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Entries in disaster assistance (2)

Tuesday
Jun172008

Root cause of disaster should be dealt with

At a hearing on international disaster assistance, James Kunder, Acting Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development cautions about the complications that can arise if a country pulls out after offering humanitarian aid. Kunder brings up the point that whatever brought up the problem in the first place would eventually resurface unless dealt with. (0:56)
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Tuesday
Jun172008

Three aspects of 'responsibility to protect' 

James B. Warlick, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs discusses the threefold aspects of the 'responsibility to protect' before a hearing on policy options for international disaster assistance. He narrows the scope to individual responsibility, peaceful measures by the international community and stronger action by the international community through the United Nations Security Council. (1:08)
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