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Organizations
AidData.org
AidData attempts to capture the universe of development
finance, increase the value of data by providing more descriptive
information about development activities, provide data in an accessible
format, and strengthen efforts to improve donor and recipient strategic
planning and coordination. The AidData team includes scholars in economics,
political science, sociology, and computer science, development
practitioners, and NGO researchers based out of Development Gateway in
Washington, DC, the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, and
Brigham Young University in Provo, UT.
American Red Cross Asia and Pacific Region
The American Red Cross works with a global network of Red Cross, Red
Crescent and equivalent societies to restore hope and dignity to the world's
vulnerable people. This International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
brings emergency relief to disaster victims, and improves basic living
conditions of those in chronically deprived areas of the world. Guided by
our seven Fundamental Principles — Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality,
Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality — the American Red
Cross partners with countless organizations in the efficient and effective
relief of human suffering and the empowerment of people with the skills they
need to help themselves.
Asia Disaster Preparedness Center
ADPC's mission to reduce the impact of disasters on
communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by: raising awareness and
enhancing knowledge, developing and strengthening sustainable institutional
mechanisms, facilitating exchange of information, experience and expertise;
and developing and demonstrating innovative disaster reduction practices.
ADPC's goals are to mainstream disaster reduction in development, build and
strengthen capacity, facilitate partnerships and exchange of experiences, be
recognized as a proactive and responsive regional resource, achieve quality
service through a team approach.
Asian Disaster Reduction and Response
Network (ADRRN)
In February 2002, the Asia Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC)
Kobe and the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(UN OCHA) in Kobe with the assistance of the ASEAN Foundation, brought
together more than 30 NGOs from all over Asia to discuss the need for a
network of NGOs for Disaster Reduction & Response in Asia. As a result, the
Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network (ADRRN) was formed. This loose
body of NGOs was consolidated in December 2003 and in June 2004, the
structure, content and direction of the ADRRN was clearly formulated and
implemented.
Asia
Pacific Collaborative Security Consortium
(Registration required) The Asia Pacific Collaborative
Security Consortium conducts international security and stability related
education, assessments, research, and outreach; collaborating in order to
build regional security capacity, improve regional stability, and respond or
mitigate strategic shocks, disasters, and humanitarian crisis within the
Asia Pacific Region, in order to support national security aims and respond
to the humanitarian imperative. The purpose of the APCSC is to build
communities of expertise as it relates to human security and disaster
management. Communities include: Demographic Trends Disaster Management,
Economic and Energy, Security Civil Military Relations, Conflict Prevention
and PKO Development, Health and Education, Governance and Transparency,
Information Sharing Environment and Resources, Identity and Cultural.
CARE International
Crisis Response Team
Clickable map of crisis activities and status
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We
place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with
the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire
communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based
efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase
access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and
protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of
war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.
Center for Contemporary Conflict
As the research institute of the Naval Postgraduate School's
Department of National Security Affairs, the CCC analyzes current and
emerging threats to U.S. national security. We convey our assessments
through briefings,
conferences,
publications, our ship-board
Regional Security Education Program, and our e-journal
Strategic Insights.
Center for Disaster & Humanitarian Assistance Medicine
(US)
The mission of the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian
Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) is exactly what its name implies - to be the
focal point for medical aspects of disaster relief and humanitarian
assistance. Other centers, operate within the realm of humanitarian relief.
However, they are focused on the broader issue of disaster management. By
specializing in medicine and health-related topics worldwide, CDHAM
compliments the work of these centers, as well as many other organizations
that are improving the provision of relief and international health care.
Center of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian
Assistance
(US)
The Center's mission is to promote effective civil-military management in
international humanitarian assistance, disaster response and peacekeeping
through education, training, research and information programs. Provides
daily Asia-Pacific updates, reports, analysis, fact sheets, data, etc.
