Even in Chaos: Education in Times of Emergency (International Humanitarian Affairs) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823231968 ISBN 13: 9780823231966

Publisher: Fordham University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Children have a fundamental right to education, and to the protection that schools uniquely provide in the chaos that characterizes life for refugees and internally displaced persons. This book is grounded in the personal experiences of children, aid workers, and national leaders involved in post-conflict resolution. Experts from many troubled parts of the world consider the scope of the problem, as well as the tools needed to address the crisis.

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Review:

"Even in Chaos should be required reading for everyone concerned about the desperate plight of too many children in the world. As many voices in this book remind us, education is our most powerful weapon in this war."----Tom Brokaw

" I have done voluntary work for UNICEF and other UN agencies during military conflicts and afterwards. I found this book enthralling reading -a hands on fresh account and examination of both achievements and on-going mistakes. Children's education has always been a passion of mine. A huge thanks to all the writers and especially to Doctor Cahill.""----Vanessa Redgrave

I thank Dr. Cahill for bringing together the important contributions to this book and am confident that it will make us feel strong and more prepared in our commitment to better protect our learners, their teachers and all those involved in the delivery of their right to education. I believe these efforts have enabled us to make progress toward these important goals and see increasing awareness of right to education in emergencies as part of the legacy of my Presidency.----H.E. Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann "President of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly, from the foreword "

About the Author:

Kevin M. Cahill, M.D. is University Professor and Director of Fordham University's Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA). He also serves as President of the Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation (CIHC), Director of the Tropical Disease Center at Lenox Hill Hospital, Clinical Professor of Tropical Medicine and Molecular Parasitology at New York University School of Medicine, Chief Medical Advisor for Counterterrorism, NYPD, Professor of International Humanitarian Affairs at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Senior Consultant to the United Nations Health Service. Dr. Cahill has served as Chief Advisor on Humanitarian Affairs and Public Health for three Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann was president of the Sixty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0823231968
• ISBN 13: 9780823231966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 330
• Editor: Cahill Kevin M.