publisher(s)	UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
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summary	The last decade of crises have caused widespread human suffering and put great demands on our Office, prompting us to develop an effective and speedy response mechanism. We have established a revolving internal roster that ensures the deployment of UNHCR staff within 72 hours. Standby arrangements with external agencies for rapid deployment of their staff have also been created. We have devised and implemented staff training, as well as specific management tools to maintain our readiness to respond quickly and effectively to emergency situations. To address humanitarian needs urgently, a centralized stockpile of goods has been assembled, which includes governmental packages of humanitarian assistance.
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keywords	refugees, protection, safety, displaced persons IDP, repatriation media donor relations vulnerable groups, planning, shelter, infrastructure, topography, fire reception and transit camps, distribution, immunisations, Tubercolsis, malnutrition, food, infant milk water treatment, latrines, dead supplies transport, repatriation, landmines, staffing, supplies, transport, logistics, communications, stress safety military
flags	displacement, disasters, reconstruction, gender, environment, legal, water, health, sanitation, nutrition, guidelines
download	UNHCR_handbook_emergencies_2007.pdf (7 MB)