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United Nations Office of the Secretary General, "Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel: Report of the Secretary-General."
United Nations Office of the Secretary General, "Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel: Report of the Secretary-General."
"Mainstreaming Safety and Security Management in Aid Agencies." Humanitarian Practice Group, Oversees Development Institute publication. March 2001.
"Mainstreaming Safety and Security Management in Aid Agencies." Humanitarian Practice Group, Oversees Development Institute publication. March 2001.
"Report on Security of Humanitarian Personnel: Standards and Practices for the Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Advocacy for Humanitarian Space." ECHO publication. January 2004.
"Report on Security of Humanitarian Personnel: Standards and Practices for the Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Advocacy for Humanitarian Space." ECHO publication. January 2004.
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"Report of the United Nations Panel on Peace Support Operations," United Nations publication. August 2000.
"Report of the United Nations Panel on Peace Support Operations," United Nations publication. August 2000.
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
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Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD)

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Humanitarian Assistance

"The Swedish Government’s Humanitarian Aid Policy."Government Communication 2004/05:52, Government Offices of Sweden. 2005
Nick Leader, "Codes of Conduct: Who Needs Them?" Relief and Rehabilitation Network Newsletter 13. March 1999.
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.
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.
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Sida Humanitarian Support Presentation 2008
Hugo Slim, "Humanitarianism with Borders? NGOs, Belligerent Military Forces and Humanitarian Action." The Journal of Humanitarian Assistance. March 31, 2003.
"Humanitarian Assistance." Sida Publication. 2003.
Jens-Hagen Eschenbächer, "Internal Displacement: the future of the Collaborative Response system." Humanitarian Exchange. September 2005.

International Humanitarian Law

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)
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.
"Humanitarian Engagement with Armed Groups: The Colombian Paramilitaries." The Henri Dunant Center for Humanitarian Dialogue. October 2003.

International Humanitarian Law and Civil Society

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).
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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.
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)
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.
"Humanitarian Engagement with Armed Groups: The Colombian Paramilitaries." The Henri Dunant Center for Humanitarian Dialogue. October 2003.

Civil Military Relations

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Humanitarian Coordination

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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. June
"Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations." United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182, 78th Plenary Meeting. December 19, 1991.
"The Dynamics of Coordination." Occasional Paper #40, Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute for International Studies. 2000.
Rachel Houghton, "The Tsunami Evaluation Coalition: a new humanitarian initiative." Humanitarian Exchange. September 2005.

Protection of Children in Emergencies

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"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.
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.
"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).
“Rising from the Rubble - Communities Lead the Earthquake Response”, Save the Children Sweden (2006).
IASC Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action Women, Girls, Boys and Men - Different Needs, Equal Opportunities ." Inter-Agency Standing Committee. 2008

Protection of Internally Displaced Persons

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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.
"UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement." OCHA. 1998.
"Support to Internally Displaced Persons – Learning from Evaluations Summary version." Sida publication. 2005.
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. April 22, 1954.
"Refugees and Displaced Persons." Human Rights Watch publication.
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

Conflict Prevention and Management

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.

Vulnerable Groups in Complex Political Emergencies

"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.
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.
"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).
“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.

Gender Perspective

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/AIDS Intervention and Prevention

"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.

Humanitarian Protection

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.

Non-State Actors

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.

Environment

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.

Practical Tools

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.