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This issue of Humanitarian Exchange, co-edited by the Humanitarian Practice Network and the Security Management Initiative (SMI) in Geneva, focuses entirely on staff safety and security.
This issue of Humanitarian Exchange focuses on the response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, noting not only the mistakes made but also encouraging action on the lessons learned.
With increasing urbanisation, cities in the developing world are growing both in population and area. At least a billion people worldwide live in slums. They are forced to accept dangerous and...
This issue of Humanitarian Exchange focuses on the response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, noting not only the mistakes made but also encouraging action on the lessons learned.
This Network Paper discusses livelihoodsbased livestock programming and its role in humanitarian emergency response. It highlights the importance of taking livelihood assets, in particular...
This Network Paper explores the current and practice of contingency planning in humanitarian organisations. It sets out the key terms and concepts relating to contingency planning, explores the...
How can emergency response be delivered in a more conflict-sensitive manner? To what extent should this be a priority for the sector? What practical tools and approaches have aid agencies used to...
The number of people at risk from natural hazards and human-induced disasters is increasing. At the same time there is growing recognition that science and technology can potentially make a huge...
This paper analyses how early recovery activities are financed through humanitarian appeals, focusing primarily on Consolidated Appeals (CAPs), so that donors and aid agencies can better...