Center for Humanitarian Cooperation
CHC, a not-for-profit organization, was created to assist the
international humanitarian community in developing models for greater
cooperation. The Center for Humanitarian Cooperation has been created by a
devoted and experienced group of professionals. The Center will serve as a
neutral party, to foster functional cooperation among the growing group of
organizations concerned with humanitarian issues. The CHC will: Provide
briefings to members of the humanitarian community, the press, legislative
bodies, the military, and other relevant parties upon request; assist in
facilitating linkages between groups of organizations engaged in the
provision of humanitarian assistance so as to encourage shared allocation
and application of resources; chair and organize face-to-face strategy and
planning sessions for participating organizations and, assist in
preparedness training exercises that will link governmental organizations --
particularly military structures concerned with military operations other
than war (MOOTW) -- to private and international relief agencies.
Center for International Disaster Information
The Center for International Disaster Information provides
information and guidance in support of appropriate international disaster
relief. Including reports on the latest disaster situations world-wide.
Disaster
Response: Principles of Preparation and Coordination
By Erik Auf der Heide. Popular but out of print book is provided online by
the Center of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance.
Health of Nations
This site was created for GE's healthyimagination by the
Economist Intelligence unit. It presents the results of a wide-ranging
investigation into the critical healthcare issues facing countries around
the world. This analysis, data and commentary can be viewed in multiple
formats.
HIC – UN OCHA Humanitarian Information Centres
HRH
GlobalResourceCenter (USAID)
The HRH Global Resource Center is a global library of human resources
for health (HRH) resources focused on developing countries. Contains a
searchable database of full text documents addressing human resources for
health, including guidelines, workbooks, policies and other resources.
InSTEED Innovative Support to Emergencies Diseases and Disasters
At InSTEDD, we work with governments, universities,
corporations, international health organizations, humanitarian NGOs and
local communities around the world. Together we work to identify
requirements for enhanced information flow, better cross-sector
collaboration and more effective collective action. Where solutions already
exist, we integrate them. If another technology can be adapted to meet the
needs, we re-purpose it. If a genuine gap is found, where no solution exists
and no market pressures are driving the necessary innovation, we build it
ourselves. Then we give it away, free and open source, and we test, train
and deploy it within the areas of the world that seem most in need. From
there, we stand back and watch carefully to ensure we've aimed correctly.
InterAction
(American Council for Voluntary International Action) Disaster
Response
InterAction is the largest coalition of
U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the
world’s poor and most vulnerable people.
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving
national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of
people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as
a result of conflicts or human rights violations. At the request of the
United Nations, the Geneva-based IDMC runs an online
database providing comprehensive information and analysis on internal
displacement in some 50 countries.
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose
exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of
victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It
directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the
Movement in situations of conflict. It also endeavors to prevent suffering
by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian
principles.
International Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an
independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with some 145 staff
members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and
high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Regional and
Country reports available.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The Federation carries out relief operations to
assist victims of disasters, and combines this with development work to
strengthen the capacities of its member National Societies. The Federation's
work focuses on four core areas: promoting humanitarian values, disaster
response, disaster preparedness, and health and community care.
International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps' mission is to
improve the quality of life through health interventions and related
activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering
training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to
people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to
emergency situations, IMC rehabilitates devastated health care systems and
helps bring them back to self-reliance. Regional and country reports
available.
International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee maintains an Emergency
Response Team of 17 specialists with expertise in key areas necessary to
assess critical survival needs and mount an effective response to sudden or
protracted emergencies. The team includes coordinators, logisticians,
doctors and water and sanitation experts. It also includes specialists who
focus on human rights protection, the special needs of children in crisis,
the prevention of sexual violence and aid for rape survivors. There
are also focal points for grants development, program design, security,
finance, human resources and communications.
International Tsunami
Information Center
Located in Honolulu, the International Tsunami
Information Centre (ITIC) was established in November 1965 by the
Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
ITIC maintains and develops relationships with scientific research and
academic organizations, civil defense agencies, and the general public in
order to carry out its mission to mitigate the hazards associated with
tsunamis by improving tsunami preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations.
