Institutions are weakest in countries affected by complex emergencies.

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

Complex emergencies and natural disasters continued to attract the support of donors.

Similarly, I have called for a more predictable humanitarian response in complex emergencies.

All of these disturbances reveal the scope of insecurities and complex emergencies facing humankind.

To expand and strengthen the protection of civilians in complex emergencies, in conformity with international humanitarian law.

See Inter Agency Standing Committee reference paper on civil military relationships in complex emergencies, June 2004, para.

And Ushahidi, which means witness in Swahili, which geocodes and crowdsources information in complex emergencies to help target responses.

The direct causes of deaths during complex emergencies are essentially the same as in normal situations in developing countries.

The consolidated appeals process continued to be an important tool for coordination and strategic planning in complex emergencies and natural disasters in Africa.

This is particularly the case in complex emergencies, during which humanitarian requirements are linked to the dynamics of conflict and circumstances can change rapidly.

This was particularly the case in complex emergencies, during which humanitarian requirements were linked to the dynamics of conflict and circumstances could change rapidly.

A growing number of countries are faced with multipronged crises where disasters associated with natural hazards and complex emergencies reinforce and feed into one another.

Countries experiencing the greatest challenges are often characterized by weak and inequitable health and nutrition systems and services and poor governance, as in complex emergencies.

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.

The particularly challenging nature of this situation has prompted the international community to examine more closely how to manage complex displacement emergencies through a collaborative response.

Emphasizing the importance of continued international cooperation in support of the efforts of affected States in dealing with natural disasters and complex emergencies in all their phases,

Foreign aid must also be used to help countries address the underlying causes of humanitarian and complex emergencies, while it provides immediate relief to people in need.

Over the years, in the consideration of issues involving humanitarian assistance, priority has been given to complex emergencies, while natural disasters have been held to be of secondary importance.

Stable access to financial resources is essential for expeditious and proper humanitarian disaster response and for dealing effectively and in a timely fashion with the consequences of complex emergencies.

Education in Emergencies

Deeply concerned about the aggravating effects that major diseases, in particular the human immunodeficiency virus acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV AIDS) pandemic, cause in the context of natural disasters and complex emergencies,

In addition, UNIDO sought human resources which would adapt to a new and demanding environment characterized by growth of information and knowledge, rapidly changing technology, and increasingly complex problems and emergencies.

Seven of the ten countries with the highest under five mortality rates (U5MR)2 have been affected by complex emergencies, which increase risks to the health and nutrition of mothers and children.

Strongly deploring the rising toll of casualties among national and international humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel in complex humanitarian emergencies, in particular in armed conflicts and in post conflict situations,

Stressing the need to address further the issues of funding, coordination and strategic planning in the context of natural disasters and complex emergencies, in particular in the transition from relief to development activities,

3. Invites the Secretary General to continue to promote strict adherence to refugee law, international humanitarian law, human rights and internationally accepted norms and principles in situations of armed conflict and complex emergencies

Strongly deploring the rising toll of casualties among national and international humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated personnel in complex humanitarian emergencies, in particular in armed conflicts and in post conflict situations,

2. Invites the Secretary General to continue to promote strict adherence to refugee law, international humanitarian law, human rights instruments and internationally accepted norms and principles in situations of armed conflict and complex emergencies

In response, the United Nations system, Member States and civil society have increasingly become aware that the existing international framework needs to be enhanced to better address the complex emergencies we are facing today.

Disproportionately high levels of under five undernutrition are evident in South Asia and parts of sub Saharan Africa, with high rates of wasting often the consequence of complex emergencies, recurrent droughts and other natural disasters.

Manual for dealing with obstetric emergencies.

Dealing with obstetrical complications and neonatal emergencies.

4. Calls upon all Governments and parties involved in complex humanitarian emergencies to ensure the safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel so as to allow them to perform efficiently their task of assisting the affected civilian populations

Bearing in mind that reaching the vulnerable is essential for providing adequate protection and assistance in the context of natural disasters and complex emergencies as well as for strengthening local capacity to cope with humanitarian needs in such contexts,

Article 11 Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies

With the passing of time, humanitarian emergencies tend to be forgotten, especially when new emergencies occur that divert the attention of the global community.

Complex systems may be nested The components of a complex system may themselves be complex systems.

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In emergencies, UNICEF support takes account of gender concerns.

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.

Although LifeStraw is available for retail sale in the developing world, the majority of LifeStraw are distributed as part of public health campaigns or in response to complex emergencies by NGOs and organizations that give them away for free in the developing world.

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.

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

Humanitarian response needs to become more predictable in all emergencies.