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This notebook is a compilation of essays based on papers presented at the Second International Seminar on Psychological and Trauma Response in Kosovo. In the experience documented in this volume...

Building on the results of the Psychosocial and Trauma Response (PTR) programme started in 1999 in Kosovo, this new volume analyzes the role played by artistic and theatrical activities in supporting...

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2005, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security...

The Bolivia Summit of the Americas declared in 1996 that despite extensive efforts by countries in the Americas to improve water use and management, demand continues to rise while contamination has...

By the year 2025, it is estimated that more than two-thirds of the world's population will be urban dwellers. In Water for Urban Areas, leading experts offer unique insights into varied issues of...

Due to the large disparity in the availability of water between the wet northern region and the drier south parts of Southern Africa, water management has become an issue of critical importance to...

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2004, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security...

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2006, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security...

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2009, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security...

The oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface and play an important part in our lives by controlling climate and weather conditions; hosting shipping, transportation, recreation and...

The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basins contain the largest number of the world's poor in any one region. The population is increasing steadily and unless the current development trends are broken...

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2008, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security...

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2010, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security...

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2011, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security...

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2007, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security...

In the Middle East and North Africa, water is rapidly becoming the key development issue. The region has one of the highest population growth rates in the world and scarce natural water supplies. This...

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2012, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security...

The improved understanding of the health consequences that result from wars, conflicts, social upheavals and displacement of populations has been accompanied by the increasing awareness of the...