AFGHANISTAN
War's human cost likely to frustrate U.S. objectives
Larry Minear is director of the Humanitarianism and War Project at Tufts University in Massachusetts. He writes that the United States could better achieve its objectives without launching an attack on Iraq, which is likely to cause a humanitarian catastrophe that would frustrate U.S. political and security hopes in the region
Larry Minear is director of the Humanitarianism and War Project at Tufts University in Massachusetts. He writes that the United States could better achieve its objectives without launching an attack on Iraq, which is likely to cause a humanitarian catastrophe that would frustrate U.S. political and security hopes in the region
Agencies fear consequences, but plan for war in Iraq
The main worry for relief agencies if there is a U.S.-led attack on Iraq is the prospect of fresh damage to the countrys infrastructure, already in tatters from sanctions and two decades of conflict, and how Iraqis will cope if water, electricity and food supplies are cut. NGOs in the northern, southern and central regions are planning for a new emergency, reports Ruth Gidley.
ACTED: our goals are realistic and tangible
Originally set up in Afghanistan, the Paris-based Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) runs emergency, rehabilitation and development projects in four continents. One of the founders, General Delegate Marie-Pierre Caley, told Amy Cook about the organisations sustainable approach to disaster relief.
Originally set up in Afghanistan, the Paris-based Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) runs emergency, rehabilitation and development projects in four continents. One of the founders, General Delegate Marie-Pierre Caley, told Amy Cook about the organisations sustainable approach to disaster relief.
CESVI: helping Afghans get back their lives
CESVI, the Italian acronym for Cooperazione e Sviluppo (Cooperation and Development), embodies this AlertNet member's philosophy of working closely with recipients of aid and giving them leading ...
CESVI, the Italian acronym for Cooperazione e Sviluppo (Cooperation and Development), embodies this AlertNet member's philosophy of working closely with recipients of aid and giving them leading ...
Agencies off guard as Afghans flock home
LONDON, Oct 11 (AlertNet) - A year after the United States and its allies launched their military campaign against Afghanistan, more than two million Afghans who fled the bombing -- and years ...
LONDON, Oct 11 (AlertNet) - A year after the United States and its allies launched their military campaign against Afghanistan, more than two million Afghans who fled the bombing -- and years ...