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(see Development)

Darfuristan - Wallace-Wells, Ben - Rolling Stone, December 24, 2009 - January 7, 2010, #1094/1095, pp72-84

Promoting Better Protection of Internally Displaced Persons - Solomon, Andrew (Moderator); Zeidan, Anne; Schwartz, Eric; Ferris, Elizabeth - The Brookings Institution, February 19, 2010, online edition, 39p (PDF)

Natural Disasters, Conflict, and Human Rights: Tracing the Connections - Ferris, Elizabeth - The Brookings Institution, The Brookings Institution – University of Bern Project on Internal Displacement, March 3, 2010, online edition, 9p

2010 Earthquake in Haiti - U.S. Government’s Haiti Earthquake Response

Rescuing Children - Kiener, Robert - CQ Researcher, October 2009, v3, #10, pp257-284

Darfur and International Justice
- Reeve, Eric - Dissent, Summer 2009, v56, #3, pp13-18

Afghanistan: What Now for Refugees? - International Crisis Group, Asia Report N°175, 31 August 2009, online edition, 39p

The Daughter Deficit - Rosenberg, Tina - New York Times Magazine, August 23, 2009, pp23-26

How to End the Genocide in Darfur and Why it's Wont' Happen
Mills, Brendon J. - Military Review, July/August 2009, v89,#4, pp80-87

The Fight to End Global Slavery
- Skinner, Benjamin E. - World Policy Journal, Summer 2009, v26, #2, pp33–41

Going Home? Prospects and Pitfalls for Large-Scale Return of Iraqis

Ferris, Elizabeth - Brookings Institution, Presentation at the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration Annual Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 28 - 2 July, 2009, 15p

Trafficking in Persons Report 2009
- U.S. Department of State, June 2009

Pakistan's Humanitarian Crisis
- Interview with Michael Young, Country Representative Pakistan, International Rescue Committee - Council on Foreign Relations, May 2009, online edition

Forms of Civil War Violence and Their Consequences for Future Public Health
- Hoddie, Matthew; Smith, Jason Matthew - International Studies Quarterly, March 2009, v53, #1, pp175-202

Aiding Refugees: Should the U.N. Help More Displaced People
Felton, John - CQ Global Researcher, March 2009, v3, #3, pp59-90

Trafficking and Human Dignity - Lagon, Mark P. - Policy Review, December/January 2009, #152, pp51-61

Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint for U.S. Policymakers - Albrights, Madeleine K.; Cohen, William S. Co-Chairs - Genocide Prevention Task Force, December 2008, 174p (pdf)

Protecting Internally Displaced Persons: A Manual for Law and Policymakers - The Brookings Institution, University of Bern, Project on Internal Displacement, October 2008, 288p (pdf)

Moving Beyond Rhetoric: Consultation and Participation with Populations Displaced by Conflict or Natural Disasters - Ferris, Elizabeth - The Brookings Institution, University of Bern, Project on Internal Displacement, October 2008, 118p (pdf)

Human Trafficking: Imprisoned in the American Nightmare - Garrett, Ronnie - Law Enforcement Technology, September 2008, v35, #9, pp48-56

Child Soldiers: Are More Aggressive Efforts Needed to Protect Children? - Felton, John - CQ Global Researcher, July 2008, v2, #7, pp183-211

Saving the World - Wilson Quarterly, Summer 2008, v32, #3

"To Walk the Earth in Safety" - U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, June 3, 2008, 31p

Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 - U.S. Department of States, June 2008, 299p

Human Rights and Natural Disasters - Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural Disaster - Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, Brookings Institution, Pilot Version, March 2008, Web posted May 12, 2008, 93p

Iraqi Refugees: Scope of the Crisis and the Humanitarian Response - Pro & Con, International Debates, April 2008, v6, #4, various pagings

Dimensions and Dynamics of Contemporary International Migration - Koser, Khalid - Brookings Institute, paper prepared for the conference on "Workers without borders: Rethinking economic migration", Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, March 18, 2008, online edition, 16p