ITIC is also assisting in the development and implementation of tsunami
warning and mitigation systems globally.
Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT)
The program is a cooperative multinational effort to facilitate the rapid
and effective establishment and/or augmentation of a multinational task
force headquarters. The MPAT provides responsive coalition/combined
expertise in crisis action planning.
Natural Disaster Management, India Ministry of Home Affairs
Natural calamities, of one description or the other, affect
nations all over the world. Because of the large geographical size of the
country, India often faces natural calamities like floods, cyclones and
drought occurring fairly frequently in different parts of the country. At
times, the same area is subjected to floods and drought situation in
successive seasons or years. While not all natural calamities can be
predicted and prevented, a state of preparedness and ability to respond
quickly to a natural calamity can considerably mitigate loss of life and
property and the human suffering and restore normalcy at the earliest. It
is, therefore, of paramount importance that a plan of action for dealing
with contingencies that arise in the wake of natural calamities is
formulated and periodically updated.
Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, US
Department of State
The Core Mission of S/CRS is to lead, coordinate and
institutionalize U.S. Government civilian capacity to prevent or prepare for
post-conflict situations, and to help stabilize and reconstruct societies in
transition from conflict or civil strife, so they can reach a sustainable
path toward peace, democracy and a market economy. For more information,
please refer to the page About
S/CRS.
Pacific Disaster Center (US)
The Pacific Disaster Center's mission is to provide applied information
research and analysis support for the development of more effective
policies, institutions, programs, and information products for the disaster
management and humanitarian assistance communities of the Asia Pacific
region and beyond. Our evolving approach to emergency management shifts the
emphasis from being reactive - focusing on response and recovery operations,
to being proactive - focusing on mitigation and preparedness. This strategy
is built on the United Nations approach to loss reduction that acknowledges
public awareness and community partnerships, better assessments of natural
hazard risks, and preventative action priorities as critical components that
minimize identified risks. Our overall goal is to promote disaster
management as an integral part of national to local economic and social
development to foster disaster-resistant communities.
Pan American Health Organization Regional Core Health Data
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public
health agency with more than 100 years of experience in working to improve
health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as
the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It
also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health
Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United
Nations system.
ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian
information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters. ReliefWeb posts some 150 maps and documents daily from
over 2,000 source from the UN system, governments, NGOs, academia
and the media. Map Centre also creates original ReliefWeb maps.
UN Agencies, Offices & Programmes
OCHA – UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
http://ochaonline.un.org/
OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx
UN DPKO – UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/
UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
UNDP – UN Development Programme
http://www.undp.org/
UNFPA – UN Population Fund
http://www.unfpa.org/
UNICEF – UN Children’s Fund
http://www.unicef.org/
UNJLC – UN Joint Logistics Centre
http://www.unjlc.org/
WFP – UN World Food Programme
http://www.wfp.org/english/
WHO – UN World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/en/
WHO/Myanmar
http://www.whomyanmar.org/EN/Section2.htm
US Agency for International Development (Asia and the Near East)
USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall
foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.
Our
Work
supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign
policy objectives by supporting: economic growth, agriculture and trade;
global health; and, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian
assistance. Regional and country reports available.
US Department of State
Regional and country background and profiles
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Internet Resources
Hawaii Tsunami Resources
Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions
and Sectors (data, methods and synthesis activity) (AIACC)
This website facilitates access to extensive data, software and
bibliographic resources related to climate impacts, adaptation, and
vulnerability across multiple sectors. The Data, Methods, and Synthesis
Activity is part of the
AIACC Program
(Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple
Regions and Sectors). The website
synthesizes
information on the sectors, systems, and groups studied, as well as methods
utilized, for the 24 AIACC projects.
Note: the AIACC program concluded in 2006.
Final research reports are available from the profile pages for each
project.
Commitment to Development Index
Rich and poor countries are linked in many
ways by foreign aid, commerce, migration, the environment, and military
affairs. The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) rates 21 rich countries
on how much they help poor countries build prosperity, good government, and
security. Each rich country gets scores in seven policy areas, which are
averaged for an overall score.
