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  Evaluation report: we landed on our feet again

  Norwegian Refugee Council, 2005

  The main purpose of this report is to discuss whether the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) managed to perform as an emergency organisation after the tsunami.
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  Causing hunger: an overview of the food crisis in Africa

  Oxfam, 2006

  This Oxfam briefing argues that the world’s emergency response to food crises requires an overhaul in order to deliver prompt, equitable, and effective assistance to people suffering from lack of food.
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  Joint evaluation of the international response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami : synthesis report

  Tsunami Evaluation Coalition, 2006

  This Synthesis Report is the outcome of an international collaborative process involving over 40 humanitarian and development cooperation agencies. It is based on five thematic studies, each undertaken by one or more independent evaluation team/s. The evaluations involved in-depth country case-studies, beneficiary surveys and extensive consultations with stakeholders.
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  Older people in Aceh, Indonesia 18 months after the tsunami: issues and recommendations

  HelpAge International, 2006

  This report centres on the situation of older people in Aceh, Indonesia, and provides a selective assessment of ongoing rehabilitation programmes regarding the inclusion of older people over the first 18-month period of crisis intervention. The research began with assessments in India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka immediately after the tsunami disaster of December 2004.
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  Guidebook to planning education in emergencies and reconstruction

  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2006

  This guidebook seeks to support educational authorities working to provide access to quality education for children affected by conflict and other emergencies. This guide is mainly directed at national, provincial and district managers of ministries of education in countries affected by emergencies or hosting refugees.
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  Saving lives through livelihoods: critical gaps in the response to the drought in the Greater Horn of Africa

  Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2006

  This Briefing Note reviews the extent of emergency livelihoods responses during the most recent drought and resulting food crisis in the Horn of Africa.
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  Managing the risks of corruption in humanitarian relief operations

  Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2005

  This report examines the risk of corruption in humanitarian action.
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  Coordination of international humanitarian assistance in tsunami-affected countries

  Tsunami Evaluation Coalition, 2006

  Covering Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, this paper presents an evaluation of the performance of the international humanitarian response to the 2004 tsunami.The evaluation focuses on the efficiency, effectiveness, coherence and appropriateness of coordination arrangements within the international humanitarian system and how this related to national government and nongovernmental agents.
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  Impact of the tsunami response on local and national capacities

  Tsunami Evaluation Coalition, 2006

  This report is based on fieldwork conducted between mid-September and mid-November 2005 in four of the countries affected by the tsunami – Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Thailand.
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  South Asia earthquake 2005: learning from previous recovery operations

  Reliefweb, 2006

  This briefing gives an overview of some of the main lessons drawn from recovery and relief programmes. The brief targets individuals heading or working in relief/recovery, particularly in South Asia, as well as operational decision makers.Some of the lessons summarised in this briefing come under the following headings:Targeting.

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