Purdin (IRC)--Humanitarian Relief--2008.09.02

The document outlines a session on disaster preparedness and humanitarian relief. It will discuss the history of the rights-based approach, the impact of conflict on women, current statistics, international standards, and disaster risk reduction. It will also cover career paths in humanitarian relief. The session will provide background on humanitarian relief throughout history, from early religious teachings to modern international legal instruments, and how humanitarianism has evolved into the 21st century.