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Civil Military Relations

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HPG, Trends and Challenges in Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination, 2012
Oxfam, Whose Aid is it Anyway?: Politicizing Aid in Conflicts and Crises, 2011
Feinstein International Center, Don Hubert and Cynthia Brassard-Boudreau, Shrinking Humanitarian Space? Trends and Prospects on Security and Access, In: Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, November 2010
USAID, Civilian-Military Operations Guide, 2010
SGIR Conference Paper, Daniela Irrera and Fulvio Attina, Civil-Military Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs: The Role of NGOs, 2010
OCHA, Reference Guide. Normative Developments on the coordination of humanitarian assistance in the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, and the Security Council since the adoption of General Assembly resolution 46/182, July 2009, 2009
US Department of Defense, Guide to Nongovernmental Organizations for the Military: A Primer for the Military about Private, Voluntary, and Nongovernmental Organizations Operating in Humanitarian Emergencies Globally, 2009
Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Civil-Military Guidelines and Reference for Complex Emergencies, 7 March 2008
Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Civil-Military Coordination During Humanitarian Health Action, 2011
HPG / ODI / ICRC, Roundtable on Civil-Military Coordination, The Concept of Protection: Towards a Mutual Understanding, 2011
Institut de Recherche Strategique de l'Ecole Militaire (IRSEM), Dr Cécile Wendling, The Comprehensive Approach to Civil-Military Crisis Management - Critical Analysis & Perspective , 2010
Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), Williams, Paul D., Enhancing Civilian Protection in Peace Operations - Insights from Africa, Research Paper No. 1, September 2010
ActAlliance, SCHR Position Paper on Humanitarian-Military Relations, January 2010
NGO-Military Contact Group, Stabilization and Civil-Military Relations in Humanitarian Response, Conference Report 2009
SDA-CEIS-EADS, EU Smart Power-Towards a better integration of European civilian and military dimensions, 2009
Norwegian Atlantic Committee, Marit Glad, Stephen Cornish, Civil-Military Relations-No Room for Humanitarianism in Comprehensive Approaches, 2008
Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, Civil-Military Cooperation in Multinational and Interagency Operations, 2007
Michiel Hofman, Dangerous Aid in Afghanistan, 2011

Humanitarian Coordination

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“Guidance Note on Using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response.” Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), November 2006.
“Update On Humanitarian Reform.” United Nations Office for The Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). March 2006.
“Lost In Translation: Managing Coordination and Leadership Reform in the Humanitarian System”. Sue Graves, Victoria Wheeler and Ellen Martin. HPG Policy Brief 27. Humanitarian Policy Group, July 2007.
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Nicole Reindorp and Peter Wiles, "Humanitarian Coordination: Lessons from Recent Field Experience." Study Commissioned by OCHA. Humanitarian Policy Group, Oversees Development Institute publications. May 2001

