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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"International relief"”.
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The question of faith : U.S.-based religious NGOs in international relief and development
… each organization may encounter in the field of international relief and development. The findings show that, although each provides secular products and services, the six organizations appear to exhibit significant differences in their religious identity, resource base, hiring practices and …
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Opportunity in Haiti : women as agents of resilience in post-disaster reconstruction
… communities. Over the past sixteen months, as international and national institutions struggled to respond in an effective and efficient manner, Haitian women, and their organizations, have served a central role in cultivating stability within affected communities. As institutions and …
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Performance measurement and signaling in the humanitarian marketplace
… and what this might mean for the humanitarian relief community as a whole. Part I demonstrates an approach by which humanitarian organizations can develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the performance of their logistics and supply chain activities, using a nonprofit specializing …
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The use of data in international humanitarian responses to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
… over US$6 billion of aid to Haiti. However, the international humanitarian response to the earthquake was characterised by western media as a logistical disaster. Years after the earthquake, hundreds of thousands of Haitians still inhabited “temporary” camps where they sought refuge after the …
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Calamities, Catastrophes, and Cataclysms: Current Trends in International Disaster Risk Management Practices for Cultural Heritage Sites
… review of disaster risk management activities of international heritage conservation groups reveals that organizations tend to focus their efforts on one of the three disaster phases: advance planning, emergency response, or post-disaster recovery. The reasons for this are directly related to the …
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Legal protection of humanitarian workers during a non-international armed conflict
… organizations with a humanitarian vocation, and international humanitarian organizations, such as, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), active in more than 80 countries. The ICRC was created in order provide assistance and protection to wounded combatants,11 but its activity has …
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Mission impossible? Linking humanitarian assistance and development aid in political emergencies in Southern Africa: The case of Mozambique between 1975-1995
… Extensive use and reference to Norwegian relief and development aid during the above-mentioned period is made. Although cross-reference is made to other donor countries such as the Like-minded Group (comprising of Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland) …