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    UNICEF Humanitarian Action Report 2007

    United Nations Children's Fund, 2007
    This Humanitarian Action Report 2007 outlines UNICEF’s appeal for children and women in 33 emergencies around the world.
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    Cash and food transfers: a primer

    United Nations [UN] World Food Programme, 2007
    This paper looks at the various aspects of the cash versus food debate, in order to map out where the controversies lie and to demonstrate the need for a more pragmatic, balanced and context-specific approach.A key concept in the paper is that appropriateness of either a cash or food transfer cannot be predetermined.
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    Cash-based responses in emergencies

    Overseas Development Institute, 2007
    People affected by disasters may need external assistance in order to survive and recover.
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    Humanitarian action in urban contexts

    Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI, 2006
    This edition of Humanitarian Exchange includes various articles by different authors discussing humanitarian action in urban contexts and a range of general policy and practice articles.The contributors explore issues relating to natural disasters in urban contexts, with articles on responding to Tropical Storm Jean in Haiti, the relationship between climate change and disaster risk in urban en
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    Food security in southern Africa: changing the trend?

    Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2006
    What progress has been made in the southern Africa region in understanding, and appropriately responding to, transitory and chronic food insecurity? Emerging from food security crises from 2001-03, there is a widely shared consensus on the need for new and more appropriate intervention models.
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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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    Food aid in southern Africa: the WTO and beyond

    Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2006
    How can the countries of Southern Africa reduce the "dumping" effects of food aid on local markets while also ensuring its availability in emergencies?
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    Natural disaster hotspots: a global risk analysis

    Center for International Earth Science Information Network, 2005
    This synthesis report summarises the findings of the Global Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots project’s global disaster risk assessment, as well as drawing on a set of more localised or hazard-specific case studies.The report assesses the global risks of mortality and economic losses for six major natural hazards: earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, drought, and cyclones.Risk levels are
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    Towards effective food security responses in crisis situations

    Agricultural and Development Economics Division, FAO, 2006
    This brief outlines the FAO’s emergency response framework for identifying immediate food security priorities and measures to improve the productivity and resilience of food systems in the medium and long term.

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