title: [New global challenges: the role of international organizations].
abstract: Facing the numerous humanitarian emergencies that upset the international balances, the International Organisations (IO) who intervene are: the Agencies of the United Nations (UN), the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and NGOs. In the sector of international health cooperation, the World Health Organization (WHO) has elaborated a document, the International Health Regulations (IHR), that regulates the health workers' activity during a health emergency. In this paper different International Organizations employed in international humanitarian crisis are described.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scaroni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Riccardo
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: De Rosa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pacini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Pacifici
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D007391:International Cooperation; D012011:Red Cross; D012066:Relief Work; D014480:United Nations; D014944:World Health Organization