Map set focused extracted from Situation of Women and Children in Burundi 2001 document.

This handbook aims to inform members of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) about the founding principles and challenges of international refugee law and to mobilise them, as policy makers, in the implementation of the law for securing adequate protection of refugees. For this purpose, it considers the following issues:

- Legal framework of international refugee protection system
- Role of UNHCR
- Recognising refugees
- International protection in practice
- Alternatives to detention and protecting refugees against discrimination

Durante los días 4 al 6 de diciembre de 2001 se llevó a cabo la Conferencia Hemisférica sobre Reducción de Riesgos en San José, Costa Rica. Cerca de 550 participantes de todo el hemisferio se reunieron en sesiones plenarias y talleres de trabajo para discutir la implementación de los mandatos sobre gestión de riesgos de la Cumbre de Presidentes de Québec (abril 2001). La Conferencia Hemisférica constituye el evento sobre riesgos con mayor audiencia en la región.

Una innovación de la conferencia fue el generar grupos de trabajo por sector (seguridad alimentaria/agricultura,

This report examines contextual and operational factors of humanitarian accountability. In particular, it considers the following:

- Quantitative transformation of the NGO sector
- Qualitative transformation of the NGO sector
- Specific changes within the humanitarian sector

The report is part of an effort to increase the transparency and accountability of humanitarian action in order to fulfill its objective of safeguarding and upholding the well-being and dignity of those affected by disasters and armed conflicts.

Attempting to combine early warning work with effective response, this paper combines a methodology for early warning intervention in a conflict situation with its practical implementation.

Surveys of the conflict prevention capacities in the Caucasus are provided, examining the Russian Government, the United States Government, the European Union and local NGOs. The material aims to be of interest to academic institutions, policy makers and practitioners working in the Caucasus and other conflict zones.

Considering the links between development, environment and natural disasters, this study aims to enable societies to be resilient to natural hazards while ensuring that development efforts do not increase the vulnerability to those hazards. For this purpose, it provides the following chapters:

- Natural disasters - Impact on development
- Need to reverse trends in vulnerability to natural disasters
- Strategies for development policies to reduce vulnerability to disasters
- Course for specific action
- Legacy of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)

This document examines international law concerning the right to food in conflict situations. The author argues that the legal tools provided by the different treaties on the subject are sufficient to insure the adequate provision of food for populations affected by a conflict. The document includes the following sections:

- Rules with a preventive function
- Rules on humanitarian assistance to the civilian population
- Rules on specific categories of persons.