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Below please find references to new online publications, journal/newsletter
issues, events and opportunities, web sites, and other online resources.
**Online Publications**
ALNAP’s review of humanitarian action in 2004 (Oct. 2005) -
http://www.alnap.org/RHA2004/contents.html
- Includes an overview of findings, and chapters on “Institutional capacity
building amid humanitarian action,” “Lessons learned: the Darfur experience,”
and “Meta-evaluation.”
Do International Human Rights Treaties Improve Respect for Human Rights? by
Eric Neumayer, Journal of Conflict Resolution, vol. 49, no. 6 (Dec. 2005): 1-
29 -
http://lse.ac.uk/collections/geographyAndEnvironment/whosWho/profiles/neumayer/pdf/Humanrightsarticle.pdf
ECRE Country Report (Sept. 2005) -
http://www.ecre.org/publications/country04.htm
- “Contains reports on major policy and legal developments in 2004, along with
statistics on asylum applications, for 27 European countries.”
The EU/AU Partnership in Darfur: Not Yet a Winning Combination (Oct. 2005) -
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=3766&l=1
Evaluation of the Department of International Protection’s Protection
Information Section (PIS) (Oct. 2005) -
http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/research/opendoc.pdf?tbl=RESEARCH&id=4369e0d42
Global Migration Perspectives (Oct. 2005) - http://www.gcim.org/en/ir_gmp.html
- Six new papers have been added to the series.
International Religious Freedom Report 2005 -
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/
Migration in an interconnected world: New directions for action (Oct. 2005) -
http://www.gcim.org/en/finalreport.html
- A “comprehensive overview of international migration issues, accompanied by
a set of six principles for action and 33 recommendations”; download
individual chapters or the complete report.
Nationality and Statelessness: A Handbook for Parliamentarians (Nov. 2005) -
http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/protect/opendoc.pdf?tbl=PROTECTION&id=436774c62
Report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of
internally displaced persons, A/60/338 (Sept. 2005) -
http://www.brookings.edu/fp/projects/idp/RSG-GA_report.pdf
- Presented to the UN General Assembly on 28 Oct. 2005.
Report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security, S/2005/636
(Oct. 2005) -
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N05/534/82/PDF/N0553482.pdf?OpenElement
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, A/60/12 (2005) -
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N05/540/26/PDF/N0554026.pdf?OpenElement
- UNHCR’s statute stipulates that it will follow policy directives issued by
the General Assembly. The organization reports annually on its work,
accordingly.
Statement by the President of the Security Council [on “Women and peace and
security”], S/PRST/2005/52 (Oct. 2005) -
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N05/575/55/PDF/N0557555.pdf?OpenElement
Transitional Settlement: Displaced Populations (2005) -
http://www.sheltercentre.org/shelterlibrary/items/pdf/Transitional_Settlement_Displaced_Populations_2005.pdf
- Offers a planning tool for developing settlements.
UK Country of Origin Information Service -
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/country_reports.html
- September and October 2005 country reports are available for Bangladesh,
DRC, Ghana, Iraq, Mongolia, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Vietnam,
Zimbabwe.
Working with the Media: A Guide for Anti-Racist Campaigners and Refugee Rights
Activists (Oct. 2005) - http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf/media_guidance.pdf
World Press Freedom Index 2005 -
http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=554
- Ranks 167 countries; provides overview and regional surveys.
**Journals/Newsletters**
African Journal on Conflict Resolution, vol. 5, no. 1 (2005) -
http://www.accord.org.za/ajcr/2005-1.htm (full-text)
Australian Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 20, no. 3 (Aug. 2005) -
http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emaInternet.nsf/HeadingPagesDisplay/AJEM?OpenDocument#current (full-text)
Conflict Trends, no. 3/2005 - http://www.accord.org.za/ct/2005-3.htm (full-
text)
- Focuses on refugees and conflict in Africa.
CrisisWatch, no. 27 (Nov. 2005) -
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=3773 (full-text)
- Monitors ongoing conflict situations and comments on their
improvement/decline.
Disasters, vol. 29, no. 4 (Nov. 2005) -
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/disa/29/4 (table of contents, abstracts)
- Includes several articles on the value of the Code of Conduct.
Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 28, no. 6 (Nov. 2005) –
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/openurl.asp?genre=issue&issn=0141-9870&volume=28&issue=6
(table of contents, abstracts)
- Focus is on the children of immigrants.
Human Rights Brief, vol. 12, no. 3 (Spring 2005) -
http://www.wcl.american.edu/hrbrief/12/123.pdf?rd=1 (full-text)
- Note: The PDF for this issue takes quite a bit of time to download!
International Migration, vol. 43, no. 4 (Oct. 2005) -
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/imig/43/4
(table of contents, abstracts)
- Includes special cluster on human trafficking.
Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations, vol. 7 (Aug. 2005) - http://www.unsystem.org/scn/Publications/html/rnis.html (full-text)
**Events & Opportunities**
Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Program - http://www.asil.org/aboutasil/heltonindex.html
- In honor of Arthur Helton, ASIL awards small grants to “to law students and
young professionals for the pursuit of fieldwork and research on significant
issues involving international law, human rights, humanitarian affairs, and
related areas.” Applications for 2006 fellowships are due by 15 February 2006.
Courses - http://www.hrea.org/courses/index.html
- Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is offering a number of short
courses in 2006 that can be taken via distance education. Visit the a/m URL
for descriptions and application information.
International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA) -
http://www.cihc.org/plaintext/index.php?section=3&id=19&title=What%20is%20IDHA
- Described as a “comprehensive, unified training program suitable for all
international relief agencies.” Courses will be offered March 5 - March 31,
2006 in Geneva and June 4 - June 30, 2006 in New York. Use the online
application form available via the link in the left navigation menu.
**Web Sites/Online Resources**
e-Library on Migration Resources in the Middle East - http://www.egypt.iom.int/eLib/
History of International Migration -
http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/migration/
Landmark Social Security Documents -
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/landmark_sc/index.html
Le Portail des Maisons des Sciences de l'Homme - http://www.msh-reseau.prd.fr/
- Resource that allows you to search a bibliographic database and journal
abstracts relating to social and human sciences.
UN Emergency Response – Pakistan - http://www.un.org.pk/earthquake05/
UNHCR Photo Galleries -
http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/template?page=home&src=static/photosets.htm
- Includes collections of photos focusing on specific displacement situations, such as Pakistan after the earthquake, Darfur, Afghanistan, etc.
Elisa Mason
Information Specialist
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