1. INTRODUCTION

Contexte

Paper presented at the 2. World Conference of Humanitarian Studies, June 2-5 2011, Boston

1. Introduction & Background

Urbanisation is one the mega trends of our time: more than 3 billion people, the majority of the world’s population, will live in cities within this decade. The pace of urbanisation is much faster in the developing world, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa. Already now, more than 1 billion people live in urban slums.

INTRODUCTION

Abstact

International food aid is a longstanding, valuable instrument for responding to food emergencies around the world. Over the past decade or so, the food assistance toolbox has expanded significantly, beyond the traditional shipment of commodities from donor countries. In order to speed up delivery and reduce costs, most donors now buy a majority of their food aid commodities in the developing world, a practice known as local or regional purchase or procurement (LRP).

1. INTRODUCTION

The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Plan – Phase I is intended to support the Government of Ethiopia with the implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The overall objective of the support is to reduce loss of lives and assets from disasters, and consolidate a culture of prevention and mitigation.

Executive Summary

Assemblée générale
Documents officiels
Soixante-sixième session
Supplément no 12

I. Introduction

Summary

Bangladesh has the fourth-highest number of children – around 600,000 at any one time – suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the world. Currently, ongoing national programs (such as the National Nutrition Program) do not include an effective mechanism of identifying or treating young children who suffer from SAM. This prospective cohort study examined the effectiveness and feasibility of adding the diagnosis and treatment of SAM to the community case management package delivered by community health workers outside health facilities in Barisal, Bangladesh.