Overview

Humanitarian professionals are on the front lines of today’s internal armed conflicts, negotiating access through physical and diplomatic roadblocks to reach imperiled civilians. They frequent the corridors of power, interceding with politicians and diplomats in countries wracked by violence, in capitals of donor governments that underwrite humanitarian work, and at the United Nations Security Council. They provide the media with authoritative and catalytic information about situations of humanitarian extremity. This volume offers a compendium of humanitarian operations in settings as diverse as the Balkans, Nepal, Somalia, and East Timor, from the 1970s in Cambodia and 1980s in Lebanon to more recent engagements in Colombia and Iraq. These unique experiences and insights from the field are framed by context-setting essays on the theory and practice of humanitarian diplomacy.

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Written by humanitarian practitioners themselves, this volume provides invaluable insights into the crucial lessons learned from recent relief operations and considers what might be done to make this work more effective. --Gil Loescher, Center for International Studies, University of Oxford This book successfully establishes the concept of 'Humanitarian Diplomacy' which will be a permanent fixture in humanitarian efforts for years to come. Each chapter is a tribute to the skills of thousands of humanitarians whose 'small d' diplomatic skills keep millions of people alive every day. --Catherine Bertini, Syracuse University and former Executive Director, UN World Food Programme

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Larry Minear is director of the Humanitarianism and War Project at Tufts University. Hazel Smith is a professor in international relations at the University of Warwick, U.K.

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