Responding to Emergencies and Fostering Development

'The intention and many of the truisms in this book are to be welcomed alongside the brevity and pragmatism of many of its contributions.' - Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

• Foreword Luc Paunier, President, Geneva FoundationIntroduction: Francois Grunewald, President, Groupe URDPart 1. Towards a New Analysis of CrisesCompiled by Bernard Husson and Claire Pirotte1. Observations on Crises Bernard Husson, Andre Marty and Claire Pirotte2. Box: Development is Not Peace Francois Grunewald3. The Pattern of Conflicts since 1945 Jean-Christophe Ruffin4. Development in the Face of Crisis Christian Fusillier5. The Crisis of International Aid Mark Duffield6. Who Determines the Objectives? Pascal Vincent7. A Better Understanding of the Economic Impact of War Francois Grunewald8. Humanitarian Aid cannot be Reduced to ?Trucking? Jean-Baptiste Richardier9. The Humanitarian Impasse Pierre Laurent10. Keeping Sight of Our Intentions An interview with Philippe Biberson by Claire PirottePart 2: Combining SkillsCompiled by Bruno Rebelle11. Box: Rehabilitation of North Mali: Variations and Constants since the 1970s Andre Marty12. Box: Remaining Operational during Crises ACORD13. Box: Rehabilitation in Cambodia: Uncertain Beginnings Herve Bernard14. Box: BOKEO: When the Schedule becomes a Constraint Francois Grunewald15. Box: From Emergency Budgets to Development Funding: The Assessment of a Difficult Transition Claude Simonot16. Box: And What if the Problem were on our side? Genevieve Guillou17. Box: Complex Reconstruction in Bosnia Richard Pinder18. Political Constraints Pierre Laurent19. Box: Constraints, Strategies and Policies ACORDPart 3. Towards a New Conception of Outside Intervention in Crisis Situations Compiled by Francois Grunewald and Marc Rodriguez20. Renewing the Modalities of Intervention in Crisis Situations Francois Grunewald22. Strengthening Survival Strategies, the Key to Intervention Francois Grunewald23. The Necessity and Specificity of a Follow-up Monitoring during a Crisis Francois Grunewald24. Box: Follow-up Monitoring ACORD25. Partnership: An Operational Attitude and a Philosophy Francoise Grunewald and Marc Rodriquez26. The Choice of Partners: The Naive and the Ideologists Need Not Apply Francois Grunewald27. Box: A Project based on Partnership in an Emergency Situation: Eastern Kasai, Zaire Marc Rodriguez and Claire Pirotte28. Box: Partnership and Cholera Philippe Le Borgne and Valerie Belchior-Bellino29. Box: Finding the Right Partner: The Same Problem for Northern and Southern NGOs Elyane Comaty-Mitri and Berengere Cornet-Vernay30. Box: The ICRC and the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: A Very Special Relationship Carlo von Flue31. Strengthening the Actors, or Helping Them to Strengthen Themselves32. Social Differentiation between Men and Women in Humanitarian Interventions Judy El Bushra33. Box: The Specific Problems of Unaccompanied Women in Displaced Persons or Refugee Camps Interview with Annette Correze by Claire Pirotte34. Box: Finding the Last Anti-Personnel Mine: An Emergency for Long-term Development Bill Howell35. Using the Money in CRisis Situations Francois Grunewald36. Box: Emergency Aid for Income Generation ACORD37. Box: Economic Solutions: A Difficult Concept for Some Emergency Operators Marc RodriguezPart 4: Open Debates38. Box: On Trends and Their Effects Francois Grunewald39. Different Aspects of Crisis Prevention Bernard Husson, Andre Marty and Claire Pirotte40. Better Utilization of Early Warning Systems Francois Grunewald41. Box: Burundi: When Material Aid is Not Enough Jean-Eudes Beuret42. Ethics and Deontology43. Humanitarian Assistance Is a Right Pierre Laurent44. Assistance and Protection: Implementing International Humanitarian Law An interview with Carlos von Flue by Claire Pirotte45. Neutrality and Impartiality: Fundamental Rights Carlos von Flue46. Neutrality and Impartiality Judy El Bushra47. Box: The Rwandan Crisis: Impartiality, Reconciliation and Justice ACORD48. Box: Dealing with Inconsistencies Yannick Lassica49. The Relations of NGOs with Public Authorities and Guerilla Movements during Transition Phases50. Relations with Public Authorities concerning Afghanistan Philippe Truze51. Box: Peru: Working in Areas Controlled by the Shining Path Jean-Jacques Boutrou52. Contributing to the Management of a Transition Period Between Conflicts and Prospects of Decentralisation in North Mali Andre Marty53. Building New Dynamics: The Example of North Mali Bernard Husson54. Relations between Humanitarians and the Military Philippe Truze55.What Role for the Military in Rehabilitation? Veronique de GeoffroyAnnexes1. An Analysis of Food Situations in a Crisis Context: East Kasai, Zaire Marc Rodriguez2. The European Union and Support for Rehabilitation Xavier Ortega and Sylvie Mantrant3. A History of the Partnership between the ICRC and the National Societies of Red Cross and Red Crescent Carlo von Flue4. The Fundamental Principles of the In