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    • Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment in the Food Security Sector 

      Rohwerder, Brigitte (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02-16)
      Globally food insecurity is rising, especially for women and girls, potentially placing them at increased risk of sexual exploitation and abuse in their attempts to access food. Most of the existing literature focuses on ...

    • Ukraine Crisis and Climate and Environment Commitments 

      Avis, William (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-03-09)
      This rapid literature review collates available literature on the impact of the Ukraine crisis on international climate and environment commitments and considerations. The review draws on a range of sources predominantly ...

    • Addressing Political Exclusion of Ethnic Minorities, IDP’s, and Refugees in the Eastern Neighbourhood 

      Haider, Huma (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-03-24)
      The quality of political inclusion of ethnic minorities1 in the Eastern Neighbourhood remains a significant challenge, despite institutions in place to promote the rights of national minorities and various programming ...

    • Humanitarian Access Issues Linked to Peace Processes: Advantages, Disadvantages and Examples 

      Haider, Huma (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-14)
      Political mediators and humanitarian negotiators both seek to stabilise a conflict situation. However, the goal of political mediators is to build a political consensus to address the causes of the conflict, while the goal ...

    • Lessons on Implementing IDP Protection Law and Policy 

      Kelly, Luke (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-06)
      This rapid literature review finds that lessons on the development and implementation of law and policy to protect and support internally displaced persons (IDPs) focus on the importance of political will and capacity to ...

    • Humanitarian Evidence and Discourse Summary No.26 

      Kelly, Luke (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-05)
      This is the 26th monthly Humanitarian Evidence Summary (HUMES) to signpost FCDO and other UK government departments to the latest relevant evidence and discourse on humanitarian action to inform and support their response. ...

    • China’s Humanitarian Assistance Activities in Africa 

      Lucas, Brian (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-03-04)
      Chinese humanitarian aid in Africa in 2020 and 2021 was overwhelmingly dominated by the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which included providing medical supplies and medical teams in 2020, and consisted almost entirely ...

    • Approaches to Implementing National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security 

      Lucas, Brian (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      This report aims to identify a selection of programmes and projects undertaken by countries under their respective National Action Plans. It focuses on discrete, large-scale initiatives that specifically target aspects of ...

    • Reducing Criminal Violence Through Public Sector-led Multisectoral Approaches 

      Herbert, Sian (Institute of Development Studies, 2021-10-15)
      The last decades have seen increased consensus for the need to understand and address violence through a public health approach, and a preventative approach, as embodied by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16. This ...

    • Metrics and Indicators to Assess Adaptation 

      Price, Roz (The Institute of Development Studies, 2022-03-08)
      The field of climate change adaptation metrics is complex and fast-changing. Given the highly contextual nature of adaptation and the array of applied definitions of adaptation and “success”, there is no single global set ...

    • Technical Aspects of e-Waste Management 

      Avis, William (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-03-01)
      Population growth, increasing prosperity and changing consumer habits globally are increasing demand for consumer electronics. Further to this, rapid changes in technology, falling prices, increased affordability and ...

    • Evidence on the Effectiveness of Covid-19 International Travel Measures 

      Lenhardt, Amanda (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-01-14)
      Evidence on the effectiveness of travel measures to prevent or slow the spread of Covid-19 and guidance on how and when to apply these measures is limited and the results are mixed. Given the social and economic disruptions ...

    • Descriptive Mapping of the Use of Digital Cash Transfer Modalities 

      Avis, William (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02-02)
      The scale-up of Cash and Voucher Assistance is catalysing rapid change in the humanitarian sector. In particular, the use of digital payments or e-transfers in humanitarian settings has increased significantly in recent ...

    • Progress Towards Meaningful Women’s Participation in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Decision-making 

      Lenhardt, Amanda (Institute of Development Studies, 2021-12-03)
      The Women, Peace and Security or Gender Peace and Security (WPS/GPS) agenda has expanded significantly over the 20+ years of concerted efforts at many levels to expand the role of women in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. ...

    • Judicial Corruption and Gender 

      Herbert, Sian (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-01-22)
      This rapid literature review explores how judicial corruption affects women and men, and lessons from policy responses to tackle it. As there is very limited literature that directly addresses these questions, this query ...

    • Lessons Learned from Humanitarian Interventions in Ukraine (2014-2021) 

      Anna, Strachan (Institute of Development Studies, 2021-12)
      Eastern Ukraine has been affected by conflict since 2014, resulting in large numbers of people requiring humanitarian assistance. Throughout the different phases of the conflict, numerous lessons have been learned by ...

    • Malaria, HIV, and TB in Uganda: Epidemiology, Disease Control, and Interventions 

      Bolton, Laura (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      This report analyses the evidence on epidemiology (including demographic and geographic inequalities) and disease control challenges of malaria, HIV and TB; and on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing, ...

    • Malaria, HIV and TB in Zimbabwe: Epidemiology, Disease Control Challenges and Interventions 

      Haider, Huma (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02-18)
      Zimbabwe is a lower-middle income country in southern Africa with a population of approximately 15 million. Malaria, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) remain important public health concerns in the country, despite significant ...

    • Malaria, HIV and TB in Tanzania: Epidemiology, Disease Control Challenges and Interventions 

      Avis, William (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-01-28)
      Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. The population is estimated to be 61 million in 2021. Malaria, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are significant ...

    • Malaria, HIV and TB in Mozambique: Epidemiology, Disease Control Challenges and Interventions 

      Haider, Huma (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-01-28)
      Malaria, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are significant public health concerns in Mozambique. Malaria was the fourth leading cause of death in the country in 2019, accounting for 42% of deaths among children under 5 years of ...