Humanitarian diplomacy : practitioners and their craft / edited by Larry Minear and Hazel Smith.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Minear, Larry, 1936- Editor.

Smith, Hazel, 1954- Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian assistance.

War relief.

Diplomacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations University, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction; Acknowledgements; Part I; Craft and concept; 1; The craft of humanitarian diplomacy; The concept; The concept; The parameters; The process and the players; Principles and trade-offs; Interlocutors; Institutional dimensions; Portfolios; Levels of activity; Comparative advantages; The skill set; Concluding reflections; Notes; 2; Humanitarian diplomacy: Theory and practice; Humanitarian diplomacy&enrsp; A contested concept; An oxymoron; Common sense; A necessary evil; Conventional understandings of diplomacy; Non-diplomacy&enrsp; the case of coercive diplomacy; Diplomatic actors

The variety of diplomatic actorsDiplomats' objectives; The attribute of ''representivity''; Diplomatic processes; Procedures; Standard functions; Methods; Humanitarian diplomacy; Humanitarianism and politics; ''Humanitarian interventions''; Humanitarians as diplomatic actors; Multilateral organizations; Humanitarian organizations as representative diplomatic actors; Objectives; The processes of humanitarian diplomacy; The uncomfortable mandate&enrsp; the intelligence function; Communication: Mixing politics with humanitarianism?; Negotiation; Humanitarians and the methods of diplomacy

The importance of analysing diplomacy for humanitarian actorsOxymoron, common sense and a necessary evil; Notes; Part II; The Middle East; 3; Protecting Palestinian Refugees: The UNRWA experience; Context; Operational issues; Obstacles and opportunities; Negotiations; Wider implications; Notes; 4; Negotiating for results in the Lebanon; Context; Recent history; The decision-making environment; The battles; The UN response; The NGO response; The impact on children; The role of UNICEF; Operational issues; Safety and security; Logistics for distribution and supervision

Fairness and beneficiariesObstacles and opportunities; Negotiations; ''The days of tranquillity''; Bringing essential drugs to the population; Education for peace; Wider implications; Credibility; Setting objectives; Building alliances; Communication; Daring; Conclusion; Notes; 5; Negotiating the legitimacy of humanitarian action in Iraq; Context; Occupation and rule in Iraq; The humanitarian impact of the war; Humanitarian roles before and after the war; The NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq; Operational issues; Security; Access; Coordination; Obstacles and opportunities

Limited humanitarian spaceOccupation policies towards humanitarian aid; Differing NGO approaches to the Coalition forces and their policies; The absence of neutral leadership of humanitarian efforts; Confusion amongst the Iraqi public; Negotiations; Protecting the legitimacy of humanitarian activities; Securing access to those in need; Different negotiating modalities; Outcomes: The crisis of NGO legitimacy; Wider implications; Conclusion; Notes; Part III; Asia; 6; NGOs break the Cold War impasse in Cambodia; Context; Operational issues; Obstacles and opportunities; Negotiations

Wider implications

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

92-808-7085-8

OCLC:

826486339