Resources and Learning
The Learning Zone is a resource for people who are new to, or want to refresh their memories about the key issues governing international relief and development, their principles and standards, and the role NGO’s like Feed My People play internationally, in harnessing resources to promote the restoration or protection of human rights.
In order for us truly to appreciate the meaning of 'war on want' or 'making hunger history', we must revisit some prominent principles in the 'human rights act' as it is sometimes known, specifically the preamble which states: "freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people". Article 25:1 declares: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control." To the measure that a government is willing, or indeed able to make true provision for these tenets to their populace, is the measure that equity and true social conscience has operational freedom, and the Human Rights Declaration is being respected or upheld.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948
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The International Conference on Primary Health Care, which met in Alma-Ata, Russia in 1978, expressed the need for urgent action by all governments, all health and development workers, and the world community to protect and promote the health of all the people of the world. Declaration 7:3 cites "promotion of food supply and proper nutrition; an adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation; maternal and child health care, including family planning; immunization against the major infectious diseases; prevention and control of locally endemic diseases; appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries; and provision of essential drugs" is a fundamental component of Primary Health Care.
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The Declaration of Alma Ata 1978
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The Sphere Project adocates the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response. The Project was launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, who framed a Humanitarian Charter and identified Minimum Standards to be attained in disaster assistance, in each of five key sectors (water supply and sanitation, nutrition, food aid, shelter and health services). This process led to the publication of the first Sphere handbook in 2000. Taken together, the Humanitarian Charter and the Minimum Standards contribute to an operational framework for accountability
in disaster assistance efforts.
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The Sphere Handbook with Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
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