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Topic 1: Emergency Management Review

World Disasters Report 2010

The World Disasters Report 2010 is published by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

If you wish to access a later report than 2010, please click on this link:
http://www.ifrc.org/en/publications-and-reports/world-disasters-report/report-online/

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Video: Welcome to Kibera

Kibera video from YouTube

As an example of a situation requiring humanitarian assistance, watch the following video, Welcome to Kibera by clicking on the image below. It plays for ten minutes.

Source: Youtube, placed by IFRC http://www.ifrc.org/en/publications-and-reports/world-disasters-report/ and accessed March 2011, and used with permission by IFRC.

 

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Reading 1.2

Polman’s preface to War Games

Polman, L. (2010). War Games: The story of aid and war in modern times (pp. 1-11). Penguin/Viking: London.

Linda Polman prefaces her book by introducing the dilemma facing humanitarian aid workers. It sets out two sides of a continuing debate and hopefully whets your appetite to source the book and read on!

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References

Grunewald, F., Binder, A., & Georges, Y. (2010). Inter-agency Real-time Evaluation in Haiti:  3 months after the earthquake. Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) (Reading 3.1)

Janz. M., & Slead, J. (Eds). (2000). Complex Humanitarian Emergencies:  Lessons from Practitioners. World Vision: MARC Publications.

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