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Humanitarian Relief Operations: Lending a Helping Hand (United Nations: Global Leadership)

Smith, Roger R.

 
9781422200704: Humanitarian Relief Operations: Lending a Helping Hand (United Nations: Global Leadership)

Synopsis

Describes the role of the United Nations in international relief operations and discusses its work with disaster victions, refugees, and other people in crisis, the special functions of UNICEF, and related topics.

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Synopsis

In the past few years, large-scale disasters such as the Asian tsunami of 2004 have troubled the world and called for large-scale, compassionate response. When disasters strike, the United Nations is ready to respond.For more than six decades, the UN has worked through its various agencies to bring relief and assistance where people are hungry or when they lack shelter, education, or medical care. This book is a useful and understandable guide to this complex yet vital global issue.

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