Mercy Under Fire: War And The Global Humanitarian Community

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Avalon Publishing, May 22, 1995 - Political Science - 260 pages
An examination of the humanitarian practices of private aid agencies, international organizations and governments. Case studies and examples from around the world are used to support the authors' arguments that the global community should make greater efforts at conflict prevention.

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The Setting
13
Guiding Principles
57
Challenges
105
Copyright

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Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York where he is also one of the directors of the UN Intellectual History Project and one of the editors of Global Governance .

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