The military contribution to the humanitarian help. Towards a model of cooperation

Authors

  • José Javier Muñoz Castresana Subdirector Gral. de Cooperación y Defensa Civil de la Dirección General de Política de Defensa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/arbor.2008.iA2.344

Keywords:

Humanitarian help, peace missions, spanish laws, United Nations

Abstract


When faced to situations of humanitarian crisis the Armed Forces are a notable added value in order to alleviate human suffering in a very quick and effective way. They have available personal and material means and the capacity to agilely and orderly deploy in situ, to quickly concentrate heavy means of transport and to carry out massive transporting. Because all these facts the Armed Forces are an especially suitable instrument in those situations.

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Published

2008-12-30

How to Cite

Muñoz Castresana, J. J. (2008). The military contribution to the humanitarian help. Towards a model of cooperation. Arbor, 184(A2), 49–61. https://doi.org/10.3989/arbor.2008.iA2.344

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