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This guidance note has been developed pursuant to the request made by the IASC Working Group at its 73rd meeting on 18-20 March 2009. It supersedes guidance on developing a broad-based...
This Report addresses the common environmental problems of Haiti and the challenges which arised in both sourcing and disposal of material in shelter projects.
This document is a work in progress about technical guidance in Haiti: shelter distribution, transitional shelter construction and material checklist. Drafted by the Shelter/NFI and CCCM Cluster...
Monitoring and evaluation depends on valid population numbers, which should be disaggregated by sex and age in order to measure everything from the crude mortality rate and the type and number of...
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and...
A gender and age sensitive, participatory approach at all stages of the project cycle can help ensure that an adequate and efficient response is provided. In order for a shelter and/or NFI project...
Providing water and sanitation facilities alone will not guarantee their optimal use nor will it necessarily improve public health. Only a gender and age-sensitive, participatory approach at all...
Today's multiple and complex humanitarian crises pose challenges to the mandates and response capacities of the United Nations and the international community. The increasing demand for...
This document provides guidance for program implementation for existing and new agencies. It includes a short background as well as strategic positions. Specific recommendations are included in...
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is issuing Guidelines for HIV/AIDS interventions in Emergency Settings to help individuals and organizations in their efforts to address the special...