'The Sourcebook is a product of the OECD-DAC Joint Venture on Managing for Development Results, a group of bilateral and multilateral donors – and, more recently, of partner country representatives – that are working to promote the implementation of the Paris commitments.

'Most of all, the Sourcebook is intended to be a living document. As new good practices emerge and more countries and agencies gain experience, new case studies are intended to be added, continually updating the Sourceb more...

Humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger has published a report about the effects of rising food prices on people living in Monrovia, Liberia. Action Against Hunger is now raising the alarm about the seriousness of the situation. Urgent intervention is needed to prevent the situation from deteriorating any further.

The global food crisis, primarily caused by an increase in the price of food and fuel, has been widely reported in recent months, with all parties asserting the importance more...

Kenya’s post-election violence has displaced more than 600,000 persons within the country since December 2007. Although violence-induced displacement is not a new phenomenon in Kenya, the magnitude, speed and intensity of this displacement were unprecedented. Clashes in the 1990s, also around general elections, displaced hundreds of thousands of Kenyans, many of whom remain displaced today. The new coalition government has made the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) a top prio more...

A crescendo of intimidation and violence in Zimbabwe has driven thousands of refugees over the border to South Africa. The government has ordered all humanitarian aid groups to suspend operations that have been providing food aid to the most vulnerable people.

Refugees and people displaced within their own country are particularly vulnerable during the initial stages of an emergency. In addition to shelter, food and water, displaced people need access to health care, including reproductive he more...

This briefing by the United States Institute of Peace discusses the instability in the Niger Delta and the role Nigeria and the international community can play to resolve the conflict.

Strong Angel III is a volunteer effort particularly designed to explore techniques and technologies that support the principle of resilience within a community that finds itself isolated and vulnerable. In the demonstration the citizens of a community are deprived of power, cell phones, and Internet access, and are beyond the immediate reach of federal assistance. One key objective of this project is to effectively tap the expertise and creativity within an affected community, including through more...

USIP Briefing, April 2008: "The Bush Administration and Congress face difficult choices in Iraq. How can the relative success during the surge be prolonged and solidified? Should the drawdown continue? When will the Iraqi security forces be ready to take over? What can be done to accelerate political progress?"

"Forced Migration Online (FMO) provides instant access to a wide variety of online resources dealing with the situation of forced migrants worldwide. Designed for use by practitioners, policy makers, researchers, students or anyone interested in the field, FMO aims to give comprehensive information in an impartial environment and to promote increased awareness of human displacement issues to an international community of users."