04/26/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP). Published: 4/26/2019. This 46-page case study is one in a series of five research pieces which fed into the analysis for The State of the Humanitarian System 2018, and describes conditions in Yemen. The continued insecurity, instability, and violence there have caused the displacement of approximately three million people, and have had a devastating impact on food security and livelihoods. The health sector response has had to deal with the indirect impacts of the war, such as the deterioration of public health systems, people’s fear of using health structures due to their frequent bombing, and significant levels of health-related malnutrition. (PDF)
04/24/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 4/24/2019. These guidelines have been produced to help the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement better manage the risks associated with weapon contamination resulting from conventional weapons and/or chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards. The 98-page document covers developing and conducting risk awareness and safer behavior interventions to reduce the likelihood of casualties among staff, volunteers, and the civilian population. (PDF)
04/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Published: 4/2019. This 150-page guide, updated from the 2008 edition, places stronger emphasis on pre-incident planning for disaster-related waste management. It Incorporates the impacts that community resiliency, climate change adaptation, and hazard mitigation efforts have on disaster debris management; and addresses health and safety considerations for debris management operations (e.g., handling orphaned tanks; animal carcasses; asbestos-containing materials; quarantined materials like pest-infested vegetative debris; and hazardous chemicals from school chemistry labs, medical offices, and hospitals). (PDF)
04/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 4/2019. This 29-page report describes the continuing conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic that has affected millions of lives, and the World Health Organization (WHO)'s operations in Turkey in 2018, which were comprised of a cross-border response from the field office in Gaziantep and a health response to refugees in Turkey, coordinated from the WHO Country Office in Ankara. In northwest Syria, WHO served over three million people by responding to urgent health needs and supporting health facilities in the delivery of health services. (PDF)
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