Better laws, safer communities
Panel on Ifrc’s and Undp’s “Effective law and regulation for disaster risk reduction: a multi-country report” Geneva, 8 July 2014
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Irish Red Cross CBHFA Prison project | Prison inmate Ryan talks about HIV awareness in prisons
Ireland is the first country in the world to introduce Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) in Action through groups of special status Irish Red Cross Volunteer Inmates in a prison setting. The programme operates under a partnership between the Irish Red Cross, Irish Prison Service and Education Training Boards (formally known as the
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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UNICEF: Community-based health approach in DR Congo
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a five-day visit to assess the situation of women and children amidst what is widely seen as Africa’s worst humanitarian crisis. Here is the first in a series of related reports. OCCIDENTAL PROVINCE, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 26 August
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Do laws make a difference in a disaster?
Over the past 20 years, disasters due to natural hazards have affected 4.4 billion people, claimed 1.3 million lives and caused 2 trillion US dollars in economic losses. These disasters not only brought death and destruction, they did so disproportionately to the poor and marginalised. They have become one of the main threats to sustainable
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Volunteers in health – Prisons in Ireland and a village in Timor Leste | Irish Red Cross
Ireland is the first country in the world to introduce Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) in Action through groups of special status Irish Red Cross Volunteer Inmates in a prison setting. The programme operates under a partnership between the Irish Red Cross, Irish Prison Service and Education Training Boards (formally known as the
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Aid Failure – Lessons Learned From Haiti?
The event draws upon the online Policy Debate on the failure of the aid system in Haiti http://poldev.revues.org/1606 published by the journal International Development Policy http://devpol.org/ (DevPol). Each speaker briefly presents their reflections before inviting the audience to participate. Speakers:Jean-Marc Biquet, (MSF | CERAH)Andrea Binder (GPPi)Elyse Mosquini (Disaster Law Programme, IFRC) Moderator:Prof Gilles Carbonnier (Graduate Institute) You can join
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UNICEF: Community-based health centers in Senegal
This year, UNICEFs flagship report, The State of the Worlds Children to be launched on 15 January addresses the need to close one of the greatest health divides between industrialized and developing countries: maternal mortality. Here is one in a series of related stories. By Thomas Nybo KOLDA, Senegal, 13 January 2009 Daddo Sabaly’s first
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Communication is Aid
From Infoasaid: In any emergency, be it natural disaster or man-made, people’s lives are turned upside down. Knowing what’s happening, where to go for assistance and who to call for help is crucial to their survival and recovery. The goal of the ‘infoasaid’ project is to help humanitarian organisations integrate two way communication into their
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Irish Red Cross CBHFA Prison project | Prisons in Ireland access to health and community empowerment
Ireland is the first country in the world to introduce Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) in Action through groups of special status Irish Red Cross Volunteer Inmates in a prison setting. The programme operates under a partnership between the Irish Red Cross, Irish Prison Service and Education Training Boards (formally known as the