Thirst Aid - Schulz, Nick - The American, AEI, March/April 2008

The Quiet Revolution: The President’s Faith-Based and Community Initiative: A Seven-Year Progress Report - White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, February 25, 2008, various pagings

Flight for Survival: The Challenge of Refugee Protection Amid Large-scale Migration - Charny, Joel R. - Harvard International Review, February 3, 2008, 4p

What Is Clinton Foundation Up To? - Corey Barnes, Deborah; Vadum, Matthew - Human Events, February 4, 2008, v64, #5, pp9-14

Humanitarian Imperatives are Transforming Sovereignty - Cohen, Roberta - The Brookings Institution, Winter 2008, online edition

How Does it Stack Up? The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention at 10
Herby, Peter; La Haye, Eve - Arms Control Today, December 2007, v37, #7, online edition

Sold Into Slavery - Tran, Jonathan - Christian Century, November 27, 2007, v124, #24, pp22-26

The Science of Doing Good - Fink, Sheri - Scientific American, November 2007, v297, #5, pp98-106

Child Soldiers: New Evidence, New Advocacy Approaches
- Dye, Sarah - USIPeace Briefing, U.S. Institute of Peace, Web posted August 31, 2007, various pagings

Better Than Genocide - Peters, Ralph, National Review, August 13, 2007,v59, #14, pp35-37

Update on Humanitarian Issues and Politics in Iraq - Ferris, Elizabeth; Hall, Matthew, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, Brookings Institution,  July 6, 2007, online edition, 11p

Globalization & Human Trafficking, Jones, Loring; Engstrom, David W.; Hilliard, Tricia; Diaz, Mariel, Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, June 2007, v34 #2, pp107-122

Beyond Hollywood and the Boardroom: Celebrity Diplomacy - Cooper, Andrew F. - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Summer 2007, v8, #2, pp125-133

Child Slavery - Kovasevic, Natasa - Harvard International Review, Summer 2007, v29, #2, pp36-42

The Year in Tornadoes - McCarthy, Daniel and Joseph T. Schaefer
Weatherwise, March/April 2007, v60, #2, pp42-49

The Flight from Iraq - Rosen, Nir - New York Times Magazine, May 13, 2007, pp32-45

Climate Change Refugees - Sachs, Jeffrey D. - Scientific American, June 2007, v296, #6, online edition

The Ecology of Genocide - Bauer, Shane - E: the Environmental Magazine, Mar/Apr 2007, v18, #2; pp14-17

Earthquakes: Risk, Monitoring, Notification and Research - Folger, Peter - Congressional Research Service, February 2, 2007, online edition, 21p

The Making and Unmaking of a Child Soldier - Beah, Ishmael
New York Times Magazine, Jan 14, 2007, pp36-47

More Than One Way of Dying - Hollenbach, David - America, Jan 15-Jan 22, 2007, v196, #2, pp15-19

The State of the World’s Children 2007 - UNICEF, December 2006, online edition

The New Global Slave Trade - Kapstein, Ethan B. - Foreign Affairs, Nov/Dec2006, v85 #6, pp103-115

Whoops, I Committed Genocide! The Anomaly of Constructive Liability for Serious International Crimes - Nersessian, David L.
Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Summer 2006, v30, #2, pp81-106

Human Trafficking and the Impact on National Security for the United States - Keefer, Sandra L. - US Army War College, August 2006, online edition, 20p

War on Terror Needs More Humanitarian Efforts - Ballen, Kenneth
Christian Science Monitor, March 2, 2006, v98, #66, p.9

Humanitarian Intervention After Iraq: Legal Ideals vs. Military Realities - Kurth, James - Orbis, January 2006, v50, #1, pp87-101

Human Trafficking - Feingold, David A - Foreign Policy,Sep/Oct 2005, #150; pp26-31




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