What is the difference between relief, rehabilitation and development?
The following are indicative definitions Relief: An intervention that saves lives and relieves human suffering. It focuses on the short-term and includes provisions to meet basic immediate needs such as health care, clean water, sanitation, shelter and psychological assistance (given the context of conflict in some of affected areas), and mine action. Recovery and rehabilitation: The restoration of local services related to immediate needs that can be re-established to acceptable levels within a reasonably short period of time. The services cover those that are related to the basic needs noted above; social infrastructure, such as schools and health centers; peace-building and livelihood restoration activities to help individuals and communities regain their economic independence; disaster preparedness; and social programmes that begin to address the trauma inflicted on populations. Reconstruction: The longer-term strengthening or establishment of local capacity to help people in the a
