Coordinating Humanitarian Assistance: A Comparative Analysis of Three Cases

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dc.contributor.authorKehler, Nicoleen
dc.contributor.committeecochairStephenson, Max O. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairEbrahim, Alnoor S.en
dc.contributor.departmentPublic and International Affairsen
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-06T16:01:34Zen
dc.date.adate2004-05-25en
dc.date.available2011-08-06T16:01:34Zen
dc.date.issued2004-05-13en
dc.date.rdate2004-05-25en
dc.date.sdate2004-05-20en
dc.description.abstractFor many years the United Nations (UN) has sought to coordinate its numerous agencies and other humanitarian relief actors during responses to natural disasters and complex emergencies. Its success in this endeavor has been mixed. Through an analysis of three different humanitarian relief operations-the Rwanda genocide in 1994, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's intervention in Kosovo in 1999, and the floods of 2000 in Mozambique-this paper describes more fully the conditions under which coordination efforts occur. Specifically, this essay argues that successful and effective coordination in each particular crisis depends on the extent to which certain capacity and contextual conditions were present. In addition, it suggests that the often-touted "coordination by command" approach, a top-down style of coordination, should not be assumed by the UN since, as the literature suggests, this notion is quite contentious among nongovernmental organizations and United Nations staff alike. This paper critiques the utility of pursuing this model and offers instead an alternative vision of a pragmatic facilitation role for UN agencies in humanitarian relief operationsen
dc.description.degreeMaster of Public and International Affairsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05202004-170632en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05202004-170632en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9938en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartKehlerMajorPaper.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecthumanitarian assistanceen
dc.subjectNGOen
dc.subjectMozambiqueen
dc.subjectUNen
dc.subjectKosovoen
dc.subjectcoordinationen
dc.subjectRwandaen
dc.titleCoordinating Humanitarian Assistance: A Comparative Analysis of Three Casesen
dc.typeMajor paperen
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic and International Affairsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public and International Affairsen

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