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As outlined in the Global Humanitarian Response Plan, WFP is setting up a comprehensive platform of services (2020) to enable the health and humanitarian community to deliver support to the most vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, known as the…
The World Food Programme (WFP), as the largest humanitarian organisation with proven expertise in supply chain and logistics, is working closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN system and other humanitarian partners to deliver a global humanitarian response…
Security to go: a risk management toolkit for humanitarian aid agencies (2015) is intended to provide a simple, easy-to-use guide for non-security experts to quickly set up basic safety, security and risk management systems in new contexts or rapid onset emergency…
Shrinking editorial budgets have resulted in journalists increasingly turning to aid agencies to cover stories. At the same time, aid agencies are being pushed to be more media savvy in order to get their message out and to support advocacy…
This document, prepared by CARE International in 2020, explores some of the security implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. The events of recent weeks presented a wide range of challenges to the global community as the novel coronavirus and the infection…
Responders to the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face tremendous challenges in halting the spread of infection, not the least of which is insecurity. Insecurity Insight reports that, between January and November 2019, there were more…
This academic article (2020) by Donald S. Bosch from the Headington Institute, explores the brain’s response to uncertainty and offers some guidance on how to look after yourself mental health during a pandemic.
This guidance (2020) from the Headington Institute explores the brain’s response to uncertainty and offers some guidance on how to look after yourself mental health during a pandemic.
As we move past the initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are beginning to see safety and security incidents relating to the spread of the disease, such as the harassment of foreigners. Some organisations are also preparing for the…
Beginning in January 2020, WHO has encouraged governments to reduce transmission of COVID-19. These efforts include active surveillance, detection, isolation and treatment, and contact tracing. This report maps the initial measures adopted by governments. It is a component of ACAPS’s…