Background Documents

The following is a selection of general key background documents related to the 3C Conference 2009 theme.

A number of specific background papers related to individual sessions are also available.

Good Humanitarian Donorship: Principles and Good Practice of Humanitarian Donorship, June 2003

International Peace Academy: Greater than the Sum of Its Parts? Assessing the "Whole of Government" Approaches to Fragile States, by S. Patrick and K. Brown, 2007

OECD-DAC: Thematic Meetings on Whole of Government Approaches to Situations of Conflict and Fragility, May 2008

OECD-DAC: Policy Commitment and Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States and Situations, April 2007

OECD-DAC: Handbook on Security System Reform (SSR) , 2007

OECD-DAC: Whole of Government Approaches to Fragile States, 2006

OECD, 3rd High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness: Accra Agenda for Action, September 2008

United Nations / World Bank: Partnership Framework for Crisis and Post- Crisis Situations, October 2008

The German Marshall Fund of the United States: Toward a brighter future: A transatlantic call for renewed leadership and partnerships for global development, by the Transatlantic Taskforce on Development, 2009.

GCSP / IPI: Peace Operations and Organised Crime, by James Cockayne and Daniel Pfister, 2008.