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Claiming the MDGs: A human rights approach This publication sets out a human rights approach to the MDGs, the primary purpose of which is to outline a clear framework of analysis for the development sector, relevant also to the needs of human rights practitioners, identifying entry points at the policy level as well as for country-level programming and advocacy. Practical illustrations are provided... Published in 2008, by |
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Derechos humanos, salud y estrategias de reducción de la pobreza El presente estudio se basa en este conjunto más reciente de experiencias e investigaciones. Su objetivo es reforzar los esfuerzos encaminados a alcanzar los ODM, ayudando a los planificadores de políticas a incorporar los derechos humanos en las etapas de formulación y ejecución del componente de salud de las estrategias nacionales de reducción de la... Published in 2008, by |
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Droits de l’homme, santé et stratégies de réduction de la pauvreté La présente brochure tire les leçons des expériences et des recherches menées récemment dans ce domaine. Son but est de soutenir les efforts déployés pour atteindre les OMD en aidant les décideurs à intégrer les droits de l’homme dans l’élaboration et la mise en oeuvre du volet sanitaire des stratégies nationales de réduction de la pauvreté... Published in 2008, by |
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Emergency Field Handbook: A Guide for UNICEF Staff This handbook has been developed as a practical tool for UNICEF field staff to meet the needs of children and women affected by disasters. It is the result of extensive consultation. Published in 2005, by |
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Family planning: A global handbook for providers An excellent, recently rewritten, comprehensive and very clear guide to family planning methods. Written with over 20 international collaborating agencies and dozens of individual peer reviewers, including UNFPA and IPPF. Published in 2007, by |
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Frequently Asked Questions on International Humanitarian, Human Rights and Refugee Law This document has been prepared by the IASC Task Force (until 2003, known as the IASC Reference Group) on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights as a complement to Growing the Sheltering Tree. The text seeks to respond to questions commonly asked by humanitarian workers on the legal framework that serves as a basis for assistance and protection activities in... Published in 2004, by |
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Geneva Conventions The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war. They protect people who do not take part in the fighting (civilians, medics, aid workers) and those who can no longer fight (wounded, sick and shipwrecked troops, prisoners of war). Published in 1949, by |
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Growing the Sheltering Tree - Protecting Rights Through Humanitarian Action The aim of this book is to share the unique, often ingenious methods that humanitarian workers have developed to help people under threat survive, for instance, civilians living in zones of conflict or under oppressive regimes. It will be especially useful for field practitioners as it describes practical methods developed to promote respect for fundamental... Published in 2002, by |
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Guidelines on Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings The primary purpose of these guidelines is to enable communities, governments and humanitarian organizations, including United Nations agencies, NGOs, and CBOs, to establish and coordinate a set of minimum multisectoral interventions to prevent and respond to sexual violence during the early phase of an emergency. The guidelines specifically detail minimum... Published in 2005, by |
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Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings In 2005, in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami, an IASC Task Force on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings was established to develop intersectoral guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings. The guidelines, which were developed by 27 agencies, have been peer reviewed extensively in multiple languages.... Published in 2007, by |
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Human Rights and Poverty Reduction: A Conceptual Framework The Conceptual Framework presents a clear vision of a human rights approach to poverty reduction, a vision that explicitly encompasses accountability and empowering people as actors for their own development. Published in 2004, by |
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Human Rights, Health and Poverty Reduction Strategies Published in Health and Human Rights Publications Series, Issue No 5, December 2008. The present booklet draws on this more recent body of experience and research. It seeks to strengthen efforts to achieve the MDGs by helping policymakers incorporate human rights into the design and implementation of the health component of national poverty reduction strategies (PRSs). Published in 2008, by |
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Les droits de l’homme et la lutte contre la pauvreté: Cadre conceptuel Le présent cadre conceptuel offre une vision claire d’une stratégie de lutte contre la pauvreté fondée sur les droits de l’homme, une vision qui englobe explicitement l’obligation de rendre des comptes et la participation des acteurs à leur propre développement. Published in 2004, by |
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Lessons from Rwanda - Lessons for Today Following the 1994 genocide in Rwanda the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs initiated a comprehensive evaluation of the international response. The findings were highly critical of nearly all the international actors. Ten years after the genocide the Ministry commissioned this assessment of the impact and influence of the evaluation. It concludes that the... Published in 2005, by |
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Los derechos humanos y la reducción de la pobreza: Un marco conceptual El presente marco conceptual presenta una clara visión de un enfoque basado en los derechos humanos con respecto a la reducción de la pobreza, visión que abarca explícitamente la responsabilidad y habilitación de las personas como protagonistas de su propio desarrollo. Published in 2004, by |