Disaster Info (English/Espanol)
Disaster Info is the front page to a collection of mirror sites and/or
direct access to web sites of many disaster organizations, particularly in
Latin America and the Caribbean. All web sites are hosted in their original
language.
EM-DAT : the International Disaster Database (WHO)
An initiative aimed to rationalise decision making for
disaster preparedness, as well as providing an objective base for
vulnerability assessment and priority setting. For example, it allows on to
decide whether floods in a given country are more significant in terms of
its human impact than earthquakes or whether a country is more vulnerable
than another for computing resources is. EMDAT contains essential core data
on the occurrence and effects of over 12,800 mass disasters in the world
from 1900 to present. The database is compiled from various sources,
including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies,
research institutes and press agencies.
Funds for Peace Failed States Index
Annual Failed States Index - which has been expanded to
include 177 countries. Hundreds of thousands of articles from global and
regional sources are collected using
Thomson Dialog. Utilizing our CAST software to do initial analysis of
these voluminous documents and with a review by experts, we compiled the
scores below. "We encourage others to utilize the Failed States Index to
develop ideas for promoting greater stability worldwide." "We hope the Index
will spur conversations, encourage debate, and most of all help guide
strategies for sustainable security."
Global Identifier Number (Glide)
To address both of these issues, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
proposed a globally common Unique ID code for disasters. This idea was
shared and promoted by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of
Disasters (CRED) of the University of Louvain in Brussels (Belgium), OCHA/ReliefWeb,
OCHA/FSCC, ISDR, UNDP, WMO, IFRC, OFDA-USAID, FAO, La Red and the World Bank
and was jointly launched as a new initiative "GLIDE".
Glossaries from the International Strategy for Natural Disasters (United
Nations)
Online glossaries available for
consultation at the Library on Disaster Reduction
Human Security
Gateway
The Human Security Gateway is a research and information database
regrouping electronic and bibliographic resources on human security.
The Gateway is an initiative of the
Human Security
Report Project
Lessons Learned Information Sharing
[LLIS] system is a national knowledge base of lessons learned and
best practices serving the emergency responder community. Available
at: http://www.llis.gov/ Register for password.
The Measuring ICT Website
Provides information on the development of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) statistics and indicators worldwide, with an emphasis on
supporting ICT policies and the information economies in developing
countries. Core ICT indications, Global status, etc.
miniAtlas
of Human Security
Produced by the
Human Security Report
Project and the World
Bank, this at-a-glance guide to global security issues provides a wealth
of information on armed conflicts since 1946. It maps political violence,
the links between poverty and conflict, assaults on human rights - including
the use of child soldiers - and the causes of war and peace.
Minorities at Risk
The Minorities at Risk (MAR) Project is a university-based research project
that monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active
communal groups in all countries with a current population of at least
500,000. The project is designed to provide information in a standardized
format that aids comparative research and contributes to the understanding
of conflicts involving relevant groups.
OECD in Figures (Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development)
OECD in Figures contains key data on OECD countries, ranging from
economic growth and employment to energy, trade and migration.
Reliefweb Communities of Practice
In order to encourage professional networking within the
humanitarian sector, ReliefWeb has developed the following directory of peer
groups, or 'Communities of Practice'.
Reliefweb Maps Centre
Clickable map of countries and current disasters
Responder Knowledge Base (U.S.)
National knowledge base of
equipment-related information serving the emergency responder community.
Available at: http://www.rkb.mipt.org/ Register
for password.
Reuters Alertnet
Reuters AlertNet is a humanitarian news network based
around a popular website. It aims to keep relief professionals and
the wider public up-to-date on humanitarian crises around the globe.
UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics On-line
The goal of the
UNCTAD
Handbook of Statistics On- line is to provide the statistical data
essential for the analysis of the world trade, investment,
international financial flows and development. This database
provides the opportunity to disseminate the economic, demographic
and social series which serve as a fundamental support for UNCTAD´s
research tasks, intergovernmental dialogue, and technical
assistance.
