International Development - Seventh Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 29 July 1998.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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REPORT

INTRODUCTION
SUDAN - THE BACKGROUND

Operation Lifeline Sudan and the UN appeals

CHRONOLOGIES OF EVENTS

Access Chronology
Resources Chronology
Appeal Chronology

THE ARGUMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

Access
Resources
Public perceptions of the famine in Sudan

ACCESS AND RESOURCES

The civil war and the famine
Flight approval
Road, Rail and River
Resources

PRINCIPLES OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF

The responsibilities of government
NGOs and public appeals for funds for humanitarian aid
The responsibilities of the media
Pressure for a ceasefire and the DEC appeal

CONCLUSION

SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT
LIST OF WITNESSES
LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE (PRINTED AS VOLUME II)

THURSDAY 16 JULY 1998

WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE 1998

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Prepared 7 August 1998