Characteristics, context and risk: NGO insecurity in confict zones

Disasters

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-154

  Fast, Larissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; NGOs; Relief; Security

Indexed keywords

NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SECURITY; VIOLENCE;

ANGOLA; ARTICLE; DISASTER; ECUADOR; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SIERRA LEONE; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ANGOLA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECUADOR; EDUCATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; ORGANIZATIONS; RELIEF WORK; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; SIERRA LEONE; VIOLENCE; WAR;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; ECUADOR; SIERRA LEONE; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34247571834     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2007.01001.x     Document Type: Article

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