UNCTAD Trade and Development Index (TDI)
"The trade and development index is an attempt by the UNCTAD
secretariat to capture the complex interaction between trade and development
and, in the process, to monitor the trade and development performance of
countries… The TDI is designed as a mechanism for monitoring the trade and
development performance of countries, a diagnostic device to identify
factors affecting such performance, and a policy tool to help stimulate and
promote national and international policies and actions." The estimates and corresponding ranking of the Trade and
Development Index (TDI) for the whole sample of 110 countries are shown in
the following table.
United Nations Environment Programme Geo Data Portal
The GEO Data Portal is the
authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the
Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment
assessments. Its online database holds more than
450 different variables, as
national, subregional, regional and global statistics or as geospatial data
sets (maps), covering themes like Freshwater, Population, Forests,
Emissions, Climate, Disasters, Health and GDP. Display them on-the-fly as
maps,
graphs,
data tables
or download the data in different formats.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Emergency Relief Services
OCHA develops and maintains an emergency response 'toolkit' - the expertise,
systems and services that aim to improve humanitarian assistance in
emergencies. OCHA'S Emergencies Services Branch, based in Geneva, is charged
with developing, mobilizing and coordinating the deployment of international
rapid response and management capacities, covering the entire range of
disasters and emergencies.
UNOSAT
UNOSAT is a United Nations programme
created to provide the international community and developing countries with
enhanced access to satellite imagery and Geographic Information System (GIS)
services. These tools are used mainly in humanitarian relief, disaster
prevention and post crisis reconstruction.
USAID International Database of Private Voluntary Organizations (PVO)
World Disasters Report 2008
Published annually since 1993, the World
Disasters Report brings together the latest trends, facts and analysis of
contemporary crises – whether 'natural' or man-made, quick-onset or chronic.
Biomed Central Open Access
Journals
Guidelines
IFRC International Disaster Response Guidelines
http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/pubs/idrl/guidelines/guidelines.pdf
Annotations to the International Disaster Response Guidelines [unofficial]
http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/pubs/idrl/guidelines/annotations.pdf
Crisis Management.
R A Boin (Editor) . Sage Publications Ltd: Los
Angeles, Calif. 2008.
Our world is replete with crises. The
landmarks of the new millennium bear the names of unprecedented
adversity: 9/11, the Madrid and London bombings, the Boxing Day
Tsunami, SARS and avian flu, to name only a few. Crises are threats
against the core values or life-sustaining functions of a social
system and require urgent and immediate remedial action. Crises are
"inconceivable threats come true".Governments and organizations must
be prepared to meet these threats. They cannot afford to ignore
crisis management requisites or deal with them in a superfluous,
mostly symbolic fashion. This major work provides a map towards
effective crisis management starting with an introductory essay by
the editor explaining the reasoning behind the selection, defining
key concepts and introducing the key themes around which the major
work set is organiszed. The collection is organized into three
parts, each part dealing with a specific theme. Part I is devoted to
understanding the causes and dynamics of modern crises. Part II
collects together key articles discussing the core challenges of
crisis management, reporting empirical findings and theoretical
milestones. Part III focuses on the consequences of crises and
crisis management.
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National Disaster Management Guidelines—Medical
Preparedness and Mass Casualty Management. National Disaster
Management Authority: India, New Delhi. 2007.
Training manual, standard operating
procedures and documentation of the best practices are important
components of disaster preparedness programmes and would be
developed for different levels for easy adoption, replication and
sharing.
The guidelines addresses human resource development for the entire
health sector both for medical, paramedical and nursing and for
training programmes in mass casualty management.
HV551.5 .I4 .N34 2007
Aspects of Peacekeeping.
D. S. Gordon.
Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 2001. 286p.
