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• Home > Subject index > Political Science > Table of contents Subject: Political Science  Book Title: Humanitarian Intervention and International Relations  show chapter abstracts  hide chapter abstracts Welsh, Jennifer M. (Editor), University Lecturer in International Relations and Fellow of Somerville College Oxford Humanitarian Intervention and International Relations Print ISBN 0199267219, 2003   Abstract: Abstracts and keywords to be supplied. ... International Relations Theory and Humanitarian Intervention 2. ... The Humanitarian Responsibilities of Sovereignty: Explaining the Development of a New Norm of Military Intervention for Humanitarian Purposes in International Society Full Text   Print Version (PDF)   --> |  Abstract 4. Taking Consequences Seriously: Objections to Humanitarian Intervention Full Text   Print Version (PDF)   --> |  Abstract PART TWO. The Politics and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention 5. The United Nations and Humanitarian Intervention Full Text   Print Version (PDF)   --> |  Abstract 6. Humanitarian Intervention in the Balkans Full Text   Print Version (PDF)   --> |  Abstract 7. Humanitarian Intervention and International Society: Lessons from Africa Full Text   Print Version (PDF)   --> |  Abstract 8. ... Humanitarian Intervention and Afghanistan Full Text   Print Version (PDF)   --> |  Abstract 10. Conclusion: Humanitarian Intervention after 11 September Full Text   Print Version (PDF)   --> |  Abstract Bibliography Full Text Index Full Text doi: 10.
•     Bibliography Index --> Preface 1 Introduction PART ONE International Relations Theory and Humanitarian Intervention 2 Limiting Sovereignty 3 The Humanitarian Responsibilities of Sovereignty: Explaining the Development of a New Norm of Military Intervention for Humanitarian Purposes in International Society 4 Taking Consequences Seriously: Objections to Humanitarian Intervention PART TWO The Politics and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention 5 The United Nations and Humanitarian Intervention 6 Humanitarian Intervention in the Balkans 7 Humanitarian Intervention and International Society: Lessons from Africa 8 International Intervention in East Timor 9 Humanitarian Intervention and Afghanistan 10 Conclusion: Humanitarian Intervention after 11 September Bibliography Index   Return to top of list .

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•      Author: Waterlow      Subjects: animal rights, charity directories, health charities, humanitarian relief, social welfare      DeweyClass: 361. 7      Resource type: directory ECHO: European Community Humanitarian Office Organisation established to provide humanitarian aid to countries outside the European Union in the event of natural disasters and armed conflict. ...      Author: European Communities      Subjects: humanitarian relief, international relations      DeweyClass: 361      Resource type: documents Human Rights Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2000 Report addressing the UK Labour Government's policies and activities on humanitarian issues, both nationally and internationally, between June 1999 and June 2000. ... A list of sources detailing additional humanitarian resources is also provided.      Author: Foreign and Commonwealth Office      Subjects: civil liberties, humanitarian relief      DeweyClass: 323      Resource type: document Humanitarian Practice Network Mechanism for professional information exchange in the field of humanitarian aid. ...      Author: Overseas Development Institute      Subjects: development studies, humanitarian relief      DeweyClass: 361. 77      Resource type: documents ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross The ICRC acts to help all victims of war and internal violence, attempting to ensure implementation of humanitarian rules restricting armed violence.      Author: International Committee of the Red Cross      Subjects: emergency medicine, first aid, humanitarian relief      DeweyClass: 361. 77      Resource type: documents ISIS (UK): International Security Information Service An evaluated selection of documents on matters of international security, defence, and humanitarian issues aimed at the British policy-making audience. Topics include chemical and nuclear weapons, and the ethics of humanitarian intervention. ...      Author: ISIS      Subjects: humanitarian relief, nuclear weapons      DeweyClass: 327      Resource type: document collection Kosovo Crisis Update Information about the current situation in Kosovo.

