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A new IDS paper is proposing that human security principles should be used to develop a post 2015 framework.

development research organisations and think tanks

This map is updated monthly and was last updated March 2013. This map service is designed to be used as a basemap and as a reference map. The map service includes administrative boundaries, cities, water features, physiographic features, parks, landmarks, highways, roads, railways, airports, and buildings overlaid on land cover and shaded relief for added context.

Disaster risk reduction and water, sanitation and hygiene ... comprehensive guidance: a guideline for field practitioners planning and implementing WASH interventions

The (RCMRD was established in Nairobi, Kenya in 1975 under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission for Africa and African Union. It is an inter-governmental organization and currently has 18 contracting Member States in the Eastern and Southern Africa Regions.

AAN is a non-profit, independent policy research organisation. It aims to bring together the knowledge, experience and drive of a large number of experts to better inform policy and to increase the understanding of Afghan realities. The institutional structure of AAN includes a core team of analysts and a network of contributors with expertise in the fields of Afghan politics, governance, rule of law, security, and regional affairs

This reference map includes administrative boundaries, cities, protected areas, highways, roads, railways, water features, buildings and landmarks, overlaid on shaded relief and land cover imagery for added context. The map includes global coverage down to ~1:144k scale and more detailed coverage for North America down to ~1:9k scale.

This HPG Policy Brief explores the obstacles to and opportunities for humanitarian dialogue with Armed Non-State Actors (ANSAs). It begins with the rationale for such engagement and the applicable legal frameworks. It then provides an overview of the challenges that humanitarian actors face when engaging in dialogue with ANSAs on issues of access, assistance and protection

This study examines the evolving meaning of the term 'humanitarian', from its emergence in the mid-nineteenth century through to the end of the twentieth century. It explores how the goals of humanitarian action have developed, the principles that guide it, the range of actors that pursue it and its relationship with politics