TY - BOOK AU - KAHN Clea AU - CUNNINGHAM Andrew TI - Introduction to the issue of state sovereignty and humanitarian action PY - 2013/// KW - HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE KW - DISASTER MANAGMENT N2 - Humanitarian emergencies often involve international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as part of the response. Disagreements between states needing assistance and the agencies providing it are not uncommon; they may reflect changes in political perceptions as well as the rise of the concept of Responsibility to Protect (R2P), and especially the possiblity of intervention by another state. However such disputes arise it is the people in need of assistance who suffer. Call fors better sensitivity by NGOs to state concerns ER -