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• On 24 February 2000 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1291, entrusting MONUC with a humanitarian mandate as follows: .
• "MONUC, in cooperation with the Joint Military Commission (JMC), shall facilitate humanitarian assistance and human rights monitoring, with particular attention to vulnerable groups including women, children and demobilized child soldiers, as MONUC deems within its capabilities and under acceptable security conditions, in close cooperation with other United Nations agencies, related organizations and non-governmental organizations. ...
• MONUC's humanitarian mandate is exceedingly broad, and the resources to implement it are limited. In the absence of a clear budget line for the execution of MONUC's humanitarian mandate, the Humanitarian Affairs Section relies on creativity, flexibility and the mission's logistical assets as well as the resources it has and which humanitarian organizations do not. ...
• Despite the lack of a dedicated budget line to support humanitarian actions as well as the non-operational nature of its mandate, MONUC has undertaken a wide range of activities to assist the people of the DRC. Humanitarian Officers often carry out their task under difficult and precarious security conditions: .
• •  Facilitating the transportation of NGO and UN agency staff undertaking critical humanitarian missions: about 7,500 people transported by MONUC in 2003-2004 on humanitarian ground; .
• •  Facilitating the movement of humanitarian cargo, including urgent medical supplies to inaccessible areas: 2,200 tons of humanitarian cargo by air and 300 tons by barge transported in 2003-2004; .
• •  Encouraging the placement of Military Observers in areas with extreme humanitarian needs; .
• •  Participating in special missions involving joint rescue operations, medical outreach, humanitarian barges and trains, protection of humanitarian workers and facilities. ...
• The mounting requests from MONUC's partners reflect the significance of the mission's contribution to the delivery of humanitarian assistance in the DRC, which is among the world's countries most affected by humanitarian crisis. Through its Humanitarian Affairs Section, MONUC constantly engages with OCHA personnel who are tasked to coordinate humanitarian action, mobilize resources, advocate for victims, undertake humanitarian negotiations and lead joint assessment missions. In addition, Humanitarian Officers deployed throughout the country are also tasked to constantly exchange views with other humanitarian partners, including UN agencies on how to best address humanitarian issues and related crisis affecting the populations, through the creation of a mechanism for ongoing dialogue and information sharing. ...
• MONUC's presence countrywide along with its logistical capabilities has enabled its Humanitarian Affairs Section to backstop and support UN agencies, including OCHA as well as NGOs, and has increased humanitarian access and assistance throughout the country. ...

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• The Humanitarian Effort is an ongoing fundraising effort to help students in Karen villages on the Thai/Burmese border. ...
• Find out more about the history of the Humanitarian Effort.

• Humanitarian Demining.
• To promote industrial R&D activities in Europe in support of humanitarian demining operations worldwide. ... Detailed objectives are spelled out in the 1998 workprogramme on Humanitarian Demining R&D. ...
• The European Commission regularly organises expert meetings, consultations and conferences on the topic of humanitarian demining. ...

• War in Iraq: Not a Humanitarian Intervention.
• Humanitarian intervention was supposed to have gone the way of the 1990s. ... Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone—these interventions, to varying degrees justified in humanitarian terms, were dismissed as products of an unusual interlude between the tensions of the Cold War and the growing threat of terrorism. ... Yet surprisingly, with the campaign against terrorism in full swing, the past year or so has seen four military interventions that are described by their instigators, in whole or in part, as humanitarian.
• What could be more virtuous than to risk life and limb to save distant people from slaughter? But the common use of the humanitarian label masks significant differences among these interventions. ... In Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, West African and French forces intervened to enforce a peace plan but also played important humanitarian roles. ...
• By contrast, the United States-led coalition forces justified the invasion of Iraq on a variety of grounds, only one of which—a comparatively minor one—was humanitarian. ...
• For better or for worse, that prominence gave it greater power to shape public perceptions of armed interventions said by their proponents to be justified on humanitarian grounds. The result is that at a time of renewed interest in humanitarian intervention, the Iraq war and the effort to justify it even in part in humanitarian terms risk giving humanitarian intervention a bad name. If that breeds cynicism about the use of military force for humanitarian purposes, it could be devastating for people in need of future rescue.
• The sole exception we make is in extreme situations requiring humanitarian intervention.
• A humanitarian rationale was occasionally offered for the war, but it was so plainly subsidiary to other reasons that we felt no need to address it. ... But the substantial risk that wars guided by non-humanitarian goals will endanger human rights keeps us from adopting that position.
• As time elapses, the Bush administration’s dominant remaining justification for the war is that Saddam Hussein was a tyrant who deserved to be overthrown—an argument of humanitarian intervention. ... Other reasons are still regularly mentioned, but the humanitarian one has gained prominence.
• Rather, the question is whether the conditions were present that would justify humanitarian intervention—conditions that look at more than the level of repression. ... If not, it is important to say so as well, since allowing the arguments of humanitarian intervention to serve as a pretext for war fought mainly on other grounds risks tainting a principle whose viability might be essential to save countless lives.

