Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Alone and Unsafe: Children, Migration, and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

12/04/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 12/2018. This 28-page study seeks to improve understanding of the risks and types of sexual and gender-based violence faced by children who migrate on their own, as well as the unfortunate and widespread gaps in protection and assistance for these children. It looks closely at the situation in dangerous or remote locations – places that are fragile, conflict-ridden, underserved, and hard to reach, where children may be particularly vulnerable. It discusses how additional protective support can be implemented as part of disaster preparedness programming. (PDF)

Governance of Dual Use Research in the Life Sciences Advancing Global Consensus on Research Oversight: Proceedings of a Workshop

12/04/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 12/2018. This 198-page report summarizes a workshop held on June 10-13, 2018, about governance questions related to the rapid developments in the life sciences that offer the promise of providing tools to meet global challenges in health, agriculture, the environment, and economic development. It discussed continuing concerns that the knowledge, tools, and techniques resulting from life sciences dual use research could also enable the development of bioweapons or facilitate bioterrorism. (Text)

Acute Public Health Events Assessed by WHO Regional Offices for Africa, the Americas, and Europe Under the International Health Regulations (2005): 2017 Report

12/03/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa. Published: 11/2018. This 28-page report describes public health events detected, assessed, and reported from 2001 to 2017, with a primary focus on the year 2017, in three World Health Organization (WHO) Regions: Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It highlights the relevance and importance of conducting and sustaining epidemic intelligence activities, at national and international levels, as well as providing timely and accurate information on public health events to decision-makers. To achieve early detection to respond rapidly and effectively to these emergencies requires dedicated human resources; close collaboration with State Parties, humanitarian partners, and other stakeholders; transparent information-sharing among Member States; and sustained funding. (PDF)