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World Disaster Report 2003 focuses
on ethics in aid
The ‘war on terror’
is changing the landscape in which humanitarian organizations
operate. What ethical dilemmas and moral trade-offs do
humanitarians face in an increasingly politicized environment?
Is aid really reaching those in greatest need? Do we even
know where humanitarian needs are greatest? What are the
key principles to help to guide aid programming in the
field? Soldiers and commercial contractors now play a
major part in disaster relief and recovery. How should
humanitarian organizations deal with this new reality?
This year’s report features:
challenges Humanitarian ethics
in disaster and war
Building capacity in disaster-
the ethical dimensions
Famine stalks southern Africa
Afghanistan - power politics
or ethical principles?
Forced migration - forgotten
disaster?
Assessing the impact of humanitarian
aid
Measuring disasters: challenges,
opportunities and ethics
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