Publications
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control
A short course for humanitarian workers: Facilitator’s Manual
Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children (WCRWC) on behalf of the Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium. Nov 2004. 136pp. Free. Online at www.rhrc.org/resources/sti/hivaidsmanual/
This five-day course aims to assist humanitarian workers to deepen their understanding of the complexities of HIV/AIDs and equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to improve programme design and implementation. Includes two CD-ROMs of resources.
Contact: WCRWC, 122 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10168, USA. Tel: +1 (212) 551 3000. Fax: +1 (212) 551 3180. Email: info@rhrc.org
Gender, Conflict and Development
by Tsjeard Bouta, Georg Frerks & Ian Bannon. World Bank. Dec 2004.
150pp. ISBN 0-8213-5968-1. £20.00.
Highlights the gender dimensions of conflict, organised around major themes such as female combatants, sexual violence, peace processes, legal framework, work, rehabilitation of social services and community-driven development. Analyses how conflict changes gender roles and the policy options that might be considered to build on positive aspects while minimising adverse changes.
Contact: The World Bank, PO Box 960, Herndon, VA 20172-0960, USA. Email: books@worldbank.org See: http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?item_id=4189616
In the Shadow of ‘Just Wars’: Violence, Politics and Humanitarian Action
Edited by Fabrice Weissman. Médecins Sans Frontières. 2004. 372pp. ISBN 1-85065-737-8. £16.50.
“…assiduously documents the humanitarian failures delivered alongside the promise of rejuvenation and welfare that just war promises. It provides case after case, well documented in readable language and authoritative analysis, of the claims to the moral high ground by the perpetrators of these just wars.” (Greg Austin, formerly of International Crisis Group)
More info: www.hurstpub.co.uk/book.asp?bcn=200&x=n Contact: C Hurst & Co Ltd, 38 King St, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8JZ, UK. Tel: +44 (0)207 240 2666. Email: hurst@atlas.co.uk
Protect or Neglect: Toward A More Effective United Nations Approach to the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons
by Simon Bagshaw and Diane Paul. Brookings-SAIS Project on Internal Displacement with UNOCHA Inter-Agency Internal Displacement Division. Nov 2004. 102pp. Free. Online at: www.brookings.edu/fp/projects/idp/protection_survey.htm
The report analyses the UN’s approach to protecting vulnerable populations and sets out recommendations towards making such protection a core part of the UN’s mandate.
Contact: Balkees Jarrah, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement [new name as of 1.1.05], 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036-2188, USA. Tel: +2 (202) 797 6489. Fax: +1 (202) 797 6003. Email: bjarrah@brookings.edu
The Voting Rights of Internally Displaced Persons: The OSCE Region
by Erin Mooney and Balkees Jarrah. Brookings-SAIS Project on Internal Displacement. Nov 2004. 94pp. Free. Online at www.brook.edu/fp/projects/idp/20041105_osce.pdf.
This study assesses the voting rights – and obstacles to exercising these rights – of IDPs in all 13 OSCE countries with IDP populations. Includes recommendations.
Contact: Balkees Jarrah – details as above.