Most analysis in emergency contexts is based on a snapshot of current conditions and livelihoods, and food security assessments are also usually carried out on a one-off basis. This paper is based on a study in Northern Uganda that would follow a small sample of households over time.
A 2008 global survey of aid organisations conducted for this research revealed that the contracting of certain security functions to external professionals has become increasingly common among humanitarian operations worldwide. This trend has followed both the rise in aid worker violence and the proliferation of international private security companies around the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet despite alarming predictions, the use of armed protection by security contractors remains the exception and is confined to a small number of contexts.
This is the first research study specifically to analyse the linkages between livelihoods and protection in conflict, and to examine whether greater linkages in analysis and action can contribute to making people safer.
This paper discusses the reasons for and implications of the recent prominence of civilian protection activities in humanitarian action and analyses the increasing role of non-specialist humanitarian agencies in this sphere.
This report focuses on the role of non-specialist humanitarian agencies in protection.
The number of refugees in the world has increased for the first time since 2002, largely as a result of the crisis in Iraq. Wednesday 20 June marks World Refugee Day - a chance to reflect on this trend.
Drawing on examples from field settings, this fourth meeting examined advocacy undertaken by humanitarian organisations to promote civilian welfare and security and its implication for other programming.
This meeting explored what kinds of livelihoods interventions can best promote the security of vulnerable populations while ensuring their access to basic subsistence.
This meeting explored the evolution of security agendas and asked whether their trajectories were being convergent or divergent.