Humanitarian Assistance and International Law (2018)
1 Yearbook of International Disaster Law 409-418, 2019
Posted: 4 May 2020
Date Written: June 5, 2019
Abstract
This report provides an overview of humanitarian assistance during 2018 and analyses key normative texts published, including: the fourth edition of the Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response; UNOCHA's Recommended Practices for Effective Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination of Foreign Military Assets (FMA) in Natural and Man-Made Disasters; and the outcomes of the Global Humanitarian Policy Forum. The report also discusses cases of serious sexual exploitation committed by humanitarian workers which were reported during 2018.
Keywords: Humanitarian Assistance, International Law, Disasters
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