"I hope...that students of humanitarian assistance will find renewed inspiration in the essays in A Framework forSurvival and join the United Nation's struggle to alleviate human suffering." -- from the Foreword by Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations "This superb book should be compulsory reading for all members of Congress and for anyone concerned with the legacy of the United States in a changing world." -- Congressman Charles Rangel "An important and fascinating book...essential reading." -- Rudolph von Bernuth, Save the Children "A Framework for Survival is as fresh as today's headlines in reviewing the controversial political, legal and moral perspectives that are an indispensable precondition for rational and effective action in this troubled field." -- Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Professor and President Emeritus, Rockefeller University
Introduction, Kevin M. Cahill; Part 1 Reality; Chapter 1 The Public-Health Consequences of Inaction, Michael J. Toole; Chapter 2 Clinical Aspects of Famine, Kevin M. Cahill; Chapter 3 When the System Doesn't Work, Jennifer Leaning; Chapter 4 Refugeewomen, Mary F. Diaz; Chapter 5 Mediating for Children, Nigel Fisher; Chapter 6 The American Medical Establishment, H. Jack Geiger; Chapter 7 The Contribution of International Humanitarian Law to the Restoration and Maintenance of Peace, Michel Veuthey; Chapter 8 Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance and the Sovereignty of States, Richard Falk; Chapter 9 The Economics of Neglect, Partha Dasgupta; Chapter 10 Reflections from the Donor, Lord David Owen; Chapter 11 Concerns of Recipient States, Abdulrahim Abby Farah; Part 2 Players; Chapter 12 The Challenges of Humanitarian Action, Jan Eliasson; Chapter 13 The Plight of Refugees, Sadako Ogata; Chapter 14 Relief and Reality, Philip Johnston; Chapter 15 The MÉdecins Sans FrontiÈres Experience, Joelle Tanguy; Chapter 16 The Changing Roles of Voluntary Organizations, Aengus Finucane; Chapter 17 Bangladesh, Fazle H. Abed; Part 3 Solutions and Future Options; Chapter 18 Training for Humanitarian Assistance, Cahill Kevin M.; Chapter 19 Underwriting Humanitarian Assistance, Shepard Forman; Chapter 20 Learning the Lessons of Coordination, Larry Minear; Chapter 21 Meeting the Challenges of the New Millenium, Cyrus Vance;
Kevin M. Cahill is President and Director of the Center for international Health and Cooperation in New York City. He also serves as Director of the Tropical Disease Center at Lenox Hospital in New York, and is Professor and Chairman of the Department of International Health at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He is Senior Medical Consultant to the UN Health Service and to numerous foreign governments, as well as Pope John Paul II's American doctor.