Humanitarian emergencies and military help - some conceptual observations, Leon Gordenker and Thomas Weiss; the significance of past peacekeeping operations in Africa to humanitarian relief, F.T.Liu; the Commonwealth monitoring force in Zimbabwe/Rhodesia, 1979-80, John Mackinlay; external military involvement in the provision of humanitarian relief in Ethiopia, Charles R.Simonds; humanitarian considerations in Mozambique and Zimbabwe - problems of security, Solomon Nkiwane; responses of non-governmental organizations to conflict situations, Abdul Mohammed; the delivery of humanitarian assistance in African armed conflict; a critical commentary - Thomas G.Weiss and Henry Wiseman.

This study looks for avenues of collaboration between peacekeepers and humanitarian relief workers. It examines the experiences of past peacekeepers in Africa, such as the UN operation in the Congo, and illustrates the problems of relief workers in areas of insecurity such as Ethiopia.