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Major Volcanos of Guatemala

Source: Topinka, USGS/CVO, 1998; Base map modified from CIA 1997; volcanoes from Simkin & Siebert, 1994
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Baghlan Province Afghanistan - JOG

Joint Operations Graphic - JOG

Note: very large file size.

Base Map Source: Prepared by the US Defense Mapping Agency of Hydrographic/Topographic Center -1967-1998.

Modifications made by AIMS.  For further information contact <info@hic.org.pk>
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Human Rights Watch World Report 1998

The 1997 annual review of human rights practices considers developments in 65 countries as well as thematic concerns of particular interest. In addition, the introduction outlines patterns and trends discerned over the year. Particular countries are discussed with respect to:

- Significant human rights developments
- Response of global actors, e.g the EU, Japan, the US, the UN & regional organisations
- Freedom of local human rights defenders to conduct their work

Special initiatives or thematic concerns include:

- The arms project
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Toward More Humane and Effective Sanctions Management: Enhancing the Capacity of the United Nations System

Report
Watson Institute
Concerned about the negative humanitarian consequences of multilateral sanctions calling for reform, this report offers recommendations to the UN system for ameliorating adverse humanitarian consequences of sanctions and making their implementation more effective and accountable.

The report offers a methodology for preassessing and monitoring the humanitarian impacts of sanctions, calls for greater transparency in the functioning of UN sanctions committees and urge the present ad hoc policy be replaced by a more regime-like system characterized
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Security in the Field

This booklet provides information on existing security arrangements and individual responsibility applicable to all staff members of the United Nations, UN agencies, programs and funds. In addition it contains information regarding practical, common-sense measures applicable to individual staff members to minimize the risks faced.

The booklet is based on the Field Security Handbook, a comprehensive policy document for the use of officials concerned with security.
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Civilian Peacekeepers: A Future Challenge

With UN peace-keeping operations increasingly entering internal conflict areas, making the role of the UN more complex, comprehensive and demanding, this article discusses the possibility of a more frequent and conceptualized use of civilians to enhance the capacity of peace-keeping. Its three parts discuss:

Part I: Discusses peace-keeping in its historical context, emphasizing the shift from military observing and reporting operations to current multi-dimensional operations and their increased involvement of civilians.

Part II: Provides an assessment of
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Rapid Educational Response in Complex Emergencies: A Discussion Document

This document seeks to initiate a broader view of the role and impact of initial as well as further education in the perspective of lifelong learning as a practice for dialogue in circumstances of political crisis and social confrontation.

For this purpose, it focuses on humanitarian educational intervention during complex emergencies and offers four main parts:

Part I summarizes the basic policy instruments that advocate education as a child's right.
Part II analyses the different phases of emergency .
Part III shows how to expand non-formal
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Tackling Hunger in a World Full of Food: Tasks ahead for Food Aid

This paper identifies three categories of hunger as priority areas in which targeted food aid should play a principal role in coming years in helping households to attain food security. It main chapters deal with the following issues:

- Food security: Sustaining people
- The first goal of food aid: Saving life
- Sustaining and enhancing lives
- Chronic hunger and weak markets
- The evolving nature of food aid and future needs
- Tasks ahead

The report was prepared by WFP in response to a request from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United
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Australian Emergency Management Glossary

This glossary provides a list of emergency management terms and definitions, likely to be encountered by emergency management workers.

The glossary does not present new or different definitions of terms, but draws together definitions from many existing sources, as well as suggests a set of core terms.
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Code of Conduct: Conflict Transformation Work

This code of conduct aims to provide an ethical framework for conflict transformation work. It consists of guiding principles for the organisation and the development of policies with respect to the following:

  - Human rights and conflict transformation work
  - Impartiality in conflict transformation work
  - Working in partnership

Based on lessons learned and experience acquired in the course of International Alert's work, the document also includes further discussion on issues relating to human rights and impartiality.
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Towards a New Understanding of the Terms and Definitions for International Peace Missions

In the context of the evolving nature of peacekeeping operations and the confusion created regarding terminology and definitions used, this paper seeks to achieve a clear understanding of the exact meaning of terms and definitions as a starting point for all policy, strategy and doctrine.

The paper examines the following terms often used synonymously to define activities related to UN involvement to prevent or settle international disputes in terms of Chapters 6 and 7 of the UN Charter:

- Peacekeeping operations
- Peace operations
- Wider peacekeeping operations
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Mine Action and Effective Coordination: the United Nations Policy

This paper sets out to encapsulate the key principles on which UN mine action is based and to clarify roles and responsibilities within the UN system. The objectives of the principles developed in this paper are threefold and complementary:

- Foster ability of the UN to support affected countries and populations
- Foster ability of the UN to support and build collective efforts of international community
- Strengthen credibility of the UN in terms of transparency, accountability and effectiveness

The paper is based on experiences and lessons
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Human Development Report 1998: Consumption for Human Development

The 1998 Human Development Report examines the high levels of consumption and production in the world, the power and potential of technology and information, and the opportunities they present for human development. It includes the following chapters:

- The state of human development
- Consumption from a human development perspective
- Consumption in a global village - unequal and unbalanced
- Unequal human impacts of environmental damage
- Agenda for Action

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Natural Disaster Mitigation in Drinking Water and Sewerage Systems: Guidelines for Vulnerability Analysis

This book provides basic tools for water service companies to evaluate components of their systems vulnerable to major natural hazards, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and drought.

- Methods of establishing emergency and disaster programs
- Principles of vulnerability analysis for drinking water and sewerage systems
- General description of major natural hazards and damage caused to water system
- New approaches to applying vulnerability analysis to different hazards

The guidelines are meant to be consulted
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Amnesty International Annual Report 1998

Report
Amnesty
The annual report for 1998 covers human rights around the world, providing studies of individual countries and regional summaries. In addition, the report reviews issues concerning three main themes, including:

All human rights for all
- Universality and indivisibility
- Meeting future challenges
- Weaknesses in the human rights framework

Making a difference
- Kenya action
- Economic relations and arms sales
- Urgent actions
- Crisis response
- Mobilising lawyers and health professionals
- Human rights education