La segunda edición de este documento se basa en el trabajo hecho por un grupo ampliado que incluye a DanChurchAid (DCA), Danish Demining Group (DDG), The HALO Trust (HALO), Humanity & Inclusion (HI),...
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Definitions standardisees des beneficiaires de l’action humanitaire contre les mines, deuxième édition (octobre 2020)
La deuxième éditon de ce document est basée sur un groupe de travail élargi incluant DanChurchAid (DCA), le Groupe Danois de Déminage (DDG), HALO Trust (HALO), Humanité & Inclusion (HI), Mines...
Standardizing Beneficiary Definitions in Humanitarian Mine Action, Second Edition (October 2020) [EN/AR/BS/KM/LO/RU/UK/VI]
The second editon of this document is based on an expanded working group including DanChurchAid (DCA), Danish Demining Group (DDG), the HALO Trust (HALO), Humanity & Inclusion (HI), Mines Advisory...
Our Action Programme in Ukraine (June 2023)
As of 1st June 2023, more than 130 FSD staff members are at work in the provinces of Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv. The teams conduct surveys, clearance of minefields and carry out risk education...
Ukraine + 7 more
FSD Annual Report 2022
In 2022, our teams have helped to shape a safer world. 2022 KEY FIGURES 5,055,356 square metres were cleared in 2022, an area equivalent to 4,000 olympic swimming pools 72,089 people were educated...
International NGOs express their deep concerns about the humanitarian crisis in Central African Republic
Food security at risk: Today, more than one out of two Central Africans is food insecure according to the World Food Programme (July 2021). In addition, more than one in four people are either...
Les ONG internationales gravement préoccupées par la crise humanitaire en République Centrafricaine
Une sécurité alimentaire en péril : Aujourd’hui, plus d’un centrafricain sur deux serait en situation d’insécurité alimentaire selon le Programme Alimentaire Mondial (Juillet 2021). Par ailleurs,...
Child Protection Rapid Assessment Report: Marawi Displacement (October 2017)
Executive Summary This report presents primary data collected during the month of October 2017 and is further enriched by available secondary data on the humanitarian situation in affected areas of...
CAR : Increased violence against civilians threatens the provision of aid and puts many lives at risk
The following is a press release (408.34 kB) signed by 35 INGO's working in the Central African Republic Bangui, August 11th 2017 Following the escalation of violence in many parts of the country,...
RCA: les violences entravent la fourniture d'une aide humanitaire essentielle
COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE RCA : Le regain de violence contre les civils menace la fourniture de l’aide humanitaire essentielle et la survie des populations fragilisées par la crise. Bangui, le 11 Août...
Drones in Humanitarian Action - A guide to the use of airborne systems in humanitarian crises
Executive summary This in-depth investigation of the use of drones in humanitarian crises is the first of its kind to determine if, how, and under what circumstances drones can add value to...
Drones in Humanitarian Action Case Study No.14: Using drones to create maps and assess building damage in Ecuador
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Ecuador on 16 April 2016, causing over 660 deaths, thousands of injuries and widespread destruction across the north-west part of the country. The most severe damage...
Drones in Humanitarian Action Case Study No.13: Using drones to inspect post-earthquake road damage in Ecuador
In April 2016, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck north-west Ecuador, damaging homes, buildings and infrastructure and killing more than 660 people. Thousands of buildings and homes were damaged or...
Drones in Humanitarian Action: Simulation - Drones for Search and Rescue in Emergency Response Simulation
A three-day emergency response simulation tested the use of drones in support of search and rescue operations in a hypothetical country affected by a severe refugee crisis while being hit by a...
Drones in Humanitarian Action - A survey on perceptions and applications
The Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD), in partnership with CartONG and the Zoï Environment Network, has just published a survey that shows what humanitarian professionals think about the use of...
Drones in Humanitarian Action - Case Study No.10: Using Drones for Disaster Damage Assessments in Vanuatu
Type of system: Indago Multi-copter Microdrones by Lockheed Martin, 960L by Allign, Phantom 2 Vision+ by DJI and Fixed wing model UX-5 by Trimble Deploying agency: World Bank Piloting agency:...
UAV mission in Tajikistan in Support of Disaster Risk Reduction
Two villages in the Pamir Mountains and their watersheds of about 23km2 were mapped in resolutions of 15 and 10cm each using professional mapping UAVs. The imagery will be used to inform future and...
Drones in Humanitarian Action Case Study No.7: Using High-resolution Imagery to Support the Post-earthquake Census in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The International Organization for Migration, in collaboration with the National Statistics Office of Haiti, conducted a census of areas and populations affected by the 2010 earthquake...
Drones in Humanitarian Action Case Study No.6: Rapid Damage Assessments of Tabarre and Surrounding Communities in Haiti following Hurricane Sandy
The timely availability of aerial imagery of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, combined with existing open source imagery and census data, allowed analysts to determine with precision where...
Drones in Humanitarian Action Case Study No.8: Using high resolution imagery for Camp Management in Haiti
IOM considers the use of mapping drones a helpful tool to plan shelter units and to monitor the evolution of camps. As a result, IOM has been using drones since 2012 for this purpose. An initial...