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GENEVA Monday, June 22, 2009 (IRIN) - It may be premature to think about automating humanitarian relief activities, but Robert Richardson, who works on robotics at the University of Manchester in the UK, suggests that there definitely is potential for the future.

Italian Red Cross helps rebuild lives after earthquake
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland
It envisages emergency and transitional shelter, food and non-food items, psychosocial support, restoring schooling, social and professional training and fostering support between families. Early warning activities will include prevention of violence ...

Thematic Dialogue on Access
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland
At the moment, donors did not view access to education as part of a humanitarian response, choosing to see disaster relief -- meeting immediate food and shelter needs -- as their top priority instead. Donors must be given an incentive to meet a ...

Human Rights Council hears presentation of reports on internally ...
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland
Among them, it is urged that planning for durable solutions must start soon after displacement occurs so as to facilitate the transition from humanitarian assistance to development through effective early recovery strategies. ...

Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland Appeal Somalia Assistance for the Internally Displaced in Somalia - AFSO91 Appeal Target: US$ 3,800,321 Geneva, 17 February 2009 Somalia has largely remained ungoverned by a ...

A cosmopolitan mix of women from the corporate and humanitarian aid fields meet in Geneva to discuss empowering displaced woman through livelihoods.

Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland Alert Sudan - No. 5/2009 Displacement Resulting from Attacks in Southern Sudan Geneva, 23 January 2009 The Lords Resistance Army (LRA) has attacked a series of villages in the ...

Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland Appeal Democratic Republic of Congo Eastern DRC Conflict and Displacement - AFDC81 Appeal Target: US$ 7,309,587 Balance Requested: US$ 5,380,290 Geneva, 23rd December 2008 Please ...

Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland Preliminary Appeal Democratic Republic of Congo Eastern DRC Conflict and Displacement - AFDC81 Appeal Target: US$ 1,888,215 Geneva, November 14, 2008 The purpose of this letter is ...

Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland GOMA, DR CONGO, 10 November 2008--While official figures of newly displaced people in crowded camps around Goma are still being determined, another reality of displacement remains in the ...

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland Geneva/Kinshasa (ICRC) – Since 9 November the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been distributing to more than 17,000 displaced people between Nyamilima and Ishasha some 208 tonnes of food – enough to cover their needs for the next 10 days.

Innovative, durable solutions - voluntary repatriation, local ...
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Nov 5, 2008
Delegates to the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today stressed the need for innovative and enduring solutions to the problem of ...

Health Action in Crises - Highlights No. 232, 27 Oct to 02 Nov 2008
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 4 hours ago
The mandate of the WHO departments specifically concerned with Emergency and Humanitarian Action in Crises is to increase the effectiveness of the WHO ...

Any solution to global food crisis must be grounded in 'right to ...
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 4 hours ago
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) met today to resume its two-week-long discussion on the promotion and protection of human rights and ...

Health Action in Crises - Highlights No. 231, 20 to 26 Oct 2008
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 6 hours ago
The mandate of the WHO departments specifically concerned with Emergency and Humanitarian Action in Crises is to increase the effectiveness of the WHO ...

Medair - Switzerland Medair remains the only active international NGO on-the-ground in Dungu Territory, with staff providing emergency health care and free medicine for IDPs, as the crisis escalates daily. On 26 ...

Health Action in Crises - Highlights No. 226, 15 to 21 Sep 2008
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 8 minutes ago
The mandate of the WHO departments specifically concerned with Emergency and Humanitarian Action in Crises is to increase the effectiveness of the WHO ...

Health Action in Crises - Highlights No. 226, 15 to 21 Sep 2008
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Sep 22, 2008
The mandate of the WHO departments specifically concerned with Emergency and Humanitarian Action in Crises is to increase the effectiveness of the WHO ...

USA: After Ike - Federal resources support response, recovery
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 57 minutes ago
Personnel plan to conduct humanitarian assistance, debris clearance, emergency medical support, and transportation of supplies. - DOD is providing mosquito ...

Netherlands inaugurate new mobile laboratory to support United ...
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 4 hours ago
It also works with organizations dedicated to medium and long-term rehabilitation to ensure a seamless transition to the disaster recovery process.