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Conflict and humanitarian aid

Humanitarianism and the Muslim world
M. Hyder / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 2007
The majority of those receiving humanitarian assistance world-wide are Muslim. This paper argues that insufficient attention has been paid to this fact, and that a closer examination is required in...
International organisations in Mindanao: to protect or not?
S, Chaulia / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 2007
This document explores issues surrounding protection and protection deficits from International Organisations (IOs) and International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs). Based on field research...
The use of cash in emergency and post-emergency non-food item programs: a case study from the Democratic Republic of Congo
S. Bailey / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 2007
This paper explores the impacts of a pilot cash transfer programme in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The results of the pilot shed light on intra-household decisi...
Political complexities of humanitarian intervention in the Pakistan earthquake
T. Bamforth;J., H. Qureshi / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 2007
This paper provides an introduction to the main political issues faced by international humanitarian agencies following the Pakistan earthquake in 2006. The report argues that humanitarian agencies...
A pragmatic approach to humanitarian intervention
J.N. Clarke / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 2001
This paper sketches several elements critical to successful reform of the intervention ‘regime’: the norms and institutions which shape and regulate humanitarian intervention.It argues that reform ...
An integrated approach to complex emergencies: the Kosovo experience
A.M. Fitz-Gerald; F.A. Walthall / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 2001
In the wake of recent calls for ‘joined-up government’, collaboration and more effective strategic planning for the purposes of emergency response, disaster management and security sector reform, the ...
On the (im-)possible inclusion of humanitarian assistance into peacebuilding efforts.
M. Schloms / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 2001
Focuses on the feasibility of including humanitarian action into peacebuilding strategies by taking a closer look at the reality of humanitarian organisations.Based upon the concept of peacebuildin...
A Case by Case Analysis of Recent Crises: Assessing 20 Years of Humanitarian Action: Iraq, Somalia, the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Burundi, the former Zaire, Chechnya, and Kosovo
F. Trintignac / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 1999
Reviews the roles of NGOs and NGO formulated policies in the light of 8 major conflict situations. Looks at:The vulnerabiliy of civilian populations and access to victims action taken by NGOs<...
From Relief and Development to Assisted Self-Reliance: Nongovernmental Organizations in Bangladesh
J. Buckland / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 1999
By definition, virtually all development interventions contain a welfare element. This welfare element involves the subsidized provision to a marginalized group or community by an external agency, ph...
Environmental refugees: myth or reality?
R. Black / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 2001
This paper seeks to go further in questioning the value of international policy-makers focusing on 'environmental refugees' as a significant group of migrants, deserving of the world's attention. It i...

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