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  From earthquake to floods: have humanitarian interventions become more accountable and of better standard?

  Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, 2007

  This document reports on a seminar held in Islamabad during October 2007 aimed at addressing issues of quality and accountability in humanitarian interventions. It focuses on whether humanitarian interventions have become more accountable and of better quality with particular reference to the earthquake and floods in south Pakistan (2005 and 2007).
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  Emergency capacity building project: ITR assessment report: global response September 2005 – March 2006

  Inter-agency Working Group on Emergency Capacity, 2007

  This report presents the assessment findings of the Interagency Working Group (IWG) collaborative capacity-building effort. The assessment includes the field perspectives of IWG emergency operations in Pakistan and Sudan. Key findings include the following:
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  Disaster preparedness for natural hazards: current status in Pakistan

  2007

  This book provides an overview of the current status of disaster preparedness planning in Pakistan. It discusses the documents, plans and legal instruments in place and the institutions governing the implementation of disaster preparedness. Although Pakistan faces a number of natural disasters, the book focuses specifically floods, earthquakes, and landslides. 
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  Political complexities of humanitarian intervention in the Pakistan earthquake

  Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 2007

  This paper provides an introduction to the main political issues faced by international humanitarian agencies following the Pakistan earthquake in 2006. The report argues that humanitarian agencies, despite pretences to neutrality, have fed into existing political fault-lines.
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  Remittances during crises: implications for humanitarian response

  Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2007

  Remittances, or migrants sending money home, are an important part of many people’s lives around the world. Relatively little is known, however, about the role that remittances play in crises.
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  Young people's forum: Disasters and the aftermath: building young people’s life skills for health and education: country consultations summary report

  UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, 2007

  Young people in Indonesia, Pakistan and Thailand have been confronted in the past few years with a series of disasters of tremendous proportions. This paper reports on a regional forum on Disasters and the Aftermath held in Bangkok from April 30 - May 5, which aimed to engage young people from these three countries as active participants in dealing with future disasters.
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  Rising from the rubble: communities lead the earthquake response

  Save the Children [Sweden], 2006

  In response to the earthquake in Pakistan, the Save the Children Alliance initiated a community mobilisation approach to protect children. The success of the initiatives described in this report refute the suggestion that such an approach times is unsuitable for emergency relief operations and slows response times.
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  Report of proceedings and recommendations of conference on disaster preparedness and mitigation in developing countries

  Human Resource Development Network, 2006

  This paper reports on the seminars and workshops delivered during a one-day conference on disaster preparedness and mitigation in Pakistan.The conference sought to formulate policy recommendations for disaster preparedness and mitigation, and to share these recommendations with key stakeholders.
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  Standards put to the test: implementing the INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crisis and Early Reconstruction

  Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI, 2006

  This paper identifies lessons from the early experiences of using the INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and Early Reconstruction Minimum Standards.It first presents the case for education as an essential humanitarian activity, and describes the rationale for the Minimum Standards.
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  Earthquake relief and recovery: processes and principles

  Duryog Nivaran: South Asia Network for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2006

  This technical brief provides an overview of the situation in earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan. It describes the early relief efforts and the gaps in assistance.

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