humanitarian intervention

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Seeking light

portraits of humanitarian action in war
2015
A collection of photographs from International Committee of the Red Cross missions in conflict zones.
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Humanitarian relief and lending a hand

2016
Describes the humanitarian relief efforts of the United Nations from providing food, health care, and education when lives have been disrupted, to addressing the needs of children, and assisting refugees in conflict zones.

Doctors Without Borders

2015
An introduction to the relief agency Doctors Without Borders, discussing what they do, where they go, and more.

UNICEF

UNICEF is a very important international organization. Around the world this agency's volunteers and staff are working to provide children with access to medical treatment and education.

The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army is a very important international organization. Around the world this agency's volunteers and staff are working to provide food, clothing and support to the needy.

The Red Cross

This book discusses the Red Cross humanitarian organization. The organization provides disaster relief to people with food, drugs, and medical supplies.

Doctors Without Borders

This book discusses the Doctors Without Borders humanitarian organization. The organization provides people living in impoverished nations with food, drugs, and medical treatment.

The limits of humanitarian intervention

genocide in Rwanda
2001
Examines the 1994 genocide in Rwanda of nearly five hundred thousand Tutsis and challenges the claims that UN peacekeepers could have prevented the killing had they not withdrawn.

No easy fix

global responses to internal wars and crimes against humanity
2008
A critical assessment of international interventions and criminal prosecutions for crimes against humanity, featuring case studies of the situations in Cambodia, Rwanda, and Bosnia and Serbia in a search for answers about how to rebuild societies after wars.

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