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HPG Policy Briefs

Briefing papers

HPG Policy Briefs
  • Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) Policy Briefs are short papers which contain key points and policy recommendations. Some complement or summarise our reports, while others combine analysis from previous research with consultation around a live policy issue or crisis situation.

Rules of the range: natural resources management in Kenya–Ethiopia border areas

HPG Policy Briefs 45, April 2012

Survival in the city: youth, displacement and violence in urban settings

HPG Policy Briefs 44, March 2012

Counter-terrorism and humanitarian action

HPG Policy Briefs 43, October 2011

Gender, violence and survival in Juba, Southern Sudan

HPG Policy Briefs 42, November 2010

Working across borders - Harnessing the potential of cross-border activities to improve livelihood security in the Horn of Africa drylands

HPG Policy Briefs 41, September 2010

Challenging choices: protection and livelihoods in conflict

HPG Policy Briefs 40, June 2010

Uncharted Territory: Land, Conflict and Humanitarian Action

HPG Policy Briefs 39, November 2009

Untangling Early Recovery

HPG Policy Briefs 38, October 2009

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

HPG Policy Briefs 37, October 2009

A clash of principles? Humanitarian action and the search for stability in Pakistan

HPG Policy Briefs 36, August 2009

Taking drought into account: Addressing chronic vulnerability among pastoralists in the Horn of Africa

HPG Policy Briefs 35, April 2009

Providing Aid in Insecure Environments: Trends in violence against aid workers and the operational response (2009 Update)

HPG Policy Briefs 34, April 2009

Private security providers and services in humanitarian operations

HPG Policy Briefs 33, January 2009

Need and greed: corruption risks, perceptions and prevention in humanitarian assistance

HPG Policy Briefs 32, September 2008

Crisis in Kenya: land, displacement and the search for 'durable solutions'

HPG Policy Briefs 31, March 2008

Humanitarian action in Iraq: putting the pieces together

HPG Policy Briefs 30, March 2008

Protective action: Incorporating civilian protection into humanitarian response

HPG Policy Briefs 29, December 2007

Humanitarian advocacy in Darfur: the challenge of neutrality

HPG Policy Briefs 28, October 2007

Lost in translation: Managing coordination and leadership reform in the humanitarian system

HPG Policy Briefs 27, June 2007

Remittances during crises: implications for humanitarian response

HPG Policy Briefs 26, June 2007

Cash-based responses in emergencies

HPG Policy Briefs 25, February 2007

Providing aid in insecure environments: trends in policy and operations

HPG Policy Briefs 24, September 2006

Agricultural rehabilitation: Mapping the linkages between humanitarian relief, social protection and development

HPG Policy Briefs 23, April 2006

The military and civilian protection: developing roles and capacities

HPG Policy Briefs 22, March 2006

Resetting the rules of engagement: trends and issues in military–humanitarian relations

HPG Policy Briefs 21, March 2006

Diversity in donorship: the changing landscape of official humanitarian aid

HPG Policy Briefs 20, September 2005

Dependency and humanitarian relief: a critical analysis

HPG Policy Briefs 19, July 2005

From Stockholm to Ottawa: a progress review of the Good Humanitarian Donorship initiative

HPG Policy Briefs 18, October 2004

The changing role of the UN in protracted crises

HPG Policy Briefs 17, July 2004

Beyond the continuum: the changing role of aid policy in protracted crises

HPG Policy Briefs 16, July 2004

Measuring the impact of humanitarian aid

HPG Policy Briefs 15, June 2004

HIV/AIDS and humanitarian action

HPG Policy Briefs 14, April 2004

Humanitarian Needs Assessment and Decision-Making

HPG Policy Briefs 13, September 2003

Humanitarian NGOs: challenges and trends

HPG Policy Briefs 12, July 2003

Humanitarianism, Islam and 11 September

HPG Policy Briefs 11, July 2003

The 'global war on terror': issues and trends in the use of force and international humanitarian law

HPG Policy Briefs 10, July 2003

Humanitarian action and the 'global war on terror': a review of trends and issues

HPG Policy Briefs 9, July 2003

Humanitarian action in conflict: implementing a political economy approach

HPG Policy Briefs 8, April 2003

Coordinating Humanitarian Action: The Changing Role of Official Donors

HPG Policy Briefs 7, December 2002

International Humanitarian Action and the Accountability of Official Donors

HPG Policy Briefs 6, December 2002

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