The handbook is primarily aimed at managers and staff of humanitarian agencies, both at headquarters (HQ) and in the field. It speaks directly to those on front line of aid delivery as well as to senior managers who determine organisational culture and values.

This map illustrates possible tailing ponds of interest near Kropyvnyk, Sivka-kaluska and Kalush. This is a preliminary analysis with charter data to provide a breif overview of the area in support of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team.

The HD Centre celebrates its tenth anniversary at a critical time for the practice of mediation. After a period of confrontation marked by the 'war on terror', and the polarisation of international relations, there is renewed demand for diplomacy and negotiation. Yet, in many respects the peacemaking enterprise faces crisis. Conscious that the HD Centre's progression is but one part of a much larger picture, this paper looks at the challenges and opportunities facing mediation practitioners as we begin the second decade of the 21st century.

The proposals in the Department for International Development's (DFID's) White Paper published in July 2009 change the emphasis of the Department's activities. It will focus more of its work in fragile states. This is a necessary step if global poverty reduction goals are to be met. Some of the poorest people in the world live in conflict-affected countries and those where governments are unable or unwilling to deliver basic services.

DFID's commitment to assist these countries is therefore welcome. However, the 2008-09 Annual Report and Resource Accounts

This report summarizes patterns and trends in the number of individual asylum claims submitted in Europe and selected non-European countries during 2009. The data in this report is based on information available as of 3 March 2010 unless otherwise indicated. It covers the 38 European and six non-European States that currently provide monthly asylum statistics to UNHCR and is mostly based on official asylum statistics, reflecting national laws and procedures. In addition, UNHCR conducted refugee status determination under its mandate in a number of countries included in this report.

This handbook was developed to assist policy makers and project managers engaged principally in large-scale post-disaster reconstruction programs make decisions about how to reconstruct housing and communities, a complex series of decisions that, taken together, will affect the communities involved for many years. However, the handbook should be useful to communities and professionals involved in any type of post-disaster housing and community reconstruction project.