Public International Law

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Ruth Abril Stoffels, "Legal Regulation of Humanitarian Assistance in Armed Conflict: Achievements and Gaps." International Review of the Red Cross, No. 855. September 2004.
Naz K. Modirzadeh, “The Dark Sides of Convergence: A Pro-Civilian Critique of the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Law in Armed Conflict,” U.S. Naval War College, International Law Studies (Blue Book) Series, Vol. 86, 2010
Yoram Dinstein, “The Right to Humanitarian Assistance,” Naval War College Review, Autumn 2000
Marco Sassòli, “Taking Armed Groups Seriously: Ways to Improve their Compliance with International Humanitarian Law,” Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies 1 (2010) 5–51
Matthew C. Waxman, “Intervention to Stop Genocide and Mass Atrocities: International Norms and U.S. Policy,” Council on Foreign Relations - Special Report No. 49, October 2009
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Sida Humanitarian Support Presentation 2008
"The Swedish Government’s Humanitarian Aid Policy."Government Communication 2004/05:52, Government Offices of Sweden. 2005
Kenneth Anderson, "Humanitarian Inviolability in Crisis: The Meaning of Impartiality and Neutrality for U.N. and NGO Agencies Following the 2003-2004 Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts." Harvard Human Rights Journal. Volume 17. Spring 2004.
Christophe Girod and Angelo Gnaedinger, "Politics, Military Operations and Humanitarian Action: An Uneasy Alliance." Re-published as ICRC Publication, December 31, 1998.
"Humanitarian Assistance." Sida Publication. 2003.
Patrick Kratt, "Reducing the risk of disasters – Sida's effort to reduce poor people's vulnerabilities to hazards." Sida Publication. June 2005.
Adele Harmer and Joanna Macrae, editors, "Beyond the Continuum: The Changing Role of Aid Policy in Protracted Crises." Humanitarian Policy Group, Oversees Development Institute. July 2004.
Nick Leader, "Codes of Conduct: Who Needs Them?" Relief and Rehabilitation Network Newsletter 13. March 1999.
Hugo Slim, "Humanitarianism with Borders? NGOs, Belligerent Military Forces and Humanitarian Action." The Journal of Humanitarian Assistance. March 31, 2003.
Hans-Peter Gasser, "International Humanitarian Law and the Protection of War Victims." Extract from "International Humanitarian Law: An Introduction." in Humanity for All, ed. Hans Haug. Geneva: ICRC and Henry Dunant Institute. 1993 (update Nov 1998).
Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, "ABC of International Humanitarian Law." January 2003.
Colonel Kenneth Watkin, "Warriors Without Rights? Combatants, Unprivileged Belligerents, and the Struggle Over Legitimacy." HPCR Occasional Paper Series, No. 2. Winter 2005.
"International Humanitarian Law and Other Legal Regimes: Interplay in Situations of Violence." Published by International Institute of Humanitarian Law and the ICRC. November 2003.
Kate Mackintosh, "The Principles of Humanitarian Action in International Humanitarian Law." HPG Report 5. Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute. March 2000.
Ruth Abril Stoffels, "Legal Regulation of Humanitarian Assistance in Armed Conflict: Achievements and Gaps." International Review of the Red Cross, No. 855. September 2004.
Michael Hoffman, "Peace-Enforcement Actions and Humanitarian Law: Emerging Rules for ‘Interventional Armed Conflict." International Review of the Red Cross, No. 837. 2000: pp. 193-204.
Dr. Dyan Mazurana, "Women in Armed Opposition Groups in Africa and the Promotion of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights" Published by Geneva Call and Program for the Study of International Organization(s)
Björn Holmberg, Inger Buxton, Olle Kvist, "Reflections on Development Co-operation and Violent Conflict." Sida Publication. June 2003.
Martina Fischer and Oliver Wils, "Ploughing Through the Field: An Introduction to the PCIA Handbook Debate." Berghof Handbook Dialogue Series.
Secretary General’s Report to the United Nations Security Council. "The Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa." April 16, 1998.
"Review & Analysis: Needs Assessments in Post-Conflict Situations." A joint project of the UNDP, World Bank, and United Nations Development Group. April 2004.
Early Warning and Preventive Measures: Building UN Capacity." April 2005.
Jacques Forster, "Applying humanitarian principles in the aftermath of armed conflict." ICRC Official Statement to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. July 13, 2005.
Maria Lange, "Building Institutional Capacity for Conflict-Sensitive Practice: The Case of International NGOs." International Alert. May 2004.
