World Shelters. Activities | The Cuny Center. The Cuny Center has developed analysis, curriculum, training seminars and briefings relating to various aspects of humanitarian assistance, disaster management, emergency response and related topics. Below is a listing of past and current Cuny Center activities and publications. Please be sure to check the Publication pages to find downloadable documents and more information on Cuny Center activities. The Humanitarian Times Date: Current Partners: ReliefWeb, Congressional Hunger Center Publications: The Humanitarian Times Primary Cuny Center Researchers: Steve Hansch Description: Research and reporting on current humanitarian issues through the electronic mail publication, The Humanitarian Times.
Preparedness Support Date: May, 2010 Primary Cuny Center Researchers: Casey Barrs Description: Humanitarian aid agencies can help beneficiaries, local staff and partners physically prepare themselves today for the violence they may face after we are separated tomorrow. Date: May 2003 Date: February 2003. Habitat for Humanity Australia - Habitat for Humanity Australia.
Fred Cuny. Frederick C. Cuny (born November 14, 1944 in New Haven, Connecticut) was an American disaster relief specialist who was active in many humanitarian projects around the world from 1969 until his forced disappearance in Chechnya in 1995. Life and career[edit] In 1952 Cuny moved with his family to Texas. He had a passion for flying and hoped to become a fighter pilot. Cuny became an accomplished civil engineer, working on large construction projects such as a radar installation at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Humanitarian work[edit] In 1971 he founded the non-profit Intertect Relief and Reconstruction Corp. of Dallas, Texas, a relief mission technical assistance and training company. Disappearance[edit] In April 1995, Cuny and his team of two Russian Red Cross doctors and an interpreter disappeared in Chechnya while seeking to negotiate a ceasefire.
Books[edit] Famine, Conflict and Response: A Basic Guide Frederick C. Media depictions[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] Architects Without Frontiers | Australia. Architecture for Humanity. Emergency Architects Australia - Disaster Reconstruction Assistance. Architects for Peace.