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Promotion and protection of the rights of children: impact of armed conflict on children
United Nations Children's Fund, 1996This United Nations (UN) official document presents the report of a UN investigation into the impact of armed conflict on children. The first section of the report explores ways of mitigating the effects of armed conflict on children.DocumentThe state of the world’s children 1996
United Nations Children's Fund, 1996The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was created 50 years ago in response to the poverty and suffering faced by European children in the aftermath of World War Two. Produced by UNICEF, this document traces the historical evolution of the agency and how it became the most important lobby for children’s rights and well-being all over the world.DocumentVulnerability to malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS infection and disease: Part II: determinants operating at environmental and institutional level
The Lancet, 2004This review, produced by The Lancet, looks at the various factors that influence vulnerability to malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS infection at environmental and institutional level. It identifies strategies to improve resilience to all three diseases simultaneously, stressing the importance of a cross-sectoral approach.DocumentChildren, not soldiers: guidelines for working with child soldiers and children associated with fighting forces
Save the Children Fund, 2001This Save the Children UK report provides guidance for those working with children involved in armed conflict. It aims to guide planning and programme implementation for those working directly with children, as well as to provide an overview of issues relating to child soldiers for managers and policy-makers who may not have previous experience of the subject.DocumentSexual and gender-based violence against refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons: guidelines for prevention and response
United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2003These UNHCR guidelines offer practical advice on how to design strategies and carry out activities aimed at preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) among refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons. They also contain information on basic health, legal, security and human rights issues relevant to those strategies and activities.DocumentEmergency contraception for conflict affected settings: aReproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium distance learning module
Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium, 2004This learning module, produced by the Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium (RHRC Consortium), provides practical guidance on the use of emergency contraception (EC) in settings affected by conflict.DocumentEmergency obstetric care: critical need among populations affected by conflict
Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium, 2004This report, produced by the Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium (RHRC Consortium), documents the availability of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services in nine countries affected by conflict. Findings showed that at the health facility level, structures, equipment, supplies and medicines were generally insufficient, and there was a lack of qualified staff.DocumentHave gun give food: agriculture, nutrition, and civil wars in Sub-Saharan Africa
WIDER Conference on Making Peace Work, 2004This working paper, presented at the UNU-WIDER Conference on “Making Peace Work”, considers whether nutritional and agricultural crises may contribute to triggering civil war in Sub-Saharan Africa.From a statistical analysis of the relationship between nutritional and agricultural variables and the outbreak of civil war, the authors find that:protein and calorie supply are statisticallyDocumentReport on the nutritional situation of refugees and displaced populations
United Nations [UN] Standing Committee on Nutrition, 2003This is a quarterly report providing information on emergency affected populations. It gives a brief situation update and information on nutrition, mortality rates, health and food security in refugee and displaced populations.