the number of recorded casualties fell by approximately 28 per cent.