Humanitarian response in conflict zones
This collection comprises technical guidelines, handbooks and reports regarding humanitarian response in conflict zones. The resources in this collection serve as a useful reference source for humanitarian practitioners and therefore enhance better access to civilian populations in need. It also contains guidelines for humanitarian actors involved in helping civilians with food, medical supplies, shelter, water and sanitation. These resources were published by leading global organisations such as Diakonia International Humanitarian Law Centre, UNHRC and WHO.
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Oxford Guidance on the Law Relating to Humanitarian Relief Operations in Situations of Armed Conflict
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Post-Conflict Engineering - Reports, Academic Studies and Case Studies
This Collection is part of the 'Post-Conflict Engineering Channel' aimed at improving post-conflict shelter outcomes. It includes technical knowledge on blast impacts on buildings. In parallel, it adopts a self-recovery approach to post-conflict activities.
This Collection has a strong component of self-recovery. In the humanitarian shelter sector, the term ‘self-recovery’ refers to the process where disaster-affected households repair, build or rebuild their shelter themselves or through local builders. However, as a process, it is little understood and rarely put in practice.
Special thanks to Shea Chuey for research contributions on post-conflict engineering and Mbia Eloundou Boris for uploading these resources.
Current guidance comes from leading global organizations: Centre for Research on Peace and Development (CRPD), Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC), Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN), International Conference on Building Resilience, Oxfam Feinstein International Center UKAID, UN-HABITAT and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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Post-Conflict Engineering - Preventive Measures
This Collection is part of the 'Post-Conflict Engineering Channel' aimed at improving post-conflict shelter outcomes. It includes technical knowledge on blast impacts on buildings. In parallel, it adopts a self-recovery approach to post-conflict activities.
This Collection contains guidance for building design and construction in order to mitigate the effects of blasts and explosives. The items here included cover the following: assessment of the blast load on structures; assessment of the effect of blast loads on reinforced concrete; addessing risk and design threats to resist explosives; and guidance to mitigate the effects of hazards resulting from terrorist attacks.
Special thanks to Shea Chuey for research contributions on post-conflict engineering, to Mbia Eloundou Boris for uploading these resources, and to Mushtaq Ahmad and Shabiti Mike for supplying the photos.
Current guidance comes from leading global organizations: Article36, DOD Information Analysis Center, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology (IJEIT), National Institute of Building Sciences
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Post-Conflict Engineering - Impact & Needs Assessment
This Collection is part of the 'Post-Conflict Engineering Channel' aimed at improving post-conflict shelter outcomes. It includes technical knowledge on blast impacts on buildings. In parallel, it adopts a self-recovery approach to post-conflict activities.
Impact and Needs Assessments are a preliminary onsite evaluation used in the aftermath of conflicts. The assessment is performed to record the extent of damage and to appraise what can be replaced, restored or salvaged. Further, it may also be used to estimate the time required to complete tasks. Impact assessments are integral to facilitating effective and efficient responses to relief operations such as evacuation, shelter, search and rescue and mass casualty management.
Special thanks to Shea Chuey for research contributions on post-conflict engineering and Mbia Eloundou Boris for uploading these resources.
Current guidance comes from leading global organizations: Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management, European Commission, International Management Group (IMG), REACH, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UNHABITAT, UNOSAT and the World Bank Group.
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