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Human Rights and Natural Disasters- Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Natural Disasters
To promote and facilitate a rights-based approach to disaster relief, the InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC) adopted Operational Guidelines on Protecting Persons in Natural Disasters in June 2006. This Pilot Manual has been drafted to accompany the Ope
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Disabilities among Refugees and Conflict-Affected Populations: Resource Kit for Fieldworkers
This resource kit is intended for United Nations (UN), non-governmental organization (NGO), community-based organization (CBO) and disabled persons’ organization (DPO) field staff working with refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons (IDP
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Addressing gender-based violence through community empowerment
This publication was written for community members who attended workshops held by the Gender Research and Advocacy Project of the Legal Assistance Centre in Namibia during 2008. The workshops were held across the 13 regions of Namibia in an attempt to ide
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Participation in action: A practical guide on how to engage children and women in programmes
A practical guide for use by NGO Staff, Government and community-based workers with focus on children and women and how to engage them in Programmes. It highlights the importance of effective and meaningful participation of children and women, who can pro
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Primer Informe Alterno sobre la Implementación del Protocolo Facultativo de la Convención de los Derechos del Niño Relativo a la Venta de Niños, la Prostitución Infantil y la Utilización de Niños en la Pornografía. Colombia 2003-2008
The First Alternative Report on the Implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography- Colombia 2003-
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The Vienna Forum Report: a way forward to combat human trafficking
This report describes the discussions, activities and accomplishments of the Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking, held in Vienna 13-15 February 2008. Twenty-eight panels, workshops, special sessions and side events were held as part of the Forum with
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Gender-based violence- Care & Protection of Children in Emergencies: a field guide
This field guide to Gender-Based Violence Programs in Emergencies provides useful strategies to build Save the Children’s capacity in this challenging area of emergency response, whether as an integrated component of sectoral work or as a stand-alone appr
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Community mental health treatment, protection and promotion for women and children in Aceh Findings from an evaluation of programs supported by the Health Services Program
The main objectives of the Aceh women and children protection program are to: strengthen existing community structures to address the psychosocial needs of women and children; and build capacity of sub-district health center staff to recognize mental heal
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Hur ska jag orka? Om samtal från ensamma mammor. Rädda Barnens Föräldratelefon och Föräldramejl, årsrapport 2006
The Annual Report provides information about the issues that parents take up in conversations with, and e-mails to, Save the Children Sweden. This report focuses mainly on conversations held with single mothers. The testimonies from these women reveal the
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Child Domestic Workers and Patterns of Trafficking in Cambodia
The IOM report entitled "Out of sight, out of mind? Child domestic workers and trafficking in Cambodia”, finds that child domestic workers often have no social protection or support, and are generally forced to work in adverse conditions. Girls are often
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Beyond Disasters- Creating Opportunities for Peace
In Beyond Disasters: Creating Opportunities for Peace, Michael Renner and Zoë Chafe examine the recent experiences of Indonesia’s Aceh province, Sri Lanka, and Kashmir, among others, and suggest ways to better integrate disaster and conflict responses. Th
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Vicious Circles- Country Specific Information: Colombia Active Conflict
'Vicious Circles- Colombia: Active Conflict' by Children/Youth as Peacebuilders (CAP), tells about the armed conflict between the government and militia groups, now entering its fifth decade, which has caused immense suffering to the Colombian civil popul