RESOURCES ON PROTECTION, INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, THE UN AND THE AU
The United Nations Security Council - http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/
Relevant UN SC Resolutions as well as regular and special reports from the General Secretary.
Latest UN SC resolution on Sudan & Darfur:
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N07/445/52/PDF/N0744552.pdf?OpenElement
Security Council Resolution 1674 (2006) on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict (S/2006/1674):
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/331/99/PDF/N0633199.pdf?OpenElement
UN OCHA – http://ochaonline.un.org/
The UN OCHA’s web site has particular sections on Protection of Civilians, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
Key UN documents relating to Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
http://ochaonline.un.org/HumanitarianIssues/ProtectionfromSexualExploitationandAbuse
Chronology on Protection as well as the latest UN GS brief on protection:
http://ochaonline.un.org/HumanitarianIssues/ProtectionofCiviliansinArmedConflict/tabid/1114/Default.aspx
Relevant documentation concerning Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other key humanitarian issues are equally covered in relevant subsections at the UN OCHA site.
Relevant documents can also be found at the OCHA associated Reliefweb – for instance in it’s IDP subsection:
http://www.reliefweb.int/idp/
UNHCR - http://www.unhcr.org
Information on UNHCR’s activities in protection as well as basic reading such as the 1951 Refugee Convention.
UNICEF
Unicef has a particular section of its web site dedicated to protection of children. Go here for both practical experiences and examples as well as basic documents such as the UN Convention on the rights of the child:
http://www.unicef.org/protection/index.html
The African Union - http://www.africa-union.org/
For more detail on the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) go directly to:
http://www.amis-sudan.org/index.html
International Committee of the Red Cross - http://www.icrc.org
At ICRC’s web site you can find the full texts of the Geneva Conventions and the additional protocols as well as other elements of International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
The web site also contains information on ICRC’s work in Protection of Civilians worldwide.
The Responsibility to Protect-Engaging Civil Society - http://www.responsibilitytoprotect.org/
This web site carries probably the best basic introduction and documentation of the concept, UN resolutions etc. concerning R2P.
LINKS TO PROTECTION GUIDELINES BEYOND THE UN SYSTEM:
The UK Overseas development Institute (ODI) - http://www.odi.org.uk/
ODI has among other the valuable ”Protection - An ALNAP Guide for Humanitarian Agencies”.
It can also be found/ordered directly at:
http://www.odi.org.uk/alnap/publications/protection/index.htm
The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue - http://www.hdcentre.org
provides a link to a particular guideline on proactive strategies in protection work -
http://www.hdcentre.org/datastore/civilian%20protection/Protectionbook_all.pdf
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) - http://www.nrc.no
NRC has specialised in camp management for people in need of improved protection:
http://www.nrc.no/?did=9072071
LINKS TO REPORTS, HUMAN RIGHTS, ANALYSIS
The Humanitarian Practise Network - http://www.odihpn.org
Here you can find the 2006 report “The protection crisis’- A review of field-based strategies for humanitarian protection in Darfur:
http://www.odi.org.uk/hpg/papers/discussion_protection.pdf
Or the 2005 special issue on protection:
http://www.odihpn.org/documents/humanitarianexchange030.pdf
The FORCED MIGRATION REVIEW magazine carries a number of relevant articles:
http://www.fmreview.org/mags1.htm
Human Rights Watch - http://www.hrw.org/
HRW has provided some of the most consistent coverage concerning protection of civilians in Darfur since early on in the crisis. Their web site holds several reports on Protection in Sudan and elsewhere – see also for instance a recent press release “UN: Make Civilian Protection a Priority on Trip to Africa” :
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/06/12/africa16150.htm
Amnesty International (AI) - http://www.amnesty.org/
IA has issued numerous reports covering issues around protection of civilians in Darfur and in other crisis world wide. See for instance AI’s most recent report: ”Time is running out - Protect the people of Darfur”:
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR540162007?open&of=ENG-SDN
International Crisis Group - http://www.crisisgroup.org/
ICG’s website provides a number of reports and analysis where protection elements figure prominently. See for instance their “Crisis in Darfur” sub site at:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=3060&l=1
ICG’s web site also has a subsection on protection:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4521&l=1#docs
Here you may among other find the conceptually very influencial 2001 report “The Responsibility to Protect” co-authored by a commission headed by Gareth Evans & Mohamed Sahnoun.
Justice Africa - http://www.justiceafricasudan.org/
The international NGO has just opened a sub site on Sudan with information relevant to both Sudan, Darfur and protection issues.
An informative exchange between Alex de Waal and John Prendergast can be found at:
http://www.justiceafrica.org/blog/2007/05/31/de-waal-prendergast-on-what-to-do-about-darfur/
The ENOUGH project has numerous resources on protection of civilians – particularly from a campaigning Human Rights perspective. Visit them at:
http://www.enoughproject.org/
The Sudanese Government’s web site can be found at:
http://www.sudan.net/govt.shtml
Organisers’ web sites
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark - http://www.um.dk/en
DanChurch Aid (DCA) - http://www.danchurchaid.org/
DCA is a member of the ACT International Alliance in emergency response. At the ACT web site you can find a section with information on humanitarian developments in Darfur as well as many other international crisis - http://www.act-intl.org/