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Expectations Are Changing for Disaster Relief

Université Paris 8

Health is often the most critical issue during the initial emergency period after a disaster, whereas the next period is typically devoted to reconstruction. There has been a considerable amount of change in the field of disaster relief over the past 30 years. For example, access to victims has now become a right, the coordination between the different actors has become more organized, and principles have been created to guide relief response activities. Also, fund-raising continues to become increasingly more efficient. Still, there are many improvements that need to be made to prevent disasters and to best organize relief action when disaster does occur.

Key Words: humanitarian assistance • catastrophe • philanthropy • disaster relief • 2005 tsunami • Médecins Sans Frontières

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1 suppl, 17S-24S (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0899764007310524


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