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December Newsletter - Focus on Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid
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Dear *|FNAME|*
In our December newsletter we are looking at the IFRC’s annual World Disasters Report.
You can also find out more about our recent AIDF Disaster Relief Summit in Washington D.C as well as AIDF Food Security Summit in Jakarta.
Finally, we encourage you to save the date for our groundbreaking new series Aid & Response launching in United Nations Conference Centre in June 2015.
Have a merry December!
Your AIDF team
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IFRC’s World Disasters Report 2014
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Recently there has been an increased focus on disaster risk reduction (DRR) in humanitarian policy, which puts emphasis on prevention, mitigation, and preparedness (PMP). It is not, therefore, unexpected for the IFRC’s annual World Disasters Report to concentrate on Disaster and Risk. What is perhaps not so predictable, however, is the introduction of culture into the equation, as a cross-cutting issue which actively affects DRR. The concern is that the impact of DRR programming and initiatives will be less sustained if people’s cultures, beliefs and attitudes in relation to risk are not sufficiently addressed.
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Global Gathering in Washington D.C Drives Humanitarian Industry Forward
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Last week, the Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) hosted its 6th annual Disaster Relief Summit in Washington, D.C. This year’s event brought together humanitarian experts from NGOs, UN and government, military and the private sector for two days of thought-provoking discussions on how to improve disaster response. The summit attracted close to 300 participants and over 70 key speakers. Sonja Ruetzel, Event Director, AIDF addressed a full house with the opening remarks emphasizing the importance of disaster relief coordination.
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Journalist Brings Third-World to Life in New Book of Photo Essays
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Work Play and Conflict in the Third World, by Ben Barber, is a new book of photographs and vignettes that tell the tale of life in the developing countries from Thailand to India to Morocco to Haiti. “Ben Barber captures people at work and play, in crisis and recovery, where they tell their own stories in a way which begins to correct the distorted image of life in the developing world.” Andrew Natsios, former Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Disaster Relief Media Training
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The Broadcasting Board of Governors and Voice of America, in partnership with the Aid and Development Forum, held a pre-conference training on media response during disasters. Click here for all presentations and event video.
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Building Trust and Teams Through Professional Education
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Among the bad news these days is that humanitarian responders large and small are reeling from the onslaught of crises. Natural disasters have become more numerous, frequent, and intense. Climate change and human demographics amplify their impact.
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Disaster Relief Summit Full Review
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20/11/2014 - 20/11/2014
The summit was organised into parallel sessions, and expert speakers contributed to various discussions on field operations, ICT solutions, logistics and transport and emergency water security. Those in attendance benefited from discovering the latest trends and innovations, best practice approaches, first hand research results and general advice on relief and crisis management. You can also access here majority of event presentations and photos.
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