ReliefWeb's library now provides access to the third edition of UNHCR's Handbook for Emergencies (Feb. 2007). Among other changes, the revised version includes updates relating to the following issues: security; UNHCR and the military; addressing HIV/AIDS; responding to sexual-/gender-based violence; and conducting participatory assessments to promote protection and assistance across a population. The text can also be accessed via Refworld.
Companion resources for the handbook include:
- Catalogue of Emergency Response Resources (Sept. 2006)
- Checklist for the Emergency Administrator (latest update, Nov. 2006; included in the handbook as Annex 1 to Chapter 23, "Administration, Staffing and Finance"; pp. 480-89)
[As an aside, I learned about this revised version of the handbook from ReliefWeb's email update about new additions to its "Policy & Issues" collection. I went to UNHCR's site to look for their copy but curiously, could only retrieve the second edition from 2000. When I searched more widely on the web, I discovered that UNHCR has posted the 2007 edition but on Refworld rather than the main web site. So when in doubt, search both places - and ReliefWeb - for UNHCR publications!]
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