HPG Reports

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HPG Reports present the detailed findings of major research projects. They are complemented by shorter papers (HPG Policy Briefs) which contain their key points and policy recommendations.

Publications in this series

Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability - Final report

Publication - Research reports and studies - 25 June 2013

HPG Reports 33

Simone Haysom

This report examines urban displacement and vulnerability, presenting a rich but troubling picture of how the displaced navigate the urban environment and the policy and operational challenges that urban displacement poses.

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Humanitarian space: a review of trends and issues

Publication - Research reports and studies - 4 April 2012

HPG Reports 32

Sarah Collinson and Samir Elhawary

This HPG Report reviews key trends and issues affecting humanitarian space over the last decade. It argues that the discourse of ‘shrinking’ humanitarian space, to which the solution is simply greater adherence to principles, is not borne out by the evidence.

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Challenging choices: protection and livelihoods in conflict - Case studies from Darfur, Chechnya, Sri Lanka and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Publication - Research reports and studies - 13 June 2010

HPG Reports 31

Susanne Jaspars; Sorcha O'Callaghan

This report presents the findings of a three-year study into the links between protection and livelihoods in situations of conflict.

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Diversity in Donorship: Field Lessons

Publication - Research reports and studies - 6 April 2010

HPG Reports 30

Adele Harmer, Ellen Martin.

HPG’s latest research examines the role of non-DAC donors in relation to three contexts – the response to the Israeli offensive in Lebanon in 2006; the response to the earthquake of 2005, and floods in June 2007 in Pakistan; and the ongoing response to the protracted conflict in Darfur, Sudan.

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Towards good humanitarian government: The role of the affected state in disaster response

Publication - Research reports and studies - 1 October 2009

HPG Reports 29

Paul Harvey

This report highlights the need for international humanitarian actors to encourage and support states to fulfil their responsibilities to assist and protect their own citizens in times of disaster

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