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:
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
Unit 3: The Cluster Approach
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
- Country-Based Pooled Funds
- CBPF Global Guidelines
- CERF Facts
- Central Emergency Response Fund: Life-Saving Criteria
- Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2016
- The State of the Humanitarian System: 2015 Edition (ALNAP)
- World Disasters Report 2015: Focus on local actors; the key to humanitarian effectiveness
Unit 5: International Law and Humanitarian Standards
- 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
- Core Humanitarian Standard
- CHS Alliance Website
- 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
Unit 6
- UN-CMCoord Field Handbook
- Oslo Guidelines
- IASC Civil-Military Guidelines for Complex Emergencies
- IASC Non-Binding Guidelines on the Use of Armed Escorts for Humanitarian Convoys
- Recommended Practices for Effective Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination of Foreign Military Assets in Natural and Man-Made Disasters
- Guidance Note on OCHA CMCoord Support to Protection Outcomes
- United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Principles and Guidelines
- OCHA: Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up Activation
- OCHA: Humanitarian Country Team (HCT)
- OCHA: INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS
- OHCHR: Private military and security companies
- UNHCR: Coordination in Complex Emergencies
- Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
