Humanitarian and emergency assistance
- A practical tool for educators working in the area of complex emergencies
- P. Aguilar; G. Retamal / International Bureau of Education, UNESCO, 1998
- This document is an attempt to open a dialogue among educators working in the area of complex emergencies and provide a practical tool, and to explain and illustrate each phase of an emergency response using mainly the UNHCR Guideline...
- Co-operation and co-ordination at all levels is crucial in the struggle to restore education in emergency situations
- K. Bensalah; M. Sinclair; F. H. Nacer; A. Commisso; S. Bokhari / UNESCO Emergency Education Materials, 2000
- This study is one of a series of thematic studies prepared as part of the Education for All (EFA) Assessment for the Year 2000. During the 1990s, national governments and humanitarian agencies, have initiated emergency educatio...
- What psychosocial support activities work for internally displaced Afghans
- L. Arnston / United Nations Children's Fund, 2001
- This article investigates the psychosocial support activities in the Kabul camp for internally-displaced persons (IDPs). These activities were fuded by UNICEF and Save the Children. Recommendations: provide addit...
- Dispersal and removal of asylum applicants needs to be changed: the case of UK refugee and asylum system
- Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees in the UK, 2001
- This article discusses refugees and asylum seekers in London. The article recommends that: vouchers should be replaced with cash payments the present system of ‘dispersal’ should be replaced wi...
- Failings in US government response to humanitarian emergencies need to be addressed
- R. Cohen; J. Kunder / Brookings Institution, 2001
- As the world's only super-power and a major humanitarian aid donor, the United States has a critical role in shaping the response to these emergencies. This policy briefing states that whether or not the Bush administration dec...
- Air drops are a crude and often unhelpful form of humanitarian assisance
- M. Emery; H. Ruiz / Middle East Report, 2001
- This article discusses the refugee situation in Afghanistan and surrounding countries. The article finds that: inside Afghanistan, millions of Afghans rely on international food aid for survival the inte...
- Refugee problem in Africa and the settlement of refugees in their host countries
- B. Harrell-Bond / Sussex Centre for Migration Research, 2001
- This electronic resource is concerned with the most 'durable' solutions to the refugee problem in Africa, settlement in the host country. In particular it examines an emergency programme mounted in response to an influx of refugees fr...
- Does aid reduce the probablity of civil war outbreak?
- A. Hoeffler; J. Azam / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2001
- This paper analyses the hypothesis that terrorising the civilian population plays a military role. A simple two-stage game-theoretic model of conflict is analysed, where the government can send raiders for terrorising the population t...
- Conflict will not end with the demise of the Taliban: a discussion of reconstruction and development of Afghanistan
- International Crisis Group, 2001
- This article discusses the contemporary conflict in Afghanistan, and means of ensuring stability and security. The article recommends that: donors should adopt a regional approach, tackling development, drugs and...
- In what way is involuntary displacement an impoverishing experience
- G. Kibreab / Polson Institute for Global Development at Cornell University, 2001
- The paper discusses the extent to which involuntary displacement is an impoverishing experience and how this experience affects refugees' ability to cope in adversity. Some of the questions addressed include: why...
- Why the international community must collaborate to ensure equal protection is given to all ethnic, religious and cultural groups
- J. Stremlau / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 1998
- Intolerance of diversity within states frequently explodes into mass violence. Without internal peace, the cooperation required to maintain peace among them and solve economic, environmental, public health, criminal, and other problem...
- The effects of institutional systems on humanitarian responses
- S.F Martin / Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, UNHCR, 2001
- Paper begins by exploring in the nature of forced migration, describing the various categories of migrants and the manner in which they overlap and share common characteristics and needs. The paper then goes on to outline brief...
- Is there a reality gap in UNHCR activities?
- J. Macrae / Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, UNHCR, 1999
- Looks at UNHCR’s evolving policy with regard to reintegration of refugees in the context of wider debates on relief-development aid linkages, and of broader changes in international relations in the post-Cold War era. It is based...
- Text of the 1951 convention and text of the 1967 protocol relating to the status of refugees.
- Global Consultations on International Protection,, 1999
- Texts of the 1951 convention and 1967 protocol relating to the status and treatment of refugees.
- Humanitarian action as a tool of political engagement in Afghanistan
- Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2001
- Series of articles from the HPN Humanitarian Exchange focusing on experience of humanitarian intervention in Afghanistan Articles focus on The politicisation of humanitarian aid and its consequences for Afghans ...
- Benefitting the education of 30,000 Kenyan school age children in refugee camps
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2000
- This article discusses the aims and level of success of two programmes piloted in Kenyan refugee camps aiming to enrich education: an environmental education, and a peace education programme. Some of the projects aims were to: ...
- UNDP interventions in support of the reintegration of war-affected populations
- United Nations Development Programme, 2000
- The paper reports on the UNDP undertaking of a strategic evaluation to take stock of its experience in complex emergency situations and extract insights to improve the organization’s capacity to respond. The terms of reference fo...
- Humanitarian Report 1997
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 1997
- Report reflects the main developments and trends in the area of emergency and disaster assistance in the five years since the establishment of the DHA. The Report describes how the basic mechanisms of humanitarian coordination have ev...
- Insuffient measures taken by UNHCR to address violence against women in Tanzanian refugee camps
- Human Rights Watch, 2000
- Documents UNHCR's and the Tanzanian host government's failure to address violence against women refugees in a timely and effective manner, despite ample evidence that women's lives were in danger in their homes and in the general camp...
- How are issues of refugees, poverty and real development interlinked?
- P. Beaucage / Centre for Developing-Area Studies, McGill University, 2000
- This presentation pursues two areas of reflection concerning the limitations of development strategies, both of which result from observations of armed conflicts: one is what happens to refugees, displaced persons and the diaspora (in...
- 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...
