Civilian-Military Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance: Lessons from Rwanda

Abstract

On July 22, 1994, President Clinton announced that the United States would contribute massive relief assistance to Rwandan refugees in response to an appeal from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The greatly-increased level of U.S humanitarian support would be provided primarily by the military The Department of Defense quickly responded, and its rapid reaction has been highly commended for saving thousands of lives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA441389

Entities

People

  • John E. Lange

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Congress
  • Cooperation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Emergencies
  • Genocide
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.