Introduction and objectives

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Why the need for a sanctions assessment methodology?
• 1.3 Targeted sanctions: Interlaken, Bonn-Berlin and Stockholm Processes
• 1.4 Objectives of this handbook
• 1.5 Organization of the handbook
• 1.6 Summary of sanctions assessment methodology

Conceptual framework

• 2.1 Overview
• 2.2 Conceptual framework
• 2.3 Humanitarian assessments under sanctions and human rights

Causal modelling

• 3.1 Overview
• 3.2 Types of causes and the chain of causation
• 3.3 What is and what is not a cause?
• 3.4 Creating a model of the chains of causation

Humanitarian indicators and data sources

• 4.1 Overview
• 4.2 Using indicators in causal models
• 4.3 Sources and availability of information
• 4.4 Further sources of data
• 4.5 Comparisons across population groups and time
• 4.6 Qualitative and quantitative information
• 4.7 Relevance and reliability of information
• 4.8 Improving the interpretation and reporting of data

Sanctions assessment methodology

• 5.1 Overview
• 5.2 Methodological challenges in studies on sanctions
• 5.3 Undertaking a baseline assessment of humanitarian conditions
• 5.4 Methodology for assessing humanitarian implications of sanctions
• 5.5 Applying the assessment methodology
• 5.6 Humanitarian assessments for particular types of sanctions

Standards for humanitarian assessments

• 6.1 Overview
• 6.2 Requests for assessments by the sanctioning authority
• 6.3 Agencies and investigators tasked with undertaking assessments
• 6.4 Clear definition of the task
• 6.5 Key elements of a humanitarian assessment
• 6.6 Writing a humanitarian assessment report
• 6.7 Ensuring transparency and accountability

Applications other than sanctions

Annex I. Previous approaches and projects related to assessment of humanitarian impacts of sanctions

Annex II. Table of humanitarian indicators

Annex III. Glossary of key terms

Tables

• Table 1. Criteria of causation in causal modelling
• Table 2. Summary of characteristics of three original data collection techniques
• Table 3. Potential sources and types of additional information for humanitarian assessments related to sanctions
• Table 4. Sources of quantitative information for assessments under sanctions
• Table 5. Summary of areas of interest, indicators and data sources for four categories of targeted sanctions
• Table 6. UN documents and statements pertaining to humanitarian implications of UN sanctions
• Table 7. Humanitarian indicators for assessing the impact of sanctions

Figures

• Figure 1. Misleading billboard in Liberia depicting UN Sanctions, 2001
• Figure 2. Simple example of process, with intermediate steps, leading from sanction to impact on humanitarian conditions
• Figure 3. Causal analysis framework used by UNICEF to identify the causes of child malnutrition
• Figure 4. Sample causal model identifying potential causes of child malnutrition
• Figure 5. UNICEF causal analysis applied to children’s right to life and survival in Iraq
• Figure 6. Notional examples of possible indirect impacts of sanctions
• Figure 7. Flow chart depicting the five steps in the sanctions assessment methodology

Boxes

• Box 1. Elaboration of select criteria of causation from the field of epidemiology
• Box 2. A step-by-step approach to developing a causal model
• Box 3. Comparison of conditions across time in Liberia
• Box 4. Indicators used by WFP for vulnerability analysis and mapping in northern Iraq, 2002
• Box 5. Checklist for undertaking a baseline assessment
• Box 6. Priority humanitarian indicators in each of the eight human security subject areas, categorized as indicators of PROCESS or OUTCOME
• Box 7. Simple example of cumulative or “cascading” impact of sanctions

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