Explores contemporary peace-support operations and examines many of the
principal challenges that now confront those charged with bringing peace to
war-torn societies. Looks at the evolving nature of military, UN and
humanitarian non-governmental organization's intervention in these complex
conflicts. Explores how these organizations relate to one another and how a
division of labor is determined.
JZ6374 .A85 2001
Assessing Requirements for Peacekeeping,
Humanitarian Assistance, and Disaster Relief.
Bruce Pirnie.
Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 1998. 143p.
Assesses the requirements for peace operations, humanitarian assistance, and
disaster relief, then develops options for conducting such contingencies more
effectively without detracting from the nation's capability to conduct major
theater warfare. Focus is on those military units required to accomplish these
types of operations, particularly those Army units central to protracted land
operations and those Air Force units required to secure no-fly zones and conduct
strikes.
UH723 .P57 1998
The Bases of French Peace Operations Doctrine: Problematical Scope of
France's Military Engagements Within the UN or NATO Framework.
Joseph Philippe Grégoire.
Carlisle Barracks, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,
2002. 20p.
Detailed assessment of the French
approach to peace operations.
Also available at:
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/pdffiles/PUB127.pdf
U413 .C2 G7 2002
Beyond Declaring Victory and Coming Home: the Challenges of Peace and Stability
Operations.
Max G. Manwaring.
Westport, CO: Praeger, 2000. 264p.
The political practice of "declaring victory and coming home" has provided a
false and dangerous impression of success for U.S. interventions in failing and
failed states around the world. The reality is that the root causes and the
violent consequences of contemporary intranational conflict are left to smolder
and reignite at a later date with the accompanying human and physical waste. The
international community must realize that such action requires a long-term,
strategic approach.
U270 .B48 2000
Civil-Military Relations and
Peacekeeping.
Michael C. Williams.
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press for the
International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1998. 93p.
The rapid expansion of peacekeeping after the end of the Cold War has
thrust the military into an unfamiliar world in which it has to develop a close
relationship with civilians at all levels - strategic, tactical and operational.
Operations in Cambodia, Haiti, Somalia and the former Yugoslavia, whether under
UN or NATO auspices, have revealed the difficulties inherent in civil-military
co-operation. This text makes recommendations for developing a more effective
civil-military relationship.
U162 .A3 NO.321 1998
Engineering Peace: The Military Role in Postconflict Reconstruction.
Garland H. Williams.
Washington, D.C.:
United States Institute of Peace Press,
2005 .
317p.
The author analyzes the postconflict reconstruction gap in three case studies -
Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan - and shows how military engineering brigades
accompanying peacekeeping contingents can be put to use immediately after the
conflict ends to restore vital infrastructure and social institutions. The
author proposes changes in U.S. national security decision making to integrate
military engineering brigades into postconflict reconstruction, thus making U.S.
military officials less wary of "mission creep" and nation-building.
U270
.W555 2004
Guide to IGOs, NGOs, and the Military in Peace and Relief Operations.
Pamela R. Aall.
Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace
Press, 2000. 295p.
Developed specifically to dispel misconceptions and
promote cooperation. Offers a basic understanding of these leading players in
peace and relief operations. For each type, the handbook presents its
organizational philosophy and culture, internal structure, and working
practices.
JZ4850 .A17 2000
Hard Choices : Moral Dilemmas in Humanitarian Intervention.
Jonathan Moore.
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, c1998. 322p.
Since Somalia, the international community has changed its view of humanitarian
intervention. This volume brings together insights into the conflicting moral
pressures present in different kinds of interventions ranging from Rwanda and
Somalia to Haiti, Cambodia, and Bosnia. The authors make the case that moral
reflection can improve the quality of decision making and intervention in
internal conflicts, especially those that involve sanctions, refugees, human
rights, and arms.
HV639
.H37 1998
Human Security and the New Diplomacy: Protecting People, Promoting Peace.
Rob McRae and Don Hubert.
Montreal :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
2001.
279p.
How Canada's campaign to ban land-mines led to foreign policy initiatives that
focused on the security of civilians in situations of armed conflict.
JZ6368 .H86 2001
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