"Summary Table of IHL Provisions Specifically Applicable to Children." International Committee of the Red Cross Publication. March 31, 2003.
"Summary Table of IHL Provisions Specifically Applicable to Children." International Committee of the Red Cross Publication. March 31, 2003.
"International Legal Standards Governing Child Soldiers." Human Rights Watch publication.
"International Legal Standards Governing Child Soldiers." Human Rights Watch publication.
The State of the World’s Children: Childhood Under Threat." UNICEF publication. 2005.
The State of the World’s Children: Childhood Under Threat." UNICEF publication. 2005.
"Humanitarian Assistance in Armed Conflict: A Children’s Right Perspective." Sida publication. 1999.
"Humanitarian Assistance in Armed Conflict: A Children’s Right Perspective." Sida publication. 1999.
"Protecting Children in Emergencies: Escalating Threats to Children Must Be Addressed" Save the Children Policy Brief (Spring 2005).
"Protecting Children in Emergencies: Escalating Threats to Children Must Be Addressed" Save the Children Policy Brief (Spring 2005).
“Call for Action: Working with child soldiers in West Africa” Save the Children Sweden – Programme for West Africa and the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers (2006).
“Call for Action: Working with child soldiers in West Africa” Save the Children Sweden – Programme for West Africa and the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers (2006).
“Rising from the Rubble - Communities Lead the Earthquake Response”, Save the Children Sweden (2006).
“Rising from the Rubble - Communities Lead the Earthquake Response”, Save the Children Sweden (2006).
UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls”, UNICEF (June 2006).
Judith Cardam, "Women, Human Rights, and International Humanitarian Law." International Review of the Red Cross, No. 32. 1998: pp.421-432.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. October 31, 2000. (
Women, Peace and Security: Study Submitted by the Secretary-General Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1325. October 2002.
"General and Specific Protection of Women Under International Humanitarian Law." Extract from the publication "Addressing the Needs of Women Affected by Armed Conflict." An ICRC Guidance Document, ICRC Publication. February 2004.
Executive Summary of the publication "Addressing the Needs of Women Affected by Armed Conflict." An ICRC Guidance Document, ICRC Publication. February 2004.
Addressing the Needs of Women Affected by Armed Conflict." ICRC Guidance Document. March 2004.
"From Beijing to Beijing + 5," United Nations Publication, November, 2001.
Jens-Hagen Eschenbächer, "Internal Displacement: the future of the Collaborative Response system." Humanitarian Exchange. September 2005.
IASC Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action Women, Girls, Boys and Men - Different Needs, Equal Opportunities ." Inter-Agency Standing Committee. 2008
IASC Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action Women, Girls, Boys and Men - Different Needs, Equal Opportunities ." Inter-Agency Standing Committee. 2008
"OCHA Online Report on Gender Equality." United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Carolyn McAskie, "Gender, Humanitarian Assistance and Conflict Resolution."
"Passport to Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in Emergency Programmes: Key Analytical Questions for Designing Gender-Sensitive Humanitarian Interventions." Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Programme. November 2000.
"Gender Equality and Humanitarian Assistance: A guide to the issues." Canadian International Development Agency. 2003.
"Passport to Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in Emergency Programmes." Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program. January 2002.
"HIV and Conflict: A Double Emergency." Save the Children publication. July 2002.
Nancy B. Mock, Sambe Duale et al, "Conflict and HIV: A framework for risk assessment to prevent HIC in conflict-affected settings in Africa." Emerging Themes in Epidemiology. October 2004.
"Guidelines for HIV/AIDS interventions in emergency settings." Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on HIV/AIDS in Emergency Settings. 2004.
Adrian J. Khaw, Peter Salama, et al., "HIV Risk and Prevention in Emergency-affected Populations: A Review." Disasters. September 2000: pp. 181-97.
"HIV/AIDS Presents Particular Protection Problem." IRIN Web Special on Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict- OCHA. March 2003.
Faith Mall, "The impact of HIV/AIDS on older people." HelpAge International. September 2005.
