A Framework for Survival: Health, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Assistance in Conflicts and Disasters / Edition 2

by Kevin M. Cahill

Overview

Wars and natural disasters—from the Balkans to the Sudan, and from Afghanistan to Central Africa—have increasingly placed humanitarian workers in the crossfire. Kevin M. Cahill has assembled an international team of renowned experts to offer a much-needed assessment of the moral, legal and political dilemmas and consequences of humanitarian assistance. Focusing on health issues, A Framework for Survival takes an unflinching look at the reality facing the nations and people involved, from refugees to relief organizations. In contrast to conventional military, economic and geopolitical strategies, it suggests rational and effective solutions and foreign policy recommendations. With the collapse of many government infrastructures since the end of the Cold War, the success or failure of humanitarian efforts may, to a large extent, define the world's chances for survival.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415922357
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/18/1999
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kevin M. Cahill is President and Director of the Center for international Health and Cooperation in New York City. He also serves as Director of the Tropical Disease Center at Lenox Hospital in New York, and is Professor and Chairman of the Department of International Health at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He is Senior Medical Consultant to the UN Health Service and to numerous foreign governments, as well as Pope John Paul II's American doctor.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Kevin M. Cahill; Part 1 Reality; Chapter 1 The Public-Health Consequences of Inaction, Michael J. Toole; Chapter 2 Clinical Aspects of Famine, Kevin M. Cahill; Chapter 3 When the System Doesn't Work, Jennifer Leaning; Chapter 4 Refugeewomen, Mary F. Diaz; Chapter 5 Mediating for Children, Nigel Fisher; Chapter 6 The American Medical Establishment, H. Jack Geiger; Chapter 7 The Contribution of International Humanitarian Law to the Restoration and Maintenance of Peace, Michel Veuthey; Chapter 8 Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance and the Sovereignty of States, Richard Falk; Chapter 9 The Economics of Neglect, Partha Dasgupta; Chapter 10 Reflections from the Donor, Lord David Owen; Chapter 11 Concerns of Recipient States, Abdulrahim Abby Farah; Part 2 Players; Chapter 12 The Challenges of Humanitarian Action, Jan Eliasson; Chapter 13 The Plight of Refugees, Sadako Ogata; Chapter 14 Relief and Reality, Philip Johnston; Chapter 15 The Médecins Sans FrontiÈres Experience, Joelle Tanguy; Chapter 16 The Changing Roles of Voluntary Organizations, Aengus Finucane; Chapter 17 Bangladesh, Fazle H. Abed; Part 3 Solutions and Future Options; Chapter 18 Training for Humanitarian Assistance, Cahill Kevin M.; Chapter 19 Underwriting Humanitarian Assistance, Shepard Forman; Chapter 20 Learning the Lessons of Coordination, Larry Minear; Chapter 21 Meeting the Challenges of the New Millenium, Cyrus Vance;

Editorial Reviews

"I hope...that students of humanitarian assistance will find renewed inspiration in the essays in A Framework for Survival and join the United Nation's struggle to alleviate human suffering." — from the Foreword by Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations
"This superb book should be compulsory reading for all members of Congress and for anyone concerned with the legacy of the United States in a changing world." — Congressman Charles Rangel
"An important and fascinating book...essential reading." — Rudolph von Bernuth, Save the Children
"A Framework for Survival is as fresh as today's headlines in reviewing the controversial political, legal and moral perspectives that are an indispensable precondition for rational and effective action in this troubled field." — Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Professor and President Emeritus, Rockefeller University

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