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WASH Package for Ebola Care and Treatment Centres/Units

UNICEF offices and sector partners in Ebola-affected and at-risk countries are increasingly requesting guidance on WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) services provision in Ebola Care Centre and Units. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola virus disease (EVD) infection control (IFC) guidelines and protocols

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National Violence Outbreak Early Warning System in Kenya

Google Tech Talk (more below)March 2, 2011 Presented by Zab Vilayil. ABSTRACT Effective early warning systems have been recognized as prudent investments, and when coupled with early preparedness for early response; they help in mitigating conflict and increasing stability. Kenya’s post election violence of 2007/2008 cast a dark shadow in the country as response options

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Strengthening disaster laws to save more lives and restore livelihoods more quickly

Over the last ten years natural disasters have affected more than 2.4 billion people — the equivalent of one-third of the earth`s population — and they have cost over USD 910 billion in damages. Legislation is an important tool to address the threats posed by natural disasters. Laws can help ensure that the international response to

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Ebola: Fighting fear and stigmatization in Liberia

Volunteers of the Liberia Red Cross Society have been working tirelessly since the beginning of the outbreak. Red Cross teams are working to break the chain of transmission in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries with sustained and widespread transmission of the virus. The bodies of Ebola victims are highly infectious, and funeral preparations and

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Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Malawi

This film was presented at the UNFCCC COP13 in December 2007, Bali, Indonesia at the event Development and Climate Days, hosted by IIED Copyright Coordination Unit for the Rehabilitation of the Environment (CURE) cure@sdnp.org.mw with the support of the Capacity Strengthening of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for Adaptation to Climate Change (CLACC) programme at the IIED

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