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  March 2022
  

  IHL & SPHERE Materials in Ukrainian

  Please see below resources on IHL in Ukranian and English, shared by ICRC colleagues, for dissemination to staff and partners as necessary: 

  • In Ukranian:  https://blogs.icrc.org/ua/2021/05/31/ihl-comprehensive-intro/ - “IHL : A Comprehensive Introduction”, which ICRC translated into Ukrainian in 2020). This should be a very good initial basis to get familiar with IHL.
  • In Ukrainian: joint guidelines with the Geneva Academy on investigating IHL violations, which is available here: https://www.geneva-academy.ch/research/publications/detail/496-guidelines-on-investigating-violations-of-ihl-law-policy-and-good-practice
  • ICRC currently do not have trainings on IHL in Ukrainian for now. However, should you be interested in e-learning modules in English, you can find them here.
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  SPHERE materials: the 2011 Sphere Handbook and the Humanitarian Inclusion Standards in Ukrainian for dissemination to staff and partners as necessary.

  
  

  April 2020

  Recommendations for Adjusting Food Distribution Standard Operating Procedures in the Context of the COVID-19 Outbreak. World Food Programme. 
  

  COVID-19: How to Include Marginalized and Vulnerable People in Risk Communication and Community Engagement. Regional Risk Communication and Community Engagement Working Group (RCCE).
  

  Executive Summary: Gender Implications of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Development and Humanitarian Settings. CARE. 
  

  Full Paper: Gender Implications of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Development and Humanitarian Settings. CARE. 

  The COVID-19 Outbreak and Gender: Key Advocacy Points from Asia and the Pacific. Gender in Humanitarian Action.
  

  Interim Briefing Note: Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak. Version 1.5. IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings.

  Interim Guidance: Scaling-up COVID-19 Outbreak Readiness and Response Operations in Humanitarian Settings. Including Camps and Camp-like Settings. Version 1.1. IFRC, IOM, UNHCR, WHO.

  
  

  Course Resources

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  • English, Building a Better Response Units 1-5
  • English, Building a Better Response Unit 6
  • Español, Building a Better Response
    
  • Français, Building a Better Response (1-5)
    
  • Português, Building a Better Response
    
  • русский, Building a Better Response
    
  • داري Building a Better Response
    
  • Türk, Building a Better Response
    
  • اردو Building a Better Response
    
  • عربى Building a Better Response
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    Resources

    The links below are periodically updated with external resources on the international humanitarian coordination system.

    Une bibliothèque avec des resources sur les thèmes abordés par la formation BBR et les ateliers correspondants est disponible. Cliquez ici pour accéder à ces documents, sites Web et autres formations qui vous permettront de perfectionner et d’approfondir votre compréhension du système de coordination humanitaire.

    This page is updated periodically with links to external resources on the international humanitarian coordination system.

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  Unit 1: Foundations of Humanitarian Action

  • • Humanitarian Principles
    • Principles of Partnership
    • Use of Military or Armed Escorts for Humanitarian Convoys
    • Oslo Guidelines on the Use of Foreign Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief

    • Coordination to Save Lives: History and Emerging Challenges
    • UN Resolution 46/182
    • Humanitarian Response Review 2005
    • The IASC Transformative Agenda: Operational Implications for NGOs
    • Chapeau and Compendium of Actions- IASC Transformative Agenda 2012

    • Transformative Agenda Protocols:
    • Empowered Leadership
    • Humanitarian System-Wide Emergency Activation (Level 3)
    • What 'Empowered Leadership' looks like in practice
    • Reference Module for Cluster Coordination at the Country Level
    • Reference Module for the Implementation of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle

    
    

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  Unit 2: The International Humanitarian Architecture

  • • Handbook for RCs and HCs on Emergency Preparedness and Response
    • "This is OCHA" Brochure
    • OCHA on Message: Inter-Agency Standing Committee
    • IASC Terms of Reference for the Humanitarian Coordinator
    • IASC Guidance for Humanitarian Country Teams

    • IASC Guidelines for Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings
    • Protecting Persons Affected by Natural Disasters: IASC Operational Guidelines on Human Rights and Natural Disasters
    • IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

    
    

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  Unit 3: The Cluster Approach

  • • Reference Module for Cluster Coordination at the Country Level
    • IASC Guidance Note on Using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response
    • Emergency Response Preparedness (ERP) Draft for Field Testing, July 2015

    
    

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  Unit 4: Planning and Funding the Humanitarian Response

  • • Reference Module for the Implementation of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle
    • 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview Guidance
    • Multi-Cluster/Sectoral Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA)
    • Humanitarian Response Plan Blank Template
    • 2015 Strategic Response Planning Guidance
    • CERF Facts
    • Country Based Pooled Funds Guidelines (UNOCHA)
    • UNOCHA CBPF Grant Management System (GMS)
    • Central Emergency Response Fund: Life-Saving Criteria

    • Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2018
    • The State of the Humanitarian System: 2015 Edition (ALNAP)
    • World Disasters Report 2016

    
    

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  Unit 5: International Law and Humanitarian Standards

  • • Core Humanitarian Standard
    • CHS Alliance Website
    • The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
    • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    • Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
    • Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
    • 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
    • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
    • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
    • Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
    • International Criminal Court Website
    • International Court of Justice Website

    • The Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief
    • Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response
    • Sphere Handbook in Action E-learning Course
    • The Good Enough Guide: Impact Measurement and Accountability in Emergencies
    • IASC Guidelines for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings
    • Protecting Persons Affected by Natural Disasters: IASC Operational Guidelines on Human Rights and Natural Disasters
    • IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings 
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  Other Resources

  • Other E-learnings:

    • Sphere Handbook in Action E-learning Course
    • International Humanitarian Law
    • Different Needs – Equal Opportunities: Increasing Effectiveness Of Humanitarian Action For Women, Girls, Boys And Men

    Other Online Resources

    • NGO Coordination Resource Center (ICVA)
    • Humanitarian Response (InterAction)
    • Leading, Coordinating, & Delivering for Refugees & Persons of Concern (UNHCR)
    • Refugee Response Coordination (UNHCR)
    • Refugee Coordination Model (UNHCR)
    • Joint UNHCR -UNOCHA Note on Mixed Situations: Coordination in Practice

    
    

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  Unit 6 Complex Humanitarian Emergencies

  • • Accountability to Affected Populations
      
    • Vulnerable Groups
      
    • Gender Based Violence
      
    • Child Trafficking
      
    • Refugee Coordination Model
      
    • International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) Services
      
    • Interaction's key questions to explore UN integration arrangements and engagement with peacekeeping operations on the protection of civilians
      
    • United Nations Humanitarian Civil Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord) Field Handbook
      
    • Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Civil Military Guidelines and Reference for Complex Emergencies
      
    • Oslo Guidelines | Guidelines on the use of foreign military and civil defence assets in disaster relief