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Humanitarian Assistance
Description:
Humanitarian
Assistance is the principled provision
of aid in times of natural or human-made crises. The three most important
principles that define humanitarian assistance are impartiality,
neutrality, and the humanitarian imperative, all of which are challenged in
environments of insecurity. Practitioners,
policymakers and researchers of humanitarian assistance confront the full
spectrum of security and development issues, including DDR, SALW,
landmines, and child soldiers.
The 2006
syllabus for a seminar taught by Dr. Charla Britt at the Monterey Institute
of International Studies (IP671 Humanitarian Assistance and Development in
Post-Conflict Reconstruction) is here.
Basic Resources:
● Humanitarian Practice Network
● International Committee of the Red Cross, “International Humanitarian
Law: Answers to Your Questions.” October 2002.
● Canada's Human Security Site
● Gender and Humanitarian
Assistance: A Select Annotated Bibliography (Bridge, 1996)
In Depth Research:
Bennett, Jon and Mary
Kayitesi-Blewitt. “Understanding Conflict and Building Peace.”
Overseas Development Institute, 1996.
Darcy, James. “Human
Rights and Humanitarian Action: A review of the issues.” HPG
Background paper. April 2004.
Davidson, Sara, et al. “The People In Aid Code of
Best Practice in the Management and Support of Aid Personnel.”
Relief and Rehabilitation Network Paper 20. February 1997.
Hendrickson, Dylan. “Humanitarian action in
protracted crises: the new relief ‘agenda.’” Relief
and Rehabilitation Network Paper 25. 1998.
Horwood, Chris. “Humanitarian Mine Action:
The First Decade of a New Sector in Humanitarian Aid.” Relief and
Rehabilitation Network Paper 32. 2000.
Inter-Agency
Standing Committee Working Group. “Civil-Military
Relationship in Complex Emergencies.” An IASC Reference Paper.
June 28, 2004.
Kent, Randolph. “Humanitarian
futures: Practical policy perspectives.” Humanitarian Practice
Network. No. 46, April 2004.
King, Gary
and Christopher L. Murray, “Rethinking
Human Security,” Political Science Quarterly, 116, no. 4 (2001-2002).
Kirkham, Elizabeth and Catherine Flew. “Strengthening Embargoes and Enhancing
Human Security.” Biting the Bullet briefing
paper. July 16, 2003.
Lange, Maria and Mick Quinn. “Conflict,
Humanitarian Assistance and Peace Building: Meeting the Challenges,”
(International Alert, December 2003).
Le Billon, Phillippe et al. “The Political Economy of War: What
Relief Agencies Need to Know.” Humanitarian Practice Network Paper
33. July 2000.
Macrae, Joanna and Adele
Harmer, eds. “Humanitarian
action and the ‘global war on terror’: a review of trends and
issues.” Humanitarian Policy Group Report 14. July 2003.
McGinn, Therese, Sara Casey,
Susan Purdin and Mendy Marsh. “Reproductive
health for conflict-affected people: Policies research and
programmes.” Humanitarian Practice Network. No. 45, April 2004.
Muggah, Robert and Peter
Batchelor, “Development
Held Hostage: Assessing the Effects of Small Arms on Human Development”,
(New York: United Nations Development Programme), April 2002.
Office of the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs, “Protection
of Civilians in Armed Conflict: The Private Sector.” (OCHA, 2002)
Paul, Diane.
“Protection in Practice: Field Level Strategies for Protecting
Civilians from Deliberate Harm.” Relief and Rehabilitation Network
Paper 30. 1999.
NEW! Ponzio, Richard, The Creation
and Functioning of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, Saferworld,
November 2005.
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