A Framework for Survival: Health, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Assistance in Conflicts and DisastersKevin M. Cahill Routledge, 2013 M10 28 - 250 pages Wars and natural disasters--from the Balkans to the Sudan, and from Afghanistan to Central Africa--have increasingly placed humanitarian workers in the crossfire. Kevin M. Cahill has assembled an international team of renowned experts to offer a much-needed assessment of the moral, legal and political dilemmas and consequences of humanitarian assistance. Focusing on health issues, A Framework for Survival takes an unflinching look at the reality facing the nations and people involved, from refugees to relief organizations. In contrast to conventional military, economic and geopolitical strategies, it suggests rational and effective solutions and foreign policy recommendations. With the collapse of many government infrastructures since the end of the Cold War, the success or failure of humanitarian efforts may, to a large extent, define the world's chances for survival. |
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Cahill M D | 26 |
4 | 49 |
MEDIATING FOR CHILDREN | 60 |
6 | 83 |
7 | 101 |
RELIEF AND REALITY | 216 |
THE MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES EXPERIENCE | 226 |
THE CHANGING ROLES OF VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS | 245 |
BANGLADESH | 257 |
SOLUTIONS AND FUTURE OPTIONS | 271 |
UNDERWRITING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE | 279 |
LEARNING THE LESSONS OF COORDINATION | 298 |
MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM | 317 |
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