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Publisher: UNHCR Year: 2017 Description: This document describes UNHCR’s five principles linking WASH, protection, and accountability. It highlights the protection and accountability challenges that relate to WASH issues in refugee contexts. The document also provides case studies to high these principles in action and a checklist that can be used for safety and security.
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WASH, Protection and Accountability (UNHCR, 2017)
Overview of Menstrual Hygiene & Incontinence in Emergencies
Overview of Menstrual Hygiene & Incontinence in Emergencies
Considerations for selecting sanitary protection and incontinence materials for refugee contexts
An overview of the consideration for selecting sanitary protection and incontinence materials and associated NFIs for refugee responses.
- Tags: Incontinence and Incontinence.
WASH Nutrition
A practical guidebook on increasing nutritional impact through integration of WASH and Nutrition programmes. It is meant for practitioners in humanitarian and development contexts.
- Tags: Child Friendly Facilities, WASH Programme Health and Safety, and WASH Programme Health and Safety. Locations: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, Europe, Middle East, and South-West Asia. Organisations: ACF and UNICEF.
D-409/2015a Household Pour Flush Toilet (SaTo Pan) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2016)
This document contains materials to help UNHCR and WASH actors build post pour flush household toilet and bathing units using the plastic SaTo Pan pour flush pan.
D-702/2016a WASH Block – 20ft Container Conversion (Sinks Only) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2016)
This document contains materials to help UNHCR and WASH actors convert 20ft shipping containers into WASH Blocks (14 sinks) with drainage.
D-404/2015a Household Pour Flush Toilet and Bathing Unit (Septic Tank, Drain Field) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2015)
This document contains materials to help UNHCR and WASH actors build post emergency household pour flush toilet and bathing units with septic tanks and drain fields in refugee settings.
- Tags: Drain Fields, Household Toilets, Household Toilets, and Septic Tanks. Categories: WASH Technical Designs, WASH Technical Designs, and WASH Technical Designs.
F-200/2015a Summary of Important WASH Diseases in Refugee Settings (UNHCR, 2015)
This document provides a quick summary of the most important WASH related diseases for refugee settings and includes a list of recommended control strategies.
- Tags: Bloody Diarrhoea, Communicable Disease Control, and Watery Diarrhoea. Categories: WASH Blank Forms.
Sphere Minimum Standards and Indicators for Humanitarian Response (SPHERE, 2011)
The Sphere Handbook is one of the most widely known and internationally recognized sets of common principles and universal minimum standards for the delivery of quality humanitarian response.
- Tags: Communal Toilets, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Disability, Disability, Drainage, Drainage, Environment, Grey Water Disposal, Grey Water Disposal, Household Water Treatment, Piped Water Networks, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Programme Management, Water Quality Testing and Surveillance, and Water Safety Plans. Organisations: SPHERE.
UNHCR Global Strategy for Public Health 2014 – 2018 (UNHCR, 2014)
This document describes UNHCR’s global strategy for public health through a set of guiding principles and strategic approaches including protection; age, gender and diversity; equity; access; sustainability; community empowerment; appropriateness and reliability; partnerships and coordination; capacity building; communication and advocacy; integrated approaches; measurement and monitoring; and innovation. The document describes strategic objectives and enabling actions per sub-sector (Public Health, HIV and Reproductive Health, Food Security and Nutrition, and WASH).
- Tags: Capacity Building, Capacity Building, Capacity Building, Disease Vector Control, Disease Vector Control, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Gender, Gender, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Gender Based Violence, Gender Based Violence, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Protection, Protection, Protection, Protection, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, Value for Money, WASH Coordination, WASH Coordination, WASH Coordination, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Strategy Development, WASH Strategy Development, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, and Water Supply. Languages: English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, and English. Organisations: UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, and UNHCR. Categories: WASH Guidelines, WASH Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, and WASH Reference Documents.