Iraq
Life-saving vaccinations resume for Iraqi children
Eight weeks after the end of hostilities in Iraq, children are once again receiving life-saving immunisations against preventable diseases as the safe delivery and storage of vaccines is restored countrywide. Katherine Arie reports on the restoration of the country's national immunisation programme.
Eight weeks after the end of hostilities in Iraq, children are once again receiving life-saving immunisations against preventable diseases as the safe delivery and storage of vaccines is restored countrywide. Katherine Arie reports on the restoration of the country's national immunisation programme.
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
RedR: planning for the practicalities in Iraq
Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief (RedR) assigns engineers and other experts to aid agencies that need experienced staff. With a possible war in Iraq looming, John Howard, RedRÂ’s London-based assignments and membership manager, told Katherine Arie about preparations it is making and the likely reluctance of agencies in the region to rely on experts with U.S. or British citizenship.
Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief (RedR) assigns engineers and other experts to aid agencies that need experienced staff. With a possible war in Iraq looming, John Howard, RedRÂ’s London-based assignments and membership manager, told Katherine Arie about preparations it is making and the likely reluctance of agencies in the region to rely on experts with U.S. or British citizenship.
Port bids to be humanitarian hub for Gulf
The Jebel Ali port and free trade zone in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has plans to become a key regional humanitarian hub for U.N. agencies and NGOs in the Gulf. With a war in Iraq looming, the port authority believes it can play a vital role as a centre of supply and logistics. Nick Cater reports from the Aid and Trade fair in Geneva.
The Jebel Ali port and free trade zone in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has plans to become a key regional humanitarian hub for U.N. agencies and NGOs in the Gulf. With a war in Iraq looming, the port authority believes it can play a vital role as a centre of supply and logistics. Nick Cater reports from the Aid and Trade fair in Geneva.
Agencies should resist being taken for granted in Iraq
Larry Minear, director of the Humanitarianism and War Project at Tufts University in Massachusetts, argues that humanitarian agencies should lay down the conditions under which they are prepared to become involved in aid activities during or after an eventual war in Iraq.
Larry Minear, director of the Humanitarianism and War Project at Tufts University in Massachusetts, argues that humanitarian agencies should lay down the conditions under which they are prepared to become involved in aid activities during or after an eventual war in Iraq.