The following relevant books are available for download from this site:

An Introduction to Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
This is a self-learning manual – if you work through it you will:

• appreciate the global perspective and context of the causes and effects of displacement
• have reviewed the history of displacement generally, and in Sri Lanka in particular
• understand the similarities and differences between internally displaced people and refugees
• be familiar with the Sphere Minimum Standards and the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
• understand the rationale, mandate and criteria for UNHCR’s involvement with internally displaced persons
• be introduced to the terminology of emergency management
• have appraised your own knowledge of the field.

The Application of Sphere Standards in Camp Design – A Simulation
This exercise is most suitable for the afternoon session of a one-day Introduction to Sphere Workshop, when the morning has been spent reviewing the Humanitarian Charter and the Technical Chapters of the Sphere Minimum Standards (SMS).

• Better Ways to Prepare for Emergencies

• Financing of Income Generation Activities in the Wake of Conflict

• Interviewing and Counselling at the Grass Roots
  How to help people in traumatic times.

• Gender-aware Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration – A Checklist