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Blinded by Humanity: Inside the UN's Humanitarian Operations

Blinded by Humanity: Inside the UN's Humanitarian Operations

Barber, Martin
Malloch-Brown, Lord

Paperback

General Political ScienceSocial Movements

ISBN10: 1784536237
ISBN13: 9781784536237
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Aug 9 2016
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English

How to respond effectively to humanitarian crises is one of the most pressing and seemingly intractable problems facing the United Nations. Martin Barber, for many years a senior UN official and with decades of humanitarian experience, here argues that the explanation for UN 'failures' or only partial successes lies not with any lack of idealism or good intentions but with the constraints placed on aid workers by ill-considered policies and poor practical application - officials are 'blinded by humanity'.Barber presents an inside story based on personal/hands-on/practical experience in Laos, Thailand, Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina and, finally, in Abu Dhabi where he advised the UAE government on its aid programme. He tells of internal struggles at head office and the challenges of working in the field. All the major UN activities - and headaches - are here, including refugee work, coordinating humanitarian aid, peacekeeping, the huge problem of 'de-mining', and the complex internal workings of the UN Secretariat.A personal narrative and lessons drawn from direct experience provide the frame for an examination of major questions concerning the future of humanitarian response - how effectively have international institutions discharged their responsibilities towards people affected by conflict?

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