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Humanity amid conflict, terror and catastrophe : hypothetical but possible scenarios

Anthea Sanyasi

• International review of the Red Cross, Vol. 89, no. 866, June 2007, p. 305-327

English

This article offers an understanding of the nature, scale and complexity of two hypothetical yet possible events and their potentially overwhelming impact upon health, security and socioeconomic productivity. It describes a no-warning CBRNE incident and a gradual rising-tide emergency with a newly emerging infectious disease, summarizing a range of likely response actions, impacts and constraints, particularly for the humanitarian community.

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• International review of the Red Cross / ICRC
• International review of the Red Cross [Vol. 89, no. 866, June 2007] / ICRC