Members of the RRN will be familiar with the terrible drama being played out in
Bosnia-Herzegovina through the extensive international media coverage. Though
such coverage often focuses upon the progress of relief efforts in relation to
particular communities, it is difficult for those not directly involved in the relief
operations to understand how they are organised and how such arrangements differ
from the type of operation that most RRN members are familiar with. Drawing on
material from a recent study(1) (Duffield, 1994), this paper describes the effects of
the conflict, and the organisation of military protection for humanitarian assistance,
the organisation of the relief programme focusing upon the role of UN agencies,
NGOs and donor organisations.
