Section One summarizes UNHCR’s mandate of international protecdtion and the aim and principles of emergency response; Section Two deals with emergency management; Section Three covers the vital sectors and problem areas in refugee emergencies, including health, food, sanitation and water, as well as key field activities underpinning the operations such as logistics, community services and registration. The chapters in this section start with a summary so that readers, who might not need the full level of detail in each of these chapters, can understand the basic principles of the subject quickly; Section Four gives guidance on the support to field operations, primarily administration and staffing; The Appendices include a “Toolbox” which gathers, in one location, the standards, indicators and useful references used throughout the handbook;