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01 Aug 2000

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran - Areas Affected by Drought

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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01 Aug 2000

World
Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Towards a Mine-Free World

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— International Campaign to Ban Landmines
In the context of the Mine Ban Treaty, which entered into force on March 1999, this report measures the concrete impact of the Treaty on the global mine problem. Individual countries are considered with respect to key developments, policies on the banning of mines, the production, stockpiling and transfer of mines etc. The report also considers developments with respect to:

- Banning antipersonnel mines
- Humanitarian mine action
- Landmine casualties and survivor assistance
- Mine awareness
- Mine action funding

The Landmine Monitor Report is part of the
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01 Aug 2000

World
Practical Disarmament

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— Bonn International Center for Conversion
This paper examines the issue of weapons in conflict situations, aiming to illustrate the range of tasks in the field of crisis prevention, disarmament and conversion still to be tackled, as well as the positive practical experiences in different parts of the world.

Part I: Concepts on crisis prevention and preventive conversion
Part II: Case studies in practical disarmament: Experience from Asia and Europe

The papers were originally presented at an international Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) conference
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01 Aug 2000

World
UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination Field Handbook

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
This handbook provides a quick a reference guide for the use of UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination Teams undertaking emergency missions, assisting in the accomplishment of tasks they may be expected to perform on mission.

It discusses issues relating to the mission cycle, commencing with preparation prior to a mission, through various stages of a mission until termination and debriefing, provides checklists and description of coordination structures in the field as well as data for everyday use, such as composition of medical kits, security precautions,
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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01 Aug 2000

World
Generating the Means to an End: Planning Integrated Responses to Early Warning

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— International Alert
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In the context of early warning as a part of conflict prevention, this methodology / framework aims to bridge the divide between the processes of early warning and early response. For this purpose, information is provided on the following:

- Revisit the theories underpinning early response methodologies
- Actual methodology developed for defining integrated responses to early warning
- Pilots providing basis for methodology; Javakheti and Guinea-Conakry
- Lessons learned on principles for the implementation of the methodology
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01 Aug 2000

World
Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (A/55/305 - S/2000/809)

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— UN General Assembly
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This report examines the peace operations of the UN system, providing assessments of, and recommendations for, strategic direction, decision-making, rapid deployment, operational planning and support, and the use of modern information technology.
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01 Aug 2000

World
Solidarity and Soup Kitchens: A Review of Principles and Practice for Food Distribution in Conflict

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— ODI - Humanitarian Policy Group
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Reviewing current principles and practice for food distribution in conflict, this study aims to assist humanitarian agencies develop a principled approach to food distribution by maximizing receipt of food aid by the most vulnerable populations while minimizing abuse, such as diversion, taxation and manipulation. It looks at the following issues:

- Agency policy and practice for food distribution in conflict
- Principles, standards and food distribution
- Strategies for implementing a principled approach
- Case-studies of agency practice: Somalia,
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01 Aug 2000

World
The Use of Children as Soldiers in Africa: A Country Analysis of Child Recruitment and Participation in Armed Conflict

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— Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
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This report documents and assesses the extent of military recruitment of children and their use as soldiers in armed conflicts in Africa. The following aspects are considered:

- National legislation on recruitment into the armed forces
- National recruitment practice
- Extent of child participation where armed conflict is ongoing
- Basic demographic data and information

The report was used as a background document to the African Conference on the Use of Children as Soldiers, held in Mozambique in April 1999.
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01 Aug 2000

World
Women in War and Peace: Grassroots Peacebuilding

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— US Institute of Peace
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This conference report examines the role of women in addressing the issue of conflict resolution and peacebuilding. For this purpose, it includes the following chapters:

- Introduction: Women in war and peace
- Women in conflict: Colombia, Israel and Palestine, Somalia
- Actions to empower women's movements
- Women in peace: South Africa, Latin America, Northern Ireland

The report draws on a seminar organised in September 1999, bringing together over sixty participants from the policy community, academia and NGOs. Aimed at NGOs' staff, humanitarian and field
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01 Aug 2000

World
Working with the Media in Conflicts and other Emergencies

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— Department for International Development
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This documents examines the role of media in efforts to actively prevent and resolve conflicts and support post conflict peace-building. Dealing with questions of when and how media initiatives should be supported in conflicts and other emergencies, the guide seeks primarily to highlight benefits, challenges and options when considering funding of media and communication interventions.

