Contents Highlights
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The year in review – 2014 Humanitarian assistance in 2014 Overall funding, capacity and reporting
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Humanitarian needs: inter-agency appeals, funding and visibility Inter-agency appeal analysis and public awareness
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Humanitarian needs: sector funding Funding per sector, CERF contributions per sector
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Conflict in 2014 Overall numbers of refugees, IDPs and asylum seekers; number of political conflicts
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Natural disasters in 2014 Overall trends in natural disasters, number of affected people and cost of disasters
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Global landscape Migration, global demographics, health, technology, gender-based violence and poverty 20 Issues of increasing concern Statelessness, forced labour and human trafficking
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Regional perspectives Responding to natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region 26 Initial response and key immediate needs 28 The impact of conflict on humanitarian action in the Middle East and North Africa Regional overview and country pages: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, oPt, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen 30 Regional refugee-hosting countries in focus Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey
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Trends, challenges and opportunities The cost of humanitarian assistance The evolution of the Central Emergency Response Fund The evolution of country-based pooled funds Funding trends: where does the money come from? The humanitarian-development nexus in protracted crises Measuring impact: the case of Darfur Long-term trends in natural disasters Long-term trends in conflict Vulnerability and cycles of internal displacement Disaster-related displacement and middle-income countries The impact of explosive weapons on civilian populations The use of improvised explosive devices The data deficit: the case of East Africa Online volunteer coordination: the Ebola emergency Innovative tools for data coordination and collection Social media and humanitarian disasters: Typhoon Ruby Perceptions about humanitarian action
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User’s guide Limitations, technical notes by figure, sources and references
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