Protection for Humanitarian Relief Operations

Abstract

Internal strife over the past decade has often involved the deliberate targeting of civilians for violent attack. A result of the deliberate attacks on civilians is that humanitarian relief workers and their charges increasingly require protection. Effective humanitarian protection will normally require a combined response from military, constabulary (armed police), and police organizations--both indigenous and international. Protecting internally displaced persons is the most daunting challenge because this usually requires military intervention, for which an international mandate is rarely possible and almost never timely enough. In dealing with refugees, the best approach is to maximize reliance on indigenous capabilities, especially police, to minimize the use of foreign military forces, and to tailor international civilian support to the circumstances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA394710

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Dziedzic

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Civilian Population
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Security
  • Local Governments
  • National Security
  • Police
  • Sectarian Violence
  • Security
  • Symposia
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • War
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies