emergencies

The third edition of UNHCR’s Emergency Handbook is a reference tool which serves to reinforce a common understanding among the many key actors in emergency situations. This edition includes a number of important revisions of the handbook...

This document provides guidance for UNHCR staff and partners on protecting the rights of older persons in situations of forced displacement or statelessness. When responding to the phases of forced displacement (flight, displacement, return...

Doing What Matters in Times of Stress is a WHO stress management guide for coping with adversity. This illustrated guide supports implementation of WHO’s recommendation for stress management. There are many causes of stress, including...

UNHCR has published a comprehensive document with different key child protection resources, issue briefs and portals. The extensive list of Child Protection Resources is as follows: Key child protection resources: Best Interests Procedure...

A selection of resources designed to support people who are in the midst of an emergency.

This document is a tip sheet to be distributed by Child Protection coordination teams. It offers tips on how to support kids during bombing. The tip sheet offers information to support kids during bombing as follows: General tips to help...

The purpose of this document is to provide agencies with a guide with three tools containing key assessment questions that are of common relevance to all actors involved in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) independent of the...

This manual is designed to orient helpers to offer psychological first aid (PFA) to people following a serious crisis event. PFA involves humane, supportive and practical assistance for people who are distressed, in ways that respect their...

The primary purpose of these guidelines is to enable humanitarian actors and communities to plan, establish and coordinate a set of minimum multi-sectoral responses to protect and improve people's mental health and psychosocial well-being...