United Nations Office of the Secretary General, "Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel: Report of the Secretary-General."
"Report on Security of Humanitarian Personnel: Standards and Practices for the Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Advocacy for Humanitarian Space." ECHO publication. January 2004.
"Mainstreaming Safety and Security Management in Aid Agencies." Humanitarian Practice Group, Oversees Development Institute publication. March 2001.
"Report of the United Nations Panel on Peace Support Operations," United Nations publication. August 2000.
David Forsythe, "Humanitarian protection: The International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees" International Review of the Red Cross, No. 843. September 2001: pp.421-432.
IRIN Web Special on Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict. OCHA. March 2003.
Hugo Slim and Luis Enrique Eguren, "Humanitarian Protection: A Guidance Booklet." Active Learning Network on Accountability and Performance publication. February 2004.
United Nations Office of the Secretary-General, "Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict." May 28, 2004.
Claude Bruderlein and Jennifer Leaning, "New Challenges of Humanitarian Protection." British Medical Journal, No. 319. August 14, 1999: pp. 430-435.
"People caught up in violent conflict," Chapter 2 of the Final Report of the Commission on Human Security. May 2003.
Rachel Houghton, "The Tsunami Evaluation Coalition: a new humanitarian initiative." Humanitarian Exchange. September 2005.
Gerard McHugh and Manuel Bessler, "Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups, A Manual & Guidelines for Practitioners"
Dr. Mahmoud Mohamedou, "Non-Linearity of Engagement: Transnational Armed Groups, International Law, and the Conflict between Al Qaeda and the United States." HPCR Policy Brief. 2005.
Max Glaser, "Humanitarian Engagement with Non-State actors: The Parameters of Negotiated Access." HPN (at the ODI). June 2005.
"Humanitarian Engagement with Armed Groups: The Colombian Paramilitaries." The Henri Dunant Center for Humanitarian Dialogue. October 2003.
Hans-Peter Gasser, "Guidelines for Military Manuals and Instructions on the Protection of the Environment in Times of Armed Conflict." International Review of the Red Cross. April 30, 1996.
The Do No Harm Handbook: The Framework for Analyzing the Impact of Assistance on Conflict." CDA Collaborative Learning Projects. 2004.
"Conducting a Conflict Assessment: A Framework for Analysis and Program Development." U.S. Agency for International Development publication. August 2004.
"Manual for Conflict Analysis." Sida Publication. 2006.
"Participatory Vulnerability Analysis: A Step-by- Step Guide for Field Staff." Actionaid International. January 2000.
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ATH112- Session 1 Mandates Day 1
application/pdf iconUN High Commissioner for Refugees, Expert Meeting on Complementarities between International Refugee Law, International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law- Summary Conclusions, July 2011.pdf
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Expert Meeting on Complementarities between International Refugee Law, International Criminal
application/pdf iconInternational Institute of Humanitarian Law : ICRC, Report of the 31st Round Table on Current Problems of International Humanitarian Law, San Remo, 4-6 September 2008, International Humanitarian Law Human Rights and Peace Operations.pdf
International Institute of Humanitarian Law / ICRC, Report of the 31st Round Table on Current Problems of International Humani
application/pdf iconInter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights, Human Rights Guidance Note for Humanitarian Coordinators, June 2006.pdf
Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights, Human Rights Guidance Note for Humanitarian
Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights, Frequently Asked Questions on International Humanitarian, Human Rights, and Refugee Law in the Context of Armed Conflict, 2004
application/pdf iconUnited Nations, International Legal Protection of Human Rights in Armed Conflict, 2011.pdf
United Nations, International Legal Protection of Human Rights in Armed Conflict, 2011
International Development Law Organization (IDLO), International Law and Standards Applicable in Natural Disaster Situations, 2009
Ilia Siatitsa and Maia Titberdze, Human Rights in Armed Conflict from the Perspective of the Contemporary State Practice in the United Nations: Factual Answers to Certain Hypothetical Challenges
ICRC, Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement

