Search Instructions

The Human Security Gateway was designed to be intuitive and easy to use. To access its contents, begin by either:

• entering a search term in the search box
• browsing through the drop-down menus in the top left-hand corner
• selecting a region on the home page map

To further refine your search:

• specify keywords in the corresponding criteria (Any, All, None, Exact).
• use the Advanced Search toolbar to search in title, author, organization, organizational acronym, and/or to filter by publication date, and/or to include or exclude multiple regions, topics, resource categories.

To start over, select Reset Search, or return to the home page.

Content Updates:

Human Security Gateway content updates are available via RSS and email.

To receive ALL content updates via RSS, click on the RSS icon on the Gateway's frontpage.

To receive ALL content updates via Email, enter you email address and click "Subscribe" the Gateway's frontpage. (This service is provided by FeedBlitz)

To receive RSS feeds for a SEARCH term, click on the RSS icon ON the Gateway SEARCH RESULTS page.

To create CUSTOMIZED UPDATES for multiple topics and/or regions and/or resource categories, click on "CUSTOMIZED UPDATES" link on home page or search results page. (You can choose to receive the updates via EMAIL or via RSS Feed.)

For information on how to use RSS, click here

For a list of RSS Newsreaders, click here