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Emergency Assistance

Meeting the basic needs of those forced to flee their homes in an accountable and participatory way is essential to save lives in an emergency. This section provides guidance on technical and lifesaving interventions.

Cash

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Cash based interventions (CBIs)

Core Relief Items

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Commodity distribution (NFIs, food)
Connectivity for refugees

Education and Livelihood

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Education in Emergencies - Urban
Education in emergencies - Camps
Livelihoods and economic inclusion

Food Security

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Emergency food assistance standard

Health and Nutrition

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Health needs assessment
Mortality surveillance threshold
Disease surveillance thresholds
Health care in contexts
Health in camps
Health in rural areas
Health in urban areas
Health in transit centres
Primary Health Care
Primary health care coverage standard
Primary health care staffing standard
Primary health care utilisation threshold
HIV prevention, support, treatment standards
Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Standards
Vaccination coverage standard
Mental health and psychosocial support
Nutrition
Nutrition needs assessment
Acute malnutrition threshold
Infant and young child feeding threshold
Nutrition in camps
Nutrition in rural areas
Nutrition in urban areas
Nutrition in transit centres
Nutrition programme performance standards

Shelter, Camp and Settlement

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Alternatives to camps - response in urban and rural settings
Safe Sites
Community based hosting arrangements
Rental accommodation strategy considerations
Camps
Camp Strategy considerations
Site planning for camps
Camp site planning minimum standards
Energy and environment - camps
Camp coordination and camp management (CCCM)
Settlements
Spontaneous settlement strategy guidance
Settlement in rural areas
Settlement in urban areas
Managing and supporting spontaneous settlements
Managing construction and rehabilitation projects (commercial contractors)
Transit and Collective centers
Collective centre strategy considerations
Collective centre rehabilitation
Site planning for transit centres
Shelter
Shelter needs assessment
Emergency shelter standard
Shelter solutions

Water, Hygiene and Energy

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WASH needs assessment
Emergency Sanitation Standards
Emergency water standard
Hygiene Standards
Waste management standards
WASH in camps
WASH in rural areas
WASH in urban areas
WASH in transit centres

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