Security Management

application/pdf iconATHA Thematic Brief on Security of Humanitarian Staff.pdf
Claude Bruderlein and Pierre Gassmann, "Managing Security Risks in Hazardous Missions: The Challenges of Securing United Nations Access to Vulnerable Groups," Harvard Human Rights Journal, Vol.19 May 2006
United Nations Office of the Secretary General, "Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel: Report of the Secretary-General."
"Report on Security of Humanitarian Personnel: Standards and Practices for the Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Advocacy for Humanitarian Space." ECHO publication. January 2004.
"Mainstreaming Safety and Security Management in Aid Agencies." Humanitarian Practice Group, Oversees Development Institute publication. March 2001.
"Report of the United Nations Panel on Peace Support Operations," United Nations publication. August 2000.

Protection of Internally Displaced Persons

"Refugees and Displaced Persons." Human Rights Watch publication.
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. April 22, 1954.
"Support to Internally Displaced Persons – Learning from Evaluations Summary version." Sida publication. 2005.
"UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement." OCHA. 1998.
Stephane Jaquemet, "The Cross Fertilization of International Humanitarian Law and International Refugee Law," International Review of the Red Cross, No. 843. 2001: pp.651-675.
Marion Couldrey and Tim Morris, editors, "Forced Migration: Protecting and assisting the internally displaced: the way forward." Refugee Studies Center with Inter-Agency Internal Displacement Division, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair

Humanitarian Quality and Accountability Initiatives

ECB: Final Project Report
Final Evaluation Report: Emergency Capacity Building
application/pdf iconSphere_Handbook_2011_English.pdf
Sphere Project, Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, 2011, 2011
Sphere Project, Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, 2011, 2011

Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD)

Collinson, S., Buchanan-Smith, M., Elhawary, S., 2009. “Good Humanitarian Donorship Principles in Practice: Assessing Humanitarian Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in Sudan and Sri Lanka. A report commissioned by the Office of US Foreign Disas
Sandison, P. and Robert, P. 2004, “Evaluation of the Department of International Development’s Support to The Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance
International Meeting on Good Humanitarian Donorship, “Meeting Conclusions” Stockholm, 16-17 June 2003
Evaluating Humanitarian Action Using the OECD-DAC Criteria: An ALNAP Guide for Humanitarian Agencies

Early Recovery

Cluster Working Group on Early Recovery (CWGER), 2006, ‘Implementing Early Recovery’, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC).

International Disaster Response Law

• IFRC, IDRL in Haiti: A Study on the Legal Framework for the facilitation and regulation of international disaster response in Haiti, 2012
IFRC, The Legal Framework for Volunteering in Emergencies, 2011
International Review of the Red Cross, Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Displacement: A Multi-Track Approach to Filling the Protection Gaps
International Development Law Organization, International Law and Standards Applicable in Natural Disaster Situations, 2009
IFRC, Law and Legal Issues in International Disaster Response: a Desk Study, 2007
International Review of the Red Cross, Domestic Regulation of International Humanitarian Relief in Disasters and Armed Conflict: A Comparative Analysis, 2007
• Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Human Rights and Natural Disasters. Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural Disaster, January 2011
Tampere Convention on Emergency Telecommunications, 1998
IFRC, Background Information Sheet: Tampere Convention: Core Provisions and Benefits, March 2011
Model Act for the Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance: Pilot Version, November 2011
IDRL Guidelines IFRC, Annotations to the Guidelines for the domestic facilitation and regulation of international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance, 26 October 2007
IFRC, Introduction to the Guidelines for the domestic facilitation and regulation of international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance, 2011
Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 - 2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters, 2005
IFRC, Fact Sheet: IDRL: Legal Preparedness for International Disaster Response, 2012
IFRC, Background Information Sheet: Entry of International Disaster Relief Personnel, April 2006

International Criminal Law

ICTY, Global Spread of International Criminal Justice, August 2010
Human Rights Watch, Even a ‘Big Man’ Must Face Justice: Lessons from the Trial of Charles Taylor, 2012
REDRESS, Justice for Victims: The ICC's Reparations Mandate, 20 May 2011
Human Rights Watch, Making Kampala Count: Advancing the Global Fight against Impunity at the ICC Review Conference, 10 May 2010, 1-56432-633-0
ICC, Understanding the International Criminal Court, May 2011
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, July 1998
Statute for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, November 1994
Statute for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, May 1993
Agreement for and Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, January 2002
Agreement establishing the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, June 2003
Statute for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, March 2006
International Criminal Court (ICC), Elements of Crimes, 2011
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, December 1948
Common Article 3 of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949

