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The Economic Cost of Violence Containment, the latest report from the Institute for Economics and Peace, calculates the cost of violence in over 150 countries around the world.

"The FTS is a global, real-time database which records all reported international hummanitarian aid(including that for NGOs and the Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid, and private donations). FTS features a special focus on consolidated and flash appeals, because they cover the major humanitarian crises and because their funding requirements are well defined - which allows FTS to indicate to what extent populations in crisis receive humanitarian aid in proportion to needs. FTS is managed by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). All FTS data are provided by donors or recipient organisations"

X-Band Radar Market analysis & forecast report categorizes global by Type (Portable & Non-portable), Application (Defense, Government, & Commercial) - Global Forecasts & Geography.

In December 2012 OCHA endorsed a new Gender Equality Policy - A people-centred approach. The purpose of the policy is to strengthen the way OCHA responds to humanitarian crises by ensuring awareness of the different needs, capacities and voices of all affected population groups. These groups include women, girls, boys and men of all ages, people with disabilities, and other diversity characteristics such as ethnicity and religion. The end result of a people-centred approach is to ensure targeted actions are taken to address these needs and make humanitarian action more effective.

Human health is profoundly affected by weather and climate. Extreme weather events kill tens of thousands of people every year and undermine the physical and psychological health of millions. Droughts directly affect nutrition and the incidence of diseases associated with malnutrition. Floods and cyclones can trigger outbreaks of infectious diseases and damage hospitals and other health infrastructure, overwhelming health services just when they are needed most.

DARA is an independent organisation committed to improving the quality and effectiveness of aid for vulnerable populations suffering from conflict, disasters and climate change

RESPONDING TO STABILISATION CHALLENGES IN HOSTILE AND INSECURE ENVIRONMENTS: LESSONS IDENTIFIED BY THE UK'S STABILISATION UNIT

The Conflict Monitors provide concise and current information on peace and security issues in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Each Monitor is a comprehensive knowledge hub that contains the best available news, research, and data. Not updated after jul 2011

The second edition of the United Nations GAR on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a resource for understanding and analysing global disaster risk today and in the future.

The goal of the WDR2011 is to contribute concrete, practical suggestions on conflict and fragility The WDR2011: Conflict, Security and Development examines the changing nature of violence in the 21st century, and underlines the negative impact of repeated cycles of violence on a country or region's development prospects.

The ALNAP was established in 1997, following the multi-agency evaluation of the Rwanda genocide. ALNAP is a collective response by the humanitarian sector, dedicated to improving humanitarian performance through increased learning and accountability

From November 30 to December 2, 2011, the Center for Complex Operations hosted the 7th International Lessons Learned Conference, titled: For Practitioners and Policy Makers: Sharing Lessons on the Conduct and Design of Stability Operations, at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.

This toolkit is intended to help USAID and partners understand the opportunities and challenges inherent to development programming in conflicts where water is an important issue

Tank level monitoring system is a technique of automatic measurement of liquid levels in bulk tanks. It is a combination of software, hardware, and various sensors. This system works on the principle of level sensor, and has widespread applications across varied industry verticals, such as oil & fuel, chemical industry, mining, agriculture & husbandry, automotive, and power.

Handbook for Disaster Assessment