This issue provides information on a wide range of humanitarian issues. Articles here contain information on: US NGO experience in relation to war risk insurance cover; an initiative by the EC Humanitarian Office (ECHO) to set up a European post-graduate degree course on International Humanitarian Aid; an initiative supported by Oxfam and NOVIB to establish a support network for relief workers returning from conflict-affected areas; a description of the recently established Refugee Nutrition Information System operated by the UN ACC/ SCN in conjunction