This paper explores issues relating to humanitarian assistance and the transformation of conflict. For this purpose, it includes the following sections:

I: Interactions of international aid and conflict in general, and the transformation of "normal" conflict into violence and warfare.

II: Exploration of the possibilities for international donor actions in areas that are at the heart of conflict escalation - the media, security sector and corruption

III: Actions that can be effectively undertaken

This inquiry examines the deaths of three UNHCR staff members, Mr Samson Aregahegn (Supply Officer), Mr Carlos Caceres-Collazo (Protection Officer), and Mr Pero Simundza (Telecommunications Operator), who were killed in Atambua, Indonesia during an attack on UNHCR's office on 6 September, 2000.

Besides establishing the sequence of events, the report analyses key elements relating to the actions and responses of UNHCR, including the context in which events unfolded, the interpretation of events, the actions and decisions taken and the consequences these.

Esta publicación hace eco de la obra titulada Administración sanitaria de emergencia con posterioridad a los desastres naturales (Publicación Científica No. 407) editada en 1981, pero es un libro totalmente nuevo, de organización reciente y con mucho material original. Esboza la función que desempeña el sector salud en la reducción del efecto de los desastres y describe la manera de realizar esa tarea.

Estas pautas tienen por fin presentar un marco seguro para que los administradores adopten decisiones acertadas para la gestión de actividades del sector salud destinadas a menguar las