Humanitarian and emergency assistance
- The consequences of refugee flows and managing the aftermath
- Melissa Phillips / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Is the impact of refugees always negative? Are governments that accept refugees justified in depicting them as a burden? Or are refugees potential agents of development? Could support of livelihood activities enable refugees to lessen...
- Is the UNHCR doing its job? Combining refugee relief with local development in Africa
- Sally Gainsbury / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
- Food and water deprivation, inadequate health and education facilities, prison-like restrictions on freedom of movement, ethnic and gender violence, ad-hoc justice and collective punishment: this is how Cairo- based refugee scholar Ba...
- Transforming the relationship between aid agencies and refugees
- Oliver Bakewell / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Is the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) succeeding in moving beyond the traditional role of supplier of food, water and shelter, towards an inclusive, community development approach? Is commitment to a rights-based approach t...
- Education for repatriation: providing refugees with vocational skills
- Erik Lyby / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- The international community provides protection and assistance to 350 000 Burundian refugees in 10 camps in western Tanzania. With 10 000 Burundian refugees entering adulthood in the camps each year and the prospect for return uncerta...
- Lessons from conflict: a participatory review of a Ugandan refugee project
- Koos Neefjes / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- As violence in northwest Uganda seemed to be waning in 1994, international agencies and Ugandan authorities agreed to provide Sudanese refugees with land to grow their own food. The Ikafe project ultimately fell prey to ongoing confli...
- Welcome relief ? Getting humanitarian responses right
- Phillip White; Lionel Cliffe / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Concerned that emergency relief can create dependency, fuel conflict and fail to address root causes of complex political emergencies (CPEs), international aid agencies have responded with simultaneous pursuit of relief and developmen...
- Preparing for the worst: responding to refugee flows in southern Africa
- Tara Polzer; Hernan del Valle / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- In the build-up to Zimbabwe’s controversial presidential election in March 2002 the South African government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees met to prepare for a potential refugee ...
- Building blocks. Reconstructing education after a crisis
- David Phillips / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- How can external agencies help rebuild education systems in countries that have experienced war, natural disaster, or political and economic upheaval? Depending on the severity of the situation, educational provision will suffer some ...
- Counting the real cost. The long-term effects of natural disaster in Southeast Asia
- Charlotte Benson / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- The cost of a natural disaster is too often measured only in terms of immediate financial losses. An Overseas Development Institute (ODI) study examines long-term effects of disaster in relation to three case studies in Fiji, the Phil...
- Involvement and empowerment. Better HIV prevention and education for Britain's refugees
- Ian Warwick / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- HIV spreads fastest in conditions of poverty, powerlessness and social instability - conditions which many refugees can find themselves in. Probably among the most unprotected groups in their original home countries, the health status...
- World Disaster Report focuses on ethics in aid
- International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2003
- In the light of the ‘war on terror’ and the changing landscape in which humanitarian organisations operate, this report asks what ethical dilemmas and moral trade-offs do humanitarians face in an increasingly politicised env...
- Critical protection needed for women and children in war-torn communities
- Save the Children Fund, 2003
- This year's State of the World’s Mothers report focuses on the tens of millions of mothers and children whose lives have been affected by armed conflict, bringing attention to critical protection needs in war-torn communities aro...
- How can education in emergencies be improved?
- Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2003
- This publication aims to provide information about the current state of education in emergencies, explain why it is needed, and describe how it can be done better and reach more children. It begins by outlining the scale of the...
- Refugees, conflict and HIV
- T. McGinn; S. Purdin; S. Krause; R Jones / HIV Insite, 2001
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS have become urgent concerns for populations affected by armed conflict and migration (both forced and voluntary). Poverty, powerlessness, and social instability affect the spread of ...
- Non-directive refugee policies may be a cost-effective alternative to camps in Guinea
- W. Van Damme; V. De Brouwere; M. Boelaert; W. Van Lerberghe / The Lancet, 1998
- When refugees arrive in a country in large numbers, they are generally moved into camps where they can get relief assistance. Several studies have shown that such refugee assistance may have a negative impact on the quality of health ...
- Gender-based violence in populations affected by armed conflict
- B. Vann / Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium, 2002
- This book is a compendium of key lessons learned during the author's five years working with gender-based violence (GBV) programs in 12 countries, in particular Angola, Eritrea, Guinea, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Thailand and Zambia. ...
- How is the business community assisting with disaster prevention and mitigation?
- J. Twigg / Development Planning Unit, University College London [UCL], 2002
- This paper presents the results of a research project that looked at the nature of private sector involvement in disaster reduction in developing countries through their philanthropic and social responsibility programmes. The project ...
- The roles of humanitarian actors and military forces must be kept separate
- J. Barry; A. Jefferys / Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI, 2002
- This paper aims to clarify the key issues of the debate over the roles of humanitarian actors and military forces and the relationship between them. The authors argue that the roles and responsibilities of these two profoundly differe...
- Genuine youth participation will bring peace to Sierra Leone
- J. Lowicki; A. A. Pillsbury / Women's Refugee Commission, 2002
- This paper reports the findings of over 600 interviews with adolescents and youth in Sierra Leone in April and May 2002. Many of the interviews were conducted by the young people themselves. The perception of Sierra Leone's youth is t...
- How to improve education for refugees
- M. Sinclair; J. H. Williams; T. Brown; M. Sommers; E. Lyby / United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2002
- Looks at education as a vehicle for rebuilding refugee children’s lives, through social interaction and gaining knowledge and skills for their future lives. It reviews the state of the art, identifys key issues and best pr...
- Belize Red Cross Society
- In the Caribbean, the national Red Cross societies are assisted by the International Federation Secretariat, with regional offices based in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Dominican Republic, with support from the Americas Zone Office based in Panama. The IFRC secretariat provides services that include international coordination of disaster relief, capacity-building of National Societi...
- Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters
- Organisation working to build safe communities for vulnerable populations
- IRIN PlusNews
- PlusNews is the global online HIV and AIDS news service of the United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN). It is the most comprehensive source of original reporting on the pandemic, providing a professionally produced, one-stop information service for cutting-edge, but jargon-free news and analysis on HIV and AIDS in four languages - English, French, Portuguese a...
- Health Action in Crises, WHO (HAC)
- Through its Health Action in Crises project the World Health Organisation seeks to work with member states, international partners, and local institutions to help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies, disasters and crises.
- PreventionWeb
- A product from the UN/ISDR PreventionWeb.net is a website aimed at increasing knowledge sharing on disaster risk reduction (DRR) issues. It is stated that it provides a common tool for both specialists and non-specialists interested or working in DRR to connect, exchange experiences and share information at all levels of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction: local...
- Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
- CRED promotes research, training, and information dissemination on disasters, with a special focus on public health, epidemiology, structural and socio-economic aspects. It aims to enhance the effectiveness of developing countries' disaster management capabilities as well as fostering policy-oriented research.
- National alliance for disaster risk reduction (NADRR) (NADRR)
- Indian platform for community-led disaster reduction initiatives
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) (UNISDR)
- Promoting links and the coordination of disaster reduction activities
- Center on International Cooperation, New York University (CIC)
- Research institute on international humanitarian response and global security
- Feinstein International Center, USA
- The Feinstein International Center's mission statement includes a commitment to develop and promote operational and policy responses to protect and strengthen the lives and livelihoods of people living in crisis-affected and marginalized communities who are impacted by violence, malnutrition, loss of assets or forced migration. It aims to work globally in partnership with nationa...
