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Liberia: International NGO projects reported by district and county (Oct 2004)

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From Stockholm to Ottawa: A Progress Review of the Good Humanitarian Donorship Initiative

This briefing paper provides an overview of what has become known as the 'Good Humanitarian Donorship' (GHD) initiative. It highlights the main accomplishments to date, and the challenges donor governments have faced in advancing the initiative. It includes the following sections:

- Stockholm: establishing the goals of GHD
- Starting from the same page: a shared definition of humanitarian action
- Formalising and communicating GHD commitments
- GHD principles and policy
- Operationalising the Good Practice commitments
- Ottawa: advancing the initiative
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Field Guidelines for Assessing the Humanitarian Implications of Sanctions

This set of Field Guidelines is intended to provide guidance to humanitarian practitioners in identifying and measuring possible humanitarian consequences of sanctions. The sanctions assessment methodology presented in the book can be applied in advance of, during or following sanctions, and aims to address two key challenges associated with humanitarian assessments under sanctions: accurate evaluation of the current status of humanitarian conditions, and separation of the effects of sanctions on health and well-being from those due to other causes.
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Sanctions Assessment Handbook - Assessing the Humanitarian Implications of Sanctions

This handbook provides guidance on identifying and measuring possible humanitarian implications of sanctions. The sanctions assessment methodology presented in the book can be applied in advance of, during or following sanctions, and aims to address two key challenges associated with humanitarian assessments under sanctions: accurate evaluation of the current status of humanitarian conditions, and separation of the effects of sanctions on health and well-being from those due to other causes. The following sections are included in the document:

- Conceptual framework
- Causal
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The Roots of Behaviour in War: Understanding and Preventing IHL Violations

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ICRC
This study seeks to address the two following questions: (1) What are the key factors which influence the behaviour of bearers of weapons so that they respect or violate IHL in any given situation? (2) Do prevention strategies drawn up by the ICRC take due account of the answers given to the foregoing question?

The document focuses mainly on psychosociological factors universally present in any group of armed combatants taking part in a war, such as the influence of the group, integration within a hierarchy and moral disengagement.

The study sought to contribute
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Review of Humanitarian Action in 2003

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ALNAP
This report provides an overview of current trends in humanitarian action through a synthesis of evaluation findings, as well as a critical reflection on field level learning. It also provides a platform for sharing lessons, identifying common approaches, and building consensus on ways in which to improve learning and accountability. The document includes the following chapters:

- Learning and Evaluation in Humanitarian Action (Introduction)
- Learning by Field Level Workers
- Synthesis of Findings of Evaluation Reports from 2003
- Meta-evaluation.
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Gender, Conflict, and Development

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World Bank
This book highlights the gender dimensions of conflict, organized around major relevant themes such as female combatants, sexual violence, formal and informal peace processes, the legal framework, work, the rehabilitation of social services and community-driven development. It analyzes how conflict changes gender roles and the policy options that might be considered to build on positive aspects while minimizing adverse changes. The suggested policy options and approaches aim to take advantage of the opportunity afforded by violent conflict to encourage change and build more inclusive
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National Guide to Monitoring and Evaluating Programmes for the Prevention of HIV in Infants and Young Children

This manual provides guidance on M&E of national programmes for the prevention of HIV infection in infants and young children. Its purpose is to determine the level of success of programmes for the prevention of HIV infection in infants and young children, to identify areas where further support is required and to inform adaptation and scaling-up strategies.

Part I explains why it is important to monitor and evaluate programmes aimed at the prevention of HIV infection in infants and young children at the national level.

Part II provides information on the
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A Joint response to HIV/AIDS

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UNAIDS
This document contains information about the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. UNAIDS is the main advocate for global action on the epidemic. The document is divided as follows:
  • UNAIDS: a unique response
  • Supporting Countries
  • Leadership
  • The Global Reference For AIDS Policy
  • Monitoring And Evaluation
  • A Joint Effort
  • Mobilizing Resources
The purpose of this document is to explain UNAIDS's role within the context of HIV/AIDS.
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The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement: An Innovation in International Standard Setting

This article analyses the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, published by the United Nations in 1998. The author discusses:

- The origin and development of the Guiding Principles,
- The reasons for their growing international usage,
- The validity of the reservations about them.

Furthermore, the author seeks to determine whether the process that developed them truly constitutes a turning point in standard setting reflecting a greater role for the nongovernmental community in developing international norms of conduct for states.
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Putting Guns in Their Place: A Resource Pack for Two Years of Action by Humanitarian Agencies

The availability of small arms and light weapons in war-torn countries poses a grave danger to civilian populations. Humanitarian workers and agencies are faced with these consequences every day - indeed they themselves are increasingly caught in the line of fire. Yet, it is not always understood just how pervasive its effects are - affecting provision of aid, inhibiting access to homes and health care, destroying communities, enabling the enlisting of child soldiers and facilitating violence against women.

This call to action presents an accessible
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Getting it right, doing it right: Gender and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration

This report targets decision makers and practitioners; intends to influence policy and procedure in order to foster inclusive transitions to peace in post-conflict societies, and includes findings and recommendations from a desk review, case studies on Liberia and Bougainville-Papua New Guinea and UNIFEM's Standard Operating Procedures on Gender and DDR.
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How should the health community respond to violent political conflict?

Zwi AB (2004) How Should the Health Community Respond to Violent Political Conflict? PLoS Med 1(1): e14

Violent political conflict, and its impact, is again on the front pages-in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sudan. Such emergencies have a direct impact on health. They also impair the functioning of health systems through, for example, destruction of infrastructure (such as clinics and vehicles), reduced access to medicines, death of health workers, and weakened national capacity for health policy-making. Such violent political conflicts stir us-the global health community-to discover
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Humanitarian Negotiation - A Handbook for Securing Access, Assistance and Protection for Civilians in Armed Conflict

Those who work for humanitarian agencies negotiate on a regular basis. Issues like access to civilian populations,
protection for vulnerable populations and the provision of medical care must be discussed and agreements must be reached with a variety of armed factions, in some of the world's most dangerous environments. How they are broached and handled may make the difference between life and death.

Surprisingly, given the complexity of the task and the stakes involved, little effort has been made to date to