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1 online resource (xiv, 160 pages) : maps |
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Pt. I. From Abstention to Intervention - The Ten Cases. 1. Sudan: Speak no evil, do no good. 2. Afghanistan: Off the agenda. 3. Tajikistan: Free reign to the regional referees. 4. The Caucasus: Policing the old empire. 5. Liberia: Leave it to the neighbours. 6. El Salvador: The guarantor of peace. 7. Angola: Stewarding the ballot box, not the peace. 8. Cambodia: Elections in the killing fields. 9. Bosnia: The soft option. 10. Somalia: Humanitarian aid outgunned -- Pt. II. An International Response Marked by Paradoxes and Ambiguities. 11. The Paradoxes of Armed Protection / Jean-Christophe Rufin. 12. Peacekeeping Operations Above Humanitarian Law / Francoise Bouchet-Saulnier. 13. The Human Rights Challenge to Sovereignty / Guy Hermet. 14. Health-Care Reconstruction: The Lost Agenda / Philippe Biberson and Eric Goemaere. 15. When Suffering Makes a Good Story / Rony Brauman |
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With the end of the Cold War came the hope of a 'New World Order'. Yet the tragedies of war and famine continue to dominate our headlines. Humanitarian law is still violated every day. Emergency aid from the United Nations and donor governments remains inadequate and military interventions often fail to restore durable peace. Life, Death and Aid highlights the ten most pressing humanitarian crises of the 1990s and examines the policies, actions and effectiveness of the United Nations, donor governments and relief organizations involved in emergency aid and peacekeeping operations. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is the world's largest independent organization for emergency medical aid. Created in 1971 by a group of doctors disillusioned with the political conditions attached to aid operations, the organization has become famous for bringing swift and direct aid to all populations affected by war and natural disaster regardless of government consent |
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Médecins sans frontières (Association)
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United Nations -- Armed Forces.
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Missions, Medical.
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International relief.
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International relief -- Developing countries.
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Politics, Practical -- Developing countries.
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Political science -- Developing countries.
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Rights
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Developing countries -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117507
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Developing countries -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102163
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Jean, François.
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Médecins sans frontières (Association)
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