Transitional Justice

ODI, Dealing With Legacies of Violence: Transitional Justice and Governance Transitions, May 2012
International Center for Transitional Justice, What is Transitional Justice?, 2009
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), The Missing and Transitional Justice: the Right to Know and the Fight against Impunity, 30 June 2006, Volume 88 Number 862
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rule of Law Tools for Post-Conflict States: Truth Commissions, 2006, HR/PUB/06/1
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rule of Law Tools for Post-Conflict States: Maximizing the Legacy of Hybrid Courts, 2008, HR/PUB/08/2
Bryce Campbell, Addressing Concerns about Transitional Justice in Displacement Contexts: A Humanitarian Perspective, compiled in Transitional Justice and Displacement by ICTJ and Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, page 65
Rhodri C. Williams, Protection in the Past Tense: Restitution at the Juncture of Humanitarian Response to Displacement and Transitional Justice, compiled in Transitional Justice and Displacement by ICTJ and Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement
ICC, Understanding the International Criminal Court, May 2011
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, July 1998
Statute for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, November 1994
Statute for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, May 1993
Agreement for and Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, January 2002
Agreement establishing the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, June 2003
Statute for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, March 2006

Public Health in Humanitarian Crises

UNHCR / ICTR, Expert Meeting on Complementarities between International Refugee Law, International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law: Summary Conclusions, 2011
International Institute of Humanitarian Law / ICRC, Report of the 31st Round Table on Current Problems of International Humanitarian Law, San Remo, 4-6 September 2008, International Humanitarian Law Human Rights and Peace Operations
Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights, Human Rights Guidance Note for Humanitarian Coordinators, June 2006
WHO, Bayard Roberts, Preeti Patel & Martin McKee, Noncommunicable Diseases and Post-Conflict Countries, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, January 2012
CSIC Global Health Policy Center, Leonard Rubenstein, Protection of Health Care in Armed and Civil Conflict: Opportunities for Breakthroughs, January 2012
Francesco Checchi, Estimating the Number of Civilian Deaths from Armed Conflicts, The Lancet, January 22, 2010
Paul Spiegel, Francesco Checchi, Sandro Colombo & Eugene Paik, Health-Care Needs of People Affected by Conflict: Future Trends and Changing Frameworks, The Lancet, January 23, 2010
application/pdf iconCenter for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Health in Complex Emergencies- Trends in 8 African Countries, 2011.pdf
Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Health in Complex Emergencies: Trends in 8 African Countries, 2011
application/pdf iconCenter for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Mortality in Darfur- Lessons for Humanitarian Policy, Policy Brief, 2011.pdf
Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Mortality in Darfur: Lessons for Humanitarian Policy, Policy Brief, 2011
application/pdf iconPublic Health in Crisis-Affected Populations- A Practical Guide for Decision-Makers.pdf
Humanitarian Practice Network, Francesco Checchi, Michelle Gayer, Rebecca Freeman Grais & Edward Mills, Public Health in Crisi
application/pdf iconWHO, World Health Report 2007- A Safer Future- Global Public Health Security in the 21st Century, 2007.pdf
WHO, World Health Report 2007: A Safer Future: Global Public Health Security in the 21st Century, 2007
application/pdf iconCenter for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Armed Conflict and Public Health- A Report on Knowledge and Knowledge Gaps, 2002.pdf
Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Armed Conflict and Public Health: A Report on Knowledge and Knowledge Ga
application/pdf iconArmed Conflict as a Public Health Problem.pdf
Christopher JL Murray et al, Armed Conflict as a Public Health Problem, 2002
application/pdf iconUN High Commissioner for Refugees, Expert Meeting on Complementarities between International Refugee Law, International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law- Summary Conclusions, July 2011.pdf
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Factsheets 2011: Public Health, Nutrition, HIV and WASH: Annual Country Factsheets, Ju
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ensuring Access to Health Care: Operational Guidance on Refugee Protection and Solutions in Urban Areas, 2011
The Lancet, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings: Linking Practice and Research, October 2011
Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - Complex Emergency Database
UNHCR Standards and Indicators Report
WHO Armed Violence webpage
application/pdf iconWHO Fact Sheet on Collective Violence.pdf
WHO Fact Sheet on Collective Violence
MSF, Rapid Health Assessment of Refugee or Displaced Populations, 2006

