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24 April 2014 Policy Document United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Joint UNHCR-OCHA Note on Mixed Settings

This note provides guidance on how, in 'mixed' settings where the populations of humanitarian concern include refugees, IDPs and other affected groups, the leadership and coordination mechanisms should function in practice.

31 March 2014 Case Study Columbia University

Case Studies on Social and Emotional Learning

It is hoped that the findings of this paper will highlight SEL’s adaptability and utilization as an increasingly demanded “process” by which many learning outcomes for Peace Education, Human Rights Education, Citizenship Education, DRR, and the reintegration of former combatants can be achieved.

21 February 2014 Emergency Update/Report Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)

Mapping the Education Response to the Syrian Crisis

This report presents a snapshot of the education response to the Syrian crisis. The report provides an overview of the context, key issues, services offered and barriers to education service delivery in Syria proper as well as in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Northern Iraq/Kurdistan and Egypt.

5 February 2014 Report Save the Children

Education in Emergencies in Sri Lanka - Lessons Learned

This Lessons Learned review was undertaken in order to detail and analyze Sri Lanka’s experience in providing emergency education through the war and after the tsunami and identify key lessons that may be useful for future practice not only in Sri Lanka but also in emergency contexts around the world.

31 January 2014 Thesis/Dissertation University of London, Institute of Education

Rethinking quality of education in the context of emergencies

This literature-review based dissertation aims to fill this gap by providing a theoretical model that illustrates how to map different theoretical discourses and frameworks within the quality debate with respect to the ´how´ of teacher education in the field of crises and emergencies.

1 January 2014 Manual/Handbook/Guide Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Humanitarian Needs Assessment: The Good Enough Guide

The Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) and the Emergency Capacity Building Project (ECB) have produced this guide to fill the gap that existed for a practical resource that pulls together the main lessons learned from various initiatives and experiences.

1 January 2014 Report Save the Children, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organziation (UNESCO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Disaster risk reduction (DRR) Comprehensive School Safety: An imperative for Education Policy-makers

Along with climate change related crises, disasters create humanitarian and development challenges. The education sector has a key role to play in addressing these challenges and in preventing hazards from becoming disasters. This role is best fulfilled through a comprehensive approach to school safety.

1 January 2014 Manual/Handbook/Guide Global Coalition to Protection Education from Attack (GCPEA)

Guidelines for protecting schools and universities from military use during armed conflict

The Guidelines were drawn up with the aim of better protecting schools and universities from use by armed groups for military purposes, and to minimise the negative impact that armed conflict has on students’ safety and education. They provide concrete guidance to states and non-state armed groups for the planning and execution of military operations.