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• Fact Sheets Humanitarian implications of military action in Iraq .
• Possible Humanitarian Implications of Military Action in Iraq •Bombing may destroy the water and sanitation systems, sewage treatment and electricity supply leaving 50% of the Iraqi population without access to portable water and causing sewage to back up into the streets, which could lead to cholera and dysentery epidemics. ... Preparedness of the Humanitarian Community to Respond to Military Action in Iraq •The UN has reported that there are not enough resources to respond to the expected humanitarian emergency in Iraq, and the collapse of essential services in Iraq, could lead to a humanitarian emergency of proportions well beyond the capacity of UN agencies and other aid organizations. ... has shipped nearly 3 million humanitarian daily rations to the region to help feed Iraqis, but individual meal packets will feed only a tiny portion of Iraq’s 24 million people, and just for a few days. ... NGOs to pre-position supplies and plan and prepare for humanitarian intervention in Iraq and neighboring nations. ... government has placed the office responsible for reconstruction and humanitarian activities in Iraq within the Department of Defense, which may jeopardize the independence, safety and effectiveness of humanitarian programs and staff •The UN has updated funding requirements for preparedness at $123 million and has received pledges for only 37 to 40 million, which leaves a funding gap for preparedness at about $90 million. Actual humanitarian costs are estimated to run as high as $800 million for just the first six months and have been estimated as high as 1 billion to 10 billion over a two to four year period. ... This will pose extreme difficulties in providing humanitarian relief to vulnerable populations. ... •If the humanitarian community does not have access to vulnerable populations due to the nature of the war, then under the Fourth Geneva Convention any occupying force would be obligated to fulfil its legal obligations for the welfare of the civilian population. •If the United States has committed itself to successfully help Iraq rebuild itself following a conflict to ensure stability and the alleviation of humanitarian suffering in the region. ... military action against Iraq would have an adverse impact on humanitarian issues and regional stability. ... licensing restrictions must be lifted so that agencies can pre-position supplies and prepare to provide an adequate humanitarian response.

• HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN IRAQ.
• Post War Humanitarian Aid Plans in Disarray. ...
• Military/Humanitarian Distinction Not Just Lofty Ideal. ...
•   Iraq:  United Nations and Humanitarian Aid Organizations. ...
• Backgrounder on Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in Post War Iraq. ...
• ECHO: European Community Humanitarian Office. ...
• At the center of the EU's humanitarian aid program is the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO). Established in 1992 and operating under the European Commission, ECHO coordinates humanitarian efforts by the European Union to third countries. Working in tandem with organizations such as the Red Cross and the United Nations, ECHO organizes the preparation, implementation, financing, follow-up, and evaluation of humanitarian aid decisions and activities.
• -based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations, with more than 160 members operating in every developing country.   The site has current information and news on humanitarian issues in Iraq and Afghanistan and many links to other organizations. ...
• War in Iraq: Managing the Humanitarian Relief. ...
• Iraq: Humanitarian - Military Relations. ...
• Oxfam believes that humanitarian aid is most effectively delivered by civilian humanitarian agencies under UN leadership. ...
• Humanitarian Coordination for Iraq: A Job For the United Nations. ...
• The Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) in Kuwait was established about two months ago and is staffed by Kuwaiti government officials and U. ... The objective of the HOC is to facilitate humanitarian aid to the people of Iraq, especially in southern Iraq adjacent to Kuwait.

• Weiss, Mercy Under Fire: War and the Global Humanitarian Community (Westview Press, 1995).
• Prendergast, John, Frontline Diplomacy: Humanitarian Aid and Conflict in Africa (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1996).
• Condemned to Repeat? The Paradox of Humanitarian Action. ...
• and Cindy Collins, Humanitarian Challenges and Intervention: World Politics and the Dilemmas of Help (Westview Press, 1996). ...
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• Humanitarian R&D Program .
• This site provides an overview of the optional products and technologies that are available for use in global humanitarian demining. ... Department of Defense (DoD) Humanitarian Demining Research and Development program. ...
• To rapidly develop, demonstrate, and transition safer and more efficient technologies to the International humanitarian demining community.

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