Education in Emergencies

Enabling refugees to access education even in emergencies presents particular challenges.

The launch in December 2004 of Minimum Standards and Indicators on Education in Emergencies by the Interagency Network on Education in Emergencies, in which UNHCR is an active participant, provide an important framework for action on this issue.

Only in emergencies.

Since the 1960s, when UNICEF supported mainly water supply in emergencies, the focus has widened to include sanitation and hygiene education.

Most of them were women and children, in emergencies caused by war or drought, in nutrition and health improvement schemes and in primary education and training programmes.

R. International cooperation in environmental emergencies

(u) Shelter for people in emergencies

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UNICEF programmes on nutrition, education, psychological health, water and sanitation, landmines and protection in complex emergencies seek to mitigate the impact of conflict on children.

to complex emergencies

Reserve for emergencies

Emergencies (illness, death)

Such loans help poorer families amass household assets, cope with health care emergencies and bridge income shortages for education and other services.

Environmental education for refugees continued in cooperation with UNESCO's Programme for Education for Emergencies and Reconstruction (PEER), using a new integrated approach combining both formal and informal pedagogical methods to raise awareness and compliance with environmental strategies.

In emergencies, each must be a little tolerant.

Disbursements for underfunded emergencies

Security, safety and emergencies

Emergencies preparedness and response

Emergencies preparedness and response

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UNICEF will make use of lessons learned in recent emergencies, while consistently supporting children affected by complex emergencies and natural disasters.

In emergencies, UNICEF support takes account of gender concerns.

Institutions are weakest in countries affected by complex emergencies.

While emergencies had caused some 1 million child deaths in the last year, other quot silent quot emergencies had resulted in 12.5 million child deaths

Subprogramme 5. Complex humanitarian emergencies

SUBPROGRAMME 5. COMPLEX HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES

3. Don t worry about panic. Panic is rare in emergencies.

Humanitarian response needs to become more predictable in all emergencies.

A. Measures to be taken in advance of complex emergencies

There is not enough fuel for ambulances, not even in emergencies.

(i) It participates in DHA apos s management of ongoing emergencies.

Arafa, an elementary school teacher, was a voluntary paramedic in emergencies.

Manual for dealing with obstetric emergencies.

Conflict related emergencies rarely end neatly.

(ii) Responses to emergencies and all

Reserve for emergencies and other contingencies

These are often called Complex Emergencies.

An integrated, web based roster of staff in both emergencies and regular settings will consolidate data on available staff resources, to provide better support during emergencies.

Central to the management of humanitarian emergencies is the imperative need for coordination and for clear leadership by the Coordinator of Emergencies in assuming this task.

The persistent underfunding of some emergencies, particularly in Africa, is especially concerning.

That is the only way to ensure sustainability in dealing with emergencies.

The current modality places country directors only in countries with complex emergencies.

Such terminals are expensive to operate, except as backup or in emergencies.

UNICEF has developed and is testing, on a regional basis, a performance monitoring and reporting system for emergencies based on the core commitments to children in emergencies.