Human Rights and Humanitarian Action

application/pdf iconUN High Commissioner for Refugees, Expert Meeting on Complementarities between International Refugee Law, International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law- Summary Conclusions, July 2011.pdf
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Expert Meeting on Complementarities between International Refugee Law, International Criminal
application/pdf iconInternational Institute of Humanitarian Law : ICRC, Report of the 31st Round Table on Current Problems of International Humanitarian Law, San Remo, 4-6 September 2008, International Humanitarian Law Human Rights and Peace Operations.pdf
International Institute of Humanitarian Law / ICRC, Report of the 31st Round Table on Current Problems of International Humani
application/pdf iconInter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights, Human Rights Guidance Note for Humanitarian Coordinators, June 2006.pdf
Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights, Human Rights Guidance Note for Humanitarian
Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights, Frequently Asked Questions on International Humanitarian, Human Rights, and Refugee Law in the Context of Armed Conflict, 2004
application/pdf iconUnited Nations, International Legal Protection of Human Rights in Armed Conflict, 2011.pdf
United Nations, International Legal Protection of Human Rights in Armed Conflict, 2011
International Development Law Organization (IDLO), International Law and Standards Applicable in Natural Disaster Situations, 2009
Ilia Siatitsa and Maia Titberdze, Human Rights in Armed Conflict from the Perspective of the Contemporary State Practice in the United Nations: Factual Answers to Certain Hypothetical Challenges
Emanuela-Chiara Gillard, There's No Place Like Home: States' Obligations in Relation to Transfers of Persons, International Review of the Red Cross, September 2008
Refugee Studies Centre , Responding to protracted refugee situations: Lessons from a decade of discussion, January 2011, Forced Migration Policy Briefing 6
ICRC Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law, Internally Displaced Persons and International Humanitarian Law
UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children Affected by Armed Conflict, Working Paper: The Rights and Guarantees of Internally Displaced Children in Armed Conflict, 2010
ActionAid, Rights-Based Emergency Work Analysis and Practice, Learning Module
UN Statement of Common Understanding, 2003
• International Human Rights Network, Human Rights-Based approaches and European Union Development Aid Policies, 2008
Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, A Community Based Approach to Refugee Protection in a Protracted Refugee Situation, 2010
UNFPA and Harvard School of Public Health, A Human Rights Based Approach to Programming, 2010
UNFPA and Harvard School of Public Health, A Human Rights Based Approach to Programming, 2010, Humanitarian Action Section
UNFPA, Human Rights Based Programming: What it is, How to do it, 2006

Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

Livelihoods Approaches Compared
Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: A Framework for Analysis
Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance Sheets
The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach, Input Paper for the Integrated Training Course of NCCR North-South Aeschiried, Switzerland (9. - 20. September 2002)
The Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction

Humanitarian Funding Flows

Inside the DAC: A Guide to the OECD Development Assistance Committee 2009-2010
Humanitarian Reform: Fulfilling its Promise? - The State of Humanitarian Funding
Non-DAC Donors and Humanitarian AID: Shifting structures, changing trends
Diversity in Donorship: The changing landscape of official humanitarian aid
The State of the Humanitarian System 2012
Global Humanitarian Assistance: Report 2012
Good Humanitarian Donorship Principles in Practice- Assessing humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in Sudan and Sri Lanka

Climate Change

Facing Natural Disasters in a Vulnerable Region: Hurricane Mitch in Central America
Reducing disaster risk: a challenge for development
T.H. Dixon, Environmental Scarcities and Violent Conflict
Barnett & Adger, Climate change, human security and violent conflict
Reuveny, Climate change-induced migration and violent conflict
Bridging the gap: Integrating climate change and disaster risk reduction
The Humanitarian Costs Of Climate Change
Climate Vulnerability Monitor: A Guide to the Cold Calculus of a Hot Planet

Cash Transfer

Cash transfers in post-conflict contexts
Cash transfers in emergencies A synthesis of World Vision’s experience and learning
GHA: Tracking spending on cash transfer programming in a humanitarian context
Guidelines for cash transfer programming

Disaster Risk Reduction

ISDR, Living With Risk Volume I, 2004
UNISDR, Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters
Challenges to disaster risk reduction: A study of stakeholders’ perspectives in Imizamo Yethu, South Africa
Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 mid-term review