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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Urban resident, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
    Urban resident, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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    Credit: British Red Cross Society
    Source: British Red Cross Society

    Learning from the city: humanitarian action in urban areas

    Event - Public event - 19 April 2013 12:30 - 14:30 (GMT+01 (BST))
    With rapid urbanisation taking place on a global scale, urban areas are increasingly affected by humanitarian emergencies. Amid the growing recognition of the need to address the operational implications of urban risk and vulnerability in the humanitarian sector, this event will launch the British Red Cross’ recent study on humanitarian action in urban areas: Learning from the city.
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  2. Can more aid stay in Haiti and other fragile settings? How local investment can strengthen governments and economies

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 27 November 2012
    United Nations Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti
    Since 2009, the Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti (OSE) has examined the nuts and bolts of how aid is delivered to Haiti. This report presents an analysis of how aid was channeled from donors to the primary recipient. Lilianne Fan of the Humanitarian Policy Group provided written contributions to this report.
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  3. Avoiding reality: Land, institutions and humanitarian action in post-earthquake Haiti

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 29 September 2012
    HPG Working Papers
    Simon Levine, Sarah Bailey and Béatrice Boyer, with Cassandra Mehu
    This HPG Working Paper examines how international aid agencies struggled with the world of land rights in the response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and finds that many of the difficulties it encountered in coping with reality are a common feature of aid responses. The paper argues that the international humanitarian system must find a way of working in the same complex and imperfect reality that crisis affected people live in. The paper is available in English and French.
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  4. Haitians in Cité Soleil Queue for Food
    Haitians in Cité Soleil Queue for Food

    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: UN Photo
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    Views amidst violence: can perception surveys improve aid in fragile states?

    Event - Public event - 14 June 2012 16:00 - 17:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

    Aid policy and programming in fragile and conflict-affected situations often assumes that investing in improved service delivery, justice and security can contribute to state-building and peace-building.  Surveys are increasingly used to better understand the attitudes and perceptions of people in conflict-affected countries but their impact on decisions about aid interventions is less clear.  This public meeting, organised by the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) and hosted by ODI will explore the challenges associated with delivering perception surveys in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS), share findings from two surveys in Haiti and Afghanistan and assess how far these two perceptions surveys have successfully influenced aid policies.



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  6. Simon Levine

    Haiti two years on: beyond the headlines

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 12 January 2012

    Much has been said and written today to mark the second anniversary of the earthquake which struck Haiti on 12 January 2010. The human need to mark anniversaries is strong. After tragedies, we find comfort in setting aside a time to think about those who have died or suffered, whether through a moment’s silence, religious services or personal reflection. The media have provided one focus for anniversaries, and today programmes, reports and webpages give both testimonies reliving the past and thoughts on ways forward.

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  7. Village residents flee fighting in Abyei
    Village residents flee fighting in Abyei

    Internally Displaced Persons on the road fleeing large-scale fighting in Abyei, between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army. 20/05/2008
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: UN Photo/Tim McKulka
    Source: Flickr

    Urban displacement: implications for humanitarian and development actors

    Event - Round-table - 1 December 2011 09:00 - 16:30 (GMT+00)

    This event will explore research on displacement in urban settings and will enable policy-makers, operational agencies and researchers to share their experiences and understanding of how to best engage in urban contexts and assist urban displaced population.

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  8. A father carries his injured son from a helicopter in Pakistan
    A father carries his injured son from a helicopter in Pakistan

    Network Paper 70 - Applying conflict sensitivity in emergency response: current practice and ways forward

    Event - Public event - 14 November 2011 13:00 - 15:00 (GMT+00)

    How can emergency response be delivered in a more conflict-sensitive manner? To what extent should this be a priority for the sector? What practical tools and approaches have aid agencies used to better understand their contexts of intervention and minimize conflict risks?

    As these issues become increasingly prominent in regions of the world as diverse as the Horn of Africa, Afghanistan and Libya, the launch event of Network Paper 70, Applying Conflict Sensitivity in Emergency Response – Current Practice and Ways Forward, offers insights to these pressing questions.

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