World in crisis : the politics of survival at the end of the twentieth century

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Title:

World in crisis : the politics of survival at the end of the twentieth century

Author:

Porter, Eve,.

ISBN:

9780415153782

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 213 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Preface / Doris Schopper -- Foreword / Rony Branman -- 1. Protection of Civilians in Conflict / Ed Schenkenberg van Mierop -- 2. Frontline Medicine: The Role of International Medical Groups in Emergency Relief / Mike Toole -- 3. International Humanitarian Action: Growing Dilemmas and New Perspectives for the Twenty-First Century / Pierre Gassmann -- 4. The Plight of the World's Refugees at the Crossroads of Protection / Francois Jean -- 5. Falling Through the Net: Outcast and Marginalised Populations / Julia Groenewold and Stephan van Praet -- 6. International Law and Reality: The Protection Gap / Iain Guest and Francoise Bouchet-Saulnier -- 7. Liberia: Can Relief Organizations Cope with the Warlords? / Fabrice Weissman -- 8. Bosnia: In Search of a Lasting Peace / Stephan Oberreit, Pierre Salignon and Renaud Tockert -- 9. Chechnya: Total War and Imperial Quagmire / Francois Jean -- 10. Rwanda Two Years After: An Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis / Vincent Faber.

11. The Sudan: Dying a Slow Death / Marelle Hart and Stephan van Praet -- Medecins Sans Frontieres World-Wide.

Subject Term:

Humanitarian assistance -- Developing countries.

Disaster relief -- Developing countries.

Refugees -- Medical care -- Developing countries.

International relief -- Developing countries.

Added Author:

Porter, Eve,.

Groenewold, Julia.

Added Corporate Author:

Médecins sans frontières (Association)

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Summary

The tragedies of war, famine, disease and poverty continue to dominate our headlines. Faced with such tragedy, the politics, ethics, even the economics of humanitarian aid are becoming more complex. The role of relief agencies, the political will of the West, the reponsibilities of the international community for war crimes and human rights - these are all issues at the heart of contemporary humanitarian aid.
World in Crisis - describing the plight of refugees and civilians caught up in war zones in both First and Third Worlds, the homeless, Gypsies, and AIDS/HIV groups in Europe and North America - highlights what can be done to alleviate human suffering in the future. The book concludes with reports from the frontline of the world's main conflict zones, in Bosnia, Liberia/Sierra Leone, Chechnya, Rwanda/Burundi and Sudan.
Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders is the world's largest independent organization for emergency medical aid. Through 25 years of action, the organization has become famous for bringing swift and direct aid to peoples affected by war and natural disaster, regardless of government consent.