A humanitarian corridor is a type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid in, and/or refugees out of a crisis region. Such a corridor can also be associated with a no-fly zone or no-drive zone.[1] In practice "humanitarian corridors" have also been suggested as a means of supplying weapons to a besieged force.[2][3][4]
Various types of "humanitarian corridors" have been proposed in the post-Cold War era, put forward either by one or more of the warring parties, or by the international community in the case of a humanitarian intervention.
List of proposed "humanitarian corridors"[]
- United Nations Safe Areas
- Lachin corridor
- Battle of Grozny (1999–2000)#Siege
- Cyclone Nargis#Activists respond to the blockade of aid
- Humanitarian impact of the 2008 South Ossetia war
- 2008 Nord-Kivu campaign#Humanitarian aid corridor
- Gaza War#Humanitarian ceasefires
- 2011 Libyan civil war#Potential military–humanitarian coordination
- Syrian conflict peace proposals
References[]
- ↑ "Security Council hears conflicting Russian, Georgian views of worsening crisis". United Nations Security Council. http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/sc9418.doc.htm. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ↑ Brown, Jeffrey, "What Can 'Friends Of Syria' Do To Help Stop Killings?" Newshour on PBS, 24 February 2012.
- ↑ Shestakov, Yevgeny, Russia Defending Principles In Syria, Not Assad, Russia Beyond the Headlines, 24 February 2012.
- ↑ SAC Strongly Condemns Karm Al-Zeitoun Massacre, Syrian American Council, 12 March 2012.
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