Humanitarianism Under Fire
Humanitarianism Under Fire

Author: Ken Rutherford

Publisher: Kumarian Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1565492609

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The international humanitarian intervention in Somalia was one of the most challenging operations ever conducted by US and UN military forces. Until Somalia, the UN had never run a Chapter VII exercise with large numbers of troops operating under a fighting mandate. It became a deadly test of the UN’s ability carry out a peace operation using force against an adversary determined to sabotage the intervention. Humanitarianism Under Fire is a candid, detailed historical and political narrative of this remarkably complicated intervention that was one of the first cases of multilateral action in the post-Cold War era. Rutherford presents new information gleaned from interviews and intensive research in five countries. His evidence shows how Somalia became a turning point in the relationship between the UN and US and how policy and strategy decisions in military operations continue to refer back to this singular event, even today.

Mercy Under Fire
Mercy Under Fire

Author: Larry Minear

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-13

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0429720815

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From Bosnia to Somalia, and most recently from Rwanda to Angola and the Sudan, humanitarian aid and international interventions have gone awry. Although the need for humanitarian assistance has not diminished in the wake of the Cold War, success stories will almost certainly be harder to come by. This book addresses that grim prospect. Based on sch

Aid Under Fire
Aid Under Fire

Author: Mark Bradbury

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13:

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This paper analyzes the challenges encountered by bodies of humanitarian intervention in situations of military hostility. It focuses on key issues facing the international aid community in responding to instability and conflict, and future areas for co-operation and common action.

Humanitarian Emergencies and Military Help in Africa
Humanitarian Emergencies and Military Help in Africa

Author: Thomas G. Weiss

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1990-06-18

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1349115827

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This study looks for avenues of collaboration between peacekeepers and humanitarian relief workers. It examines the experiences of past peacekeepers in Africa, such as the UN operation in the Congo, and illustrates the problems of relief workers in areas of insecurity such as Ethiopia.

Soldiers, Peacekeepers and Disasters
Soldiers, Peacekeepers and Disasters

Author: Leon Gordenker

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-27

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1349217670

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The volume examines the past and potential role played by both UN peacekeepers as well as other military forces in the provision of humanitarian aid. There is also an in-depth discussion of the 'downside' or possible dilemmas of resorting to military capacities as well as a case-study of the recent international response in the Sudan with a view toward breaking new ground in the delivery of humanitarian relief in countries torn by civil war.