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Today, humanitarians work in some of the most volatile and insecure environments in the world. Even as they come under increasing attack, humanitarian workers find ways to continue delivering life...
Isabelle de Muyser-Boucher, UN/OCHA, gave a short presentation of OCHA's guide on timber as a construction material in humanitarian relief.
This document provides guidelines for emergency shelter clusters, both at a global and local level.
Mr. Niels Scott (UN OCHA) presented an update on the progress of the Cluster approach reflecting lessons from responses in Pakistan and Haiti.
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The guidelines 'Shelter after disaster: strategies for transitional settlement and reconstruction' were launched at SM10b by UN/OCHA and Shelter Centre.
The guidelines are the revision of...
Female headed households distribution per administrative boundary - map
Map - willingness to return to place of origin
Shelter Centre presented current and planned revisions to the UN/OCHA handbook and invited comments. There was also discussion about consistency with the World Bank and Practical Action approaches...
The Speaker presented the structure and approach of a scoping study commissioned by UN/OCHA to inform the revision of 'Shelter After Disaster - Guidelines for Assistance' (UNDRO, 1982). The...