Dear Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, The lack of predictable and accountable coordination arrangements for humanitarian cash continues to hamper the scale, quality and...
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WHO, Germany launch new global hub for pandemic and epidemic intelligence
The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence will be a global platform for pandemic and epidemic intelligence, creating shared and networked access to vital multi-sectoral data, driving...
Planning checklist: Managing heat risk during the COVID-19 pandemic
This checklist is for local and national authorities coordinating heatwave preparedness and response measures. It provides a list of measures to consider when adapting heatwave plans and...
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Fifty years after the Biafra War, a turning point for humanitarian assistance
The Biafra War (1967-1970) in Nigeria led to a humanitarian crisis and the world’s largest civilian airlift. As a result, groundbreaking reforms were launched in humanitarian assistance. The Biafra...
Launch of the AU Physical Security and Stockpile Management project database for the Sahel Region
24 April 2019: The African Union Defence and Security Division of the Peace and Security Department, in Partnership with the German Federal Foreign Office and Bonn International Centre for Conversion...
Joint Donor Statement on Humanitarian Cash Transfers (March 2019)
Senior officials from the EU/DG ECHO, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, met in Brussels on 1 March 2019 to discuss efficiency, effectiveness...
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Guidelines on Preventing Crises, Resolving Conflicts, Building Peace
Introduction "Conscious of their responsibility before God and man, inspired by the determination to promote world peace as an equal partner in a united Europe … Basic Constitutional Law for the...
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World Refugee Day: THW commitment to refugees
Integration, helping people to help themselves, and meeting immediate needs – three key aspects of the contributions the Technische Hilfswerk (THW) is making to benefit refugees. On World Refugee...
The Grand Bargain – A Shared Commitment to Better Serve People in Need
We live in a world where conflicts, natural disasters and disease are driving ever greater numbers of people to seek desperate remedies for their hunger, safety and survival. The world has never been...
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Putting people at the centre of the World Humanitarian Summit
A consultation with persons affected by conflict and natural disasters in Colombia led by Plan International Germany and Fundación Plan in Colombia September – December 2015 with the support of the...
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Poniendo a las personas en el centro de la Cumbre Mundial Humanitaria (WHS)
Consulta a personas afectadas por con ictos y desastres naturales en Colombia. Llevada a cabo por Plan Internacional Alemania y Fundación Plan en Colombia. Septiembre – Diciembre 2015 Con la...
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100 million euros for the fight against Ebola
The Federal Government has increased its support for the fight against the Ebola epidemic in West Africa to over 100 million euros, from which the Federal Foreign Office will receive 29 million euros...
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G-7 Foreign Ministers' Joint Statement on Ebola
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson New York City, NY September 25, 2014 The text of the following statement was released by the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the...
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Supporting the fight against Ebola
The current Ebola crisis in West Africa is the worst epidemic since the virus was discovered in 1976. In view of the increasing number of Ebola cases and the danger that the disease will spread...
Dirk Niebel, Bill Gates and the German business community fight hunger
Berlin – The BMZ, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and German businesses plan to join forces even more closely in the fight against world hunger. That was the outcome of a meeting between Minister...
Private companies join forces with UN agencies to boost disaster preparedness and relief
New York, 11 December 2012: Private-public partnerships can play an effective part in increasing disaster preparedness and response, according to UN officials and representatives of global...
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Minister Niebel sets up Food Security Task Force
With a view to giving the German government's development policy an even more targeted and efficient focus on fighting global hunger, Minister Dirk Niebel has set up a Food Security Task Force. "The...
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Federal Government advocates for quality in humanitarian aid
The Federal Government financially supports the Sphere Project, which was initiated in 1997 by a group of NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The aim of the initiative was to develop a...
Federal Government to provide a further 10 million euro in humanitarian aid for Pakistan
The Federal Government has stepped up its humanitarian aid for the flood victims in Pakistan by a further ten million to currently 25 million euro. Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle today...
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Local Flood Early Warning Systems - Experiences from the Philippines
Introduction This manual is based on the experience of German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in a project supporting the establishment of Local Flood Early Warning Systems. The European Commission and...