International Humanitarian Assistance: Disaster Relief Actions in International Law and OrganizationSpringer, 2013 M11 22 - 244 pages |
Contents
Historical Perspectives on Humanitarian Assistance | 8 |
The Red Cross | 22 |
4 | 45 |
An International Basis for Humanitarian Assistance | 52 |
Disasters and the right to development | 66 |
Politics and Relief | 72 |
2 | 78 |
3 | 85 |
Relief Coordination | 129 |
Further Development of International Relief | 148 |
Conclusion | 162 |
ABBREVIATIONS | 171 |
335 | 192 |
ANNEXES | 199 |
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Common terms and phrases
activities adopted agreement armed conflict ARTICLE concerned Conference contributions coordination Cross and Red Disaster Relief Co-ordinator disaster situations donor Economic and Social effective emergency assistance ESC Res established Executive Committee functions funds Geneva Conventions governments High Commissioner human rights humanitarian action humanitarian assistance humanitarian intervention humanitarian law humanitarian problems ICRC instruments international cooperation international humanitarian assistance international humanitarian law International Law International Red Cross International Relief Union League of Nations League of Red Lomé Convention measures ment National Society Nations Disaster Relief natural disasters needs non-governmental organizations Office parties personnel political preparedness Principles and Rules programmes proposals protection Red Crescent Societies Red Cross Societies refugees relating relief actions relief assistance relief consignments relief operations relief supplies relief system Report request resolution responsibilities role Secretary-General Social Council status stricken country tion UNDRO UNHCR UNICEF United Nations Disaster United Nations system UNRRA UNRWA