Handbook for Emergencies

The revised handbook underscores the need to understand, from the outset of an emergency, the protection risks facing different members of a community, and describes how to conduct participatory assessments with women, girls, boys, and men to ensure adequate assistance and protection for all. Updates in the third edition of the handbook include an emphasis on security awareness as an integral part of daily life and work in operations, along with important information on UNHCR and the military, a new chapter on combating HIV/AIDS in refugee situations, and discussion of ways to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence in emergencies.