Protection in natural disasters

Guidelines and principles are important for policymakers but they are also important to the first responders. Guidelines and principles are important for policymakers but they are also important to the…

Displacement trends in DRC

In the early 1990s inter-ethnic confrontations in the central and eastern regions aggravated political instability which spread throughout the country and turned into a full-scale civil war in 1996. In…

Protection from sexual violence in DRC

The humanitarian community has faced enormous challenges in trying to protect women and girls in DRC. Civilian-based prevention strategies traditionally implemented by humanitarian actors are critical to addressing the underlying…

Las tendencias del desplazamiento en la RDC

A principios de la década de 1990 las confrontaciones interétnicas en las regiones del centro y del este agravaron la inestabilidad política que se extendió por todo el país y…

Tendances du déplacement en RDC

Au début des années 1990, les confrontations interethniques dans les régions centrales et orientales ont aggravé l’instabilité politique qui s’est alors propagée dans l’ensemble du pays, au point de se…

Protection contre les violences sexuelles en RDC

La communauté humanitaire a rencontré d’immenses difficultés en essayant de protéger les femmes et les filles en RDC. Les stratégies de prévention civiles généralement mises en œuvre par les acteurs…

Early warning of mass atrocity crimes

Ever since Boutros Boutros Ghali’s An Agenda for Peace1report almost 20 years ago, there have been calls at the UN and elsewhere for improved early warning mechanisms for both natural…

Access to information – inclusive or exclusive?

Under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, access to information and freedom of expression are recognised human rights. Yet, in times of disaster, affected populations and displaced…

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