OVERVIEW In May 2022, World Vision Lebanon (WVL) distributed 2,762 disinfection kits to a targeted group of Syrian refugees residing in informal tented settlements (ITS) in Bekaa Governorate,...
Lebanon + 1 more
Lebanon + 1 more
OVERVIEW In May 2022, World Vision Lebanon (WVL) distributed 2,762 disinfection kits to a targeted group of Syrian refugees residing in informal tented settlements (ITS) in Bekaa Governorate,...
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Research report informed by case studies from Afghanistan, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, South Sudan, and Tunisia EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Gender-based violence (GBV) against women is a human...
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Introducción La historia reciente de Honduras, El Salvador y Guatemala, así como de México y Colombia, está marcada por la presencia sistemática de conflictos internos, violencia generalizada y...
POLICY BRIEF Adolescence is a crucial and defining stage in a girl’s life. However, girls around the world too often face unique risks of gender discrimination and gender-based violence (GBV),...
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The Institute of International Education's Platform for Education in Emergencies Response (IIE PEER) and George Washington University are pleased to present the findings of our joint research project...
By Maureen Murphy, Diana Arango, Amber Hill, Manuel Contreras, Mairi MacRae & Mary Ellsberg 1. Summary Women and girls are at increased risk of violence in conflict and humanitarian crises due to...
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This brief was drafted by Maureen Murphy, Tim Hess, Jean Casey and Helena Minchew Background Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is an important human rights concern and a pervasive issue...
Introduction Disasters and shocks are occurring more frequently and often with greater intensity than ever before. Chronic stressors and prolonged crises have become the norm, displacing communities...
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Executive summary Background The United Nations (UN) has long highlighted the importance of addressing women’s rights concerns in relation to armed conflict and state-building and peace-building...
Background There has been increased recognition by the international community in recent years that addressing women’s rights is integral to the ways that post-conflict transition is advanced, and...
Nepal + 2 more
This study, conducted as part of the What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Conflict and Humanitarian Crises programme funded by the UK government, explores how programmes...
Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
This study assesses excess total mortality due to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, adjusting for demographic variables and seasonality; evaluates the implementation of Centers for Disease Control and...
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created/written by MPH@GW, the online MPH program In July 2014, a businessman working for an international steel company took a flight from Liberia to Nigeria — and in that moment an already bad...
Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
Geiger Gibson / RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative Jessica Sharac, MSc, MPH and Sara Rosenbaum, JD Policy Issue Brief #50 This 11-page issue brief details how in the wake of...
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Geiger Gibson / RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative Jessica Sharac, MSc, MPH and Sara Rosenbaum, JD Policy Issue Brief #52 This seven-page issue brief presents information about...
As part of the What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls consortium, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Global Women’s Institute at the George Washington University (GWI) and...
Program to Enhance Resilience in Somalia (PROGRESS) Executive Summary The Program to Enhance Resilience in Somalia (PROGRESS) is a USAID-funded effort led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to...
Executive Summary Malian children face myriad challenging life and societal conditions and demands— including chronic poverty, food insecurity, violence, and deprivation—that affect their wellbeing...
Résumé Les enfants maliens font face à d'innombrables conditions de vie et de société difficiles - y compris la pauvreté chronique, la pénurie alimentaire, la violence et la privation- qui portent...
By Chrysi Kastrioti Hurricane Katrina will be remembered as America's tsunami that struck and ravaged the most disaster vulnerable city of New Orleans. It wrecked havoc over an area the size of...