World in crisis : the politics of survival at the end of the twentieth century / edited by Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders ; MSF project coordinator, Julia Groenewold, associate editor, Eve Porter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Groenewold, Julia.

Porter, Eve.

Médecins sans frontières (Association)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian assistance--Developing countries.

Humanitarian assistance.

Disaster relief--Developing countries.

Disaster relief.

International relief.

Refugees--Medical care.

Refugees.

Developing countries.

Refugees--Medical care--Developing countries.

International relief--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Summary:

World in Crisis--describing the plight of refugees and civilians caught up in war zones in both First and Third Worlds, the homeless, Gypsies, and AIDS/HIV groups in Europe and North America--highlights what can be done to alleviate human suffering in the future. The book concludes with reports from the frontline of the world's main conflict zones, from Bosnia, Liberia/Sierra Leone, Chechnya, Rwanda/Burundi and Sudan.

Notes:

Includes index.

Errata slip inserted.

ISBN:

0415153786

OCLC:

36440791