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Reversing the spiral of vulnerability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Jacques Forster
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What can be done to counter the innumerable attacks on human dignity? This vexing question is today a global issue. Over the past 75 years — ever since the founding of the League of Nations and the International Labour Organisation — it has given rise to increasing concern. Indeed, the history of our century, with its seemingly endless succession of wars and economic crises, has furnished constant reminders of its urgency. The problem is currently taking on a new dimension in many States and international organizations, and it is in this context that “improving the situation of the most vulnerable”, the strategic aim of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, should be situated.

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I. The concept of vulnerability — Identifying vulnerable communities
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International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 34 , Special Issue 301: On the Occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies , August 1994 , pp. 318 - 326
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Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1994

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