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Multilateral Treaty Framework: An Invitation to Universal Participation. Focus 2001: Rights of Women and Children This publication summarises the objectives and key provisions of 23 multilateral treaties related to the advancement of women's rights and the goal of gender equity, deposited with the UN Secretary-General. These include the Convention and protocol on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women; the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and... Published in 2001, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 04 - Women's Role in Food Chain Activities and the Implications for Nutrition We hope that the wide-ranging information herein will further the crucially important cause of women, specifically in relation to nutrition, in several ways. First, women's central role in providing for adequate nutrition - of families, communities, and indeed nations - in being described here in detail should help to give increased prominence to the need... Published in 1989, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 06 - Women and Nutrition Women, throughout most of the world, have the major responsibility for their families' nutrition. Their own nutrition is often impaired, under the social and biological stresses they face. Developments that improve women's position in society are likely to improve nutrition overall, and are essential for this. Equally, any activities aimed at preventing... Published in 1990, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 10 - Nutrition-relevant Actions 'Nutrition' has been used in the past to describe both an input (consumption of nutrients) as well as a set of outcomes. Some of the confusion about the scope of actions to improve nutrition may be cleared up by distinguishing causality and effect. Thus, if nutrition is to be seen as an input, then the focus will be primarily on food. If it is to be viewed... Published in 1991, by |
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Principios y directrices para la integración de los derechos humanos en las estrategias de reducción de la pobreza La presente publicación tiene por objeto ayudar a los países, a los organismos internacionales y a cuantos se ocupan del desarrollo a traducir las normas, los criterios y los principios relativos a los derechos humanos en políticas y estrategias a favor de los pobres. Este trabajo es una prolongación de publicaciones anteriores de la OACDH. Este... Published in 2007, by |
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Principles and Guidelines for a Human Rights approach to Poverty reduction strategies This publication aims to assist countries, international agencies and development practitioners in translating human rights norms, standards and principles into pro-poor policies and strategies. The work here builds upon several previous publications of the OHCHR. This tool can be put to use at country level in enhancing the quality, impact and... Published in 2007, by |
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Reivindicar los objetivos de desarrollo del Milenio : un enfoque de derechos humanos La presente publicación expone un enfoque de derechos humanos respecto de los ODM cuyo propósito primordial es esbozar un marco claro de análisis para el sector del desarrollo, que atienda también las necesidades de los especialistas en derechos humanos, definiendo puntos de entrada en el nivel de las políticas así como para la programación y la... Published in 2008, by |
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Reproductive Health Assessment Toolkit for Conflict-Affected Women A toolkit which can be used to quantitatively assess reproductive health risks, services, and outcomes in conflict-affected women between 15 and 49 years of age. Survey data can be used to compare a population across points in time or to make comparisons across populations. Published in 2007, by |
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Reproductive Health in refugee situations, an Inter-agency Field Manual A manual specifically on reproductive health, produced by a group of agencies. The purposes of the manual are: 1) to serve as a tool to facilitate discussion and decision-making in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of RH interventions; 2) to guide field staff in introducing and/or strengthening RH interventions in refugee situations,... Published in 1999, by |
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Revendiquer les objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement : une approche fondée sur les droits de l’homme La présente publication présente une approche des OMD fondée sur les droits de l’homme qui vise avant tout à offrir une grille d’analyse claire au secteur du développement. Des illustrations concrètes apparaissent tout au long de l’ouvrage, également jalonné de propositions d’indicateurs supplémentaires pour des OMD bien précis qui se... Published in 2008, by |
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SCN News No 33 - Diet-related Chronic Diseases and the Double Burden of Malnutrition in West Africa This issue of the SCN News features the papers presented at the Nutrition Forum meeting in Cape Verde. This is the results of a new collaborative arrangement between the SCN and the West African Health Organization (WAHO) of the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS). The Nutrition Forum of ECOWAS brings together the nutrition focal points of... Published in 2006, by |
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SCN News No 35 - Universal Salt Iodization (USI) This edition of the SCN News is about one of the greatest success stories in international nutrition, that of Universal Salt Iodization. Although much still remains to be done, remarkable advances have been achieved in the fight against Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) in the last two decades. Published in 2007, by |
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The state of the world population 2010 Ten years ago, the United Nations Security Council passed a landmark resolution calling on governments to protect women from rape during war time and to tap the power of women to keep the peace and rebuild societies once the fighting has stopped. The State of World Population 2010 shows what has been accomplished in places affected by ongoing conflicts or by... Published in 2010, by |