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Author Holmes, John, 1951-

Title The politics of humanity : the reality of relief aid / John Holmes.

Publication Info. London : Head of Zeus, 2013.

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 Moore Stacks  HV553 .H665 2013    Available  ---
Description 424 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Introduction. An accidental humanitarian -- 1. The secret life of an emergency relief coordinator -- 2. Darfur : how not to solve a crisis -- 3. South Sudan : the (unmade) road to independence -- 4. Sri Lanka : the end of the LTTE -- 5. The Democratic Republic of Congo : not losing hope -- 6. Somalia : endless night -- 7. Myanmar : cyclone strike and government obstruction -- 8. Gaza : collective punishment, conflict and controversy -- 9. Afghanistan and Pakistan : safeguarding humanitarian space -- 10. Earthquake horrors in Haiti -- 11. Food Insecurity : country lessons and the 2008 food crisis -- 12. Prevention is better than cure : acting before disasters happen -- 13. Humanitarian Intervention, and protecting civilians in armed conflict -- 14. Humanitarianism in the twenty-first century : rising needs and declining security
Subject Humanitarian assistance -- Political aspects.
Humanitarian assistance -- Political aspects.
Humanitarian assistance.
International relief -- Political aspects.
International relief -- Political aspects.
International relief.
United Nations. Department of Humanitarian Affairs.
United Nations. Department of Humanitarian Affairs.
Holmes, John, 1951- -- Career in humanitarian assistance.
Holmes, John, 1951-
Holmes, John, 1951- -- Career in international relief.
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