In addition to providing case studies, a glossary of media formats and a resource of contact organizations, it deals with the following:

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01 Aug 2000

World
Taking It to the Next Level: Civilian-Military Cooperation in Complex Emergencies

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— US Institute of Peace
Aiming to improve information sharing in complex emergencies, this report examines the role of civil affairs within the military and within the context of complex emergencies.

In order to deepen the understanding of the realities and conditions of collaboration between civilian and military entities and offer specific areas for sharing information among them, the report provides summaries of discussions as well as recommendations for operational agencies, in particular with respect to the issue of planning and routine information sharing.

The report is based on a conference entitled

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01 Aug 2000

World
Forced Migration Review No. 8 - Accountability

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— Forced Migration Review, University of Oxford
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Forced Migration Review provides a forum for the regular exchange of practical experience, information and ideas between researchers, refugees and internally displaced people, and those who work with them. It is published three times a year in English, Spanish and Arabic by the Refugee Studies Centre/University of Oxford in association with the Global IDP Project/Norwegian Refugee Council. The Spanish translation, Revista de Migraciones Forzadas, is produced by IDEI in Guatemala.

Contents

- Thinking outside the box: evaluation and humanitarian action, by Jeff Crisp
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01 Aug 2000

World
Shifting Sands: The Search for "Coherence" between Political and Humanitarian Responses to Complex Emergencies

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— ODI - Humanitarian Policy Group
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The early 1990s have seen increasing calls to enhance the coherence of political and humanitarian action. These have stemmed from an increasing recognition of the essentially political nature of vulnerability in complex emergencies, and thus of the need for political (as opposed to relief) action to mitigate these disasters. The coherence agenda was given added momentum in 1996 by the conclusion of the Joint Evaluation of the International Response to Rwanda that aid cannot act as a substitute for political action, and has subsequently become a routine
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01 Aug 2000

Angola
Angola: Security a precondition for resettlement

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— IRIN
JOHANNESBURG, 1 August (IRIN) - Minimum standards of security are a precondition for the resettlement of Angolans displaced by the country's civil war, UN humanitarian sources said on Tuesday in response to concerns voiced by the international medical relief organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
MSF last week expressed "deep concern" over the security and health of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Angola and in a statement released ahead of a UN Security Council open debate on Angola called on the Angolan government "to uphold its responsibility
IRIN:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

Une sélection d'articles d'IRIN sont publiés sur ReliefWeb. Trouvez d'autres articles et analyses d'IRIN sur http://www.irinnews.org

This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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01 Aug 2000

Eritrea
Eritrea: ICC Weekly Update 29 Jul 2000

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— Information Co-ordination Centre
Summary
Severe yet spotty rainfall is becoming an increasing concern, while attention is also turning to the plight of host communities across the country. Continued IDP movement from occupied territories remains a crucial issue, even as many IDPs are returning to their home communities. The tripartite repatriation program of Eritrean refugees in Sudan has also begun.

UN Asmara office to support peace efforts

(IRIN, July 28) The UN on Thursday opened a liaison office in the Eritrean capital Asmara as part of its efforts

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01 Aug 2000

Congo + 3 others
UNHCR Briefing Notes: Sudan/Eritrea, The Congos

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— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Quoted text from this briefing note may be attributed to the UNHCR spokesperson named below
Kris Janowski - Public Information Section

1. Sudan/Eritrea

A total of 11,785 Eritrean refugees have returned to Eritrea since UNHCR began a voluntary repatriation program on 25 July from camps in Sudan's eastern state of Kassala. The figure includes 1,926 returnees ferried home by 105 trucks on Monday. The number of returnees

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01 Aug 2000

Eritrea + 3 others
US sends 4.7 million dollars more in food aid to Horn

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— Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (AFP) - The United States is sending 4.7 million dollars worth of additional food aid to nations in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa, a top USAID official announced Tuesday.

"Over 20 million people are at risk if this crisis is allowed to spiral into a true famine," said Leonard Rogers, a top official at the Agency for International Development, the US agency that provides humanitarian assistance around the world.

"The US government is treating this crisis as the highest priority humanitarian emergency in the world,"

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