Chapter 10 examines the reasons why Humanitarian Assistance has become extremely dangerous within the past two decades. In addition to that, the author draws a lot of attention on the security challenges that aid workers face while performing their duties. Aid workers are by far selfless, courageous, and dedicated by an instinctive impulse to relieve the suffering of others. The author also mentions the security triangle, which is used to create a guideline for mitigating personal risks that aid workers could face amid humanitarian operations. The demand for assistance is extremely high; and that is perceptible by the on-going creation of new NGOs. In contemporary humanitarian interventions, the presence of legit law enforcement is absent, causing a security risk to aid workers. Without the presence of a strong government, conflicts will continue to rise and possibly infiltrate the local enforcement, causing more tension and corruption. It is also important to note that in modern …show more content…
The author underscores the fact that serving as a humanitarian comes with a lot of risk, and aid workers typically understand that. Vehicle accidents, malaria, and other diseases are among the many things that aid workers could possibly be involved in or attract, respectively. It takes a lot of risks to be an aid worker, but the outcome of their service is unmatchable. The author takes time to differentiate the types of risk held by certain NGOs. The author claims that the vulnerabilities of an organization depend on their mandate and mission. The mandate is merely the organization’s purpose, while the mission is their activities that they will perform. In order to ensure the safety of an individual, NGOs use security protocols to ensure that they are taking the best actions possible to accomplish the mission with minimal security
The proliferation of crises around the world has led to a prominent increase in the amount of humanitarian aid needed. Humanitarian aid work represents not only compassion, but commitment to support innocent populations that have experienced sudden or on-going tragedies. Some of these tragedies include: malnutrition, genocide, diseases, torture, poverty, war, natural disasters, government negligence, and unfortunately much more. There is no doubt that these tragedies are some of the world’s toughest problems to solve as they are often complex, multifaceted and require diligence and patience. For this reason, being a humanitarian aid worker is more than a profession, it is a lifestyle that requires a sharp distinction between one’s work and
...victims of war and genocide, it is admirable to see his courage to remain engaged in service to his fellow human. With a bold, yet pragmatic vision, Orbinski is unconcerned with seemingly intractable problems of finding drugs for the poorest AIDS victims. The book illustrates his desire to get the job done without bravado and grand statements. Although the book was painful to read, it takes he reader to the extreme of human suffering. Nevertheless, it also inspires with its reflections of humanitarianism and the ingenuity brought to its implementation. It is heartening to know James Orbinski can inspire students in both the arts and sciences as they set out on their careers. Since after all he’s seen, Orbinski remain optimistic, not cynical, and committed to action. Do give this book to any students in your life, after you have read it yourself.
Wheeler, Nicholas J. Saving Strangers - Humanitarian Intervention in International Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Oxford Scholarship Online. Oxford University Press. 7 December 2009
...on people face a similar fate in Darfur….” says one website. They say that America made promises to prevent any more bloodshed in the country, but never held up that promise. “The Khartoum government has systematically obstructed access to Darfur and blocked international efforts to establish a relief program,” says the web page. Because of the lack of effort Darfur suffers from the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today. In all of these events the UN will take steps after to rectify the situation and prevent it in the future. There is little to no way to guarantee that these kinds of tragedies will never happen again, however the UN can make steps to improve the world’s response and overall international and national laws to prevent future case as best as possible. Which is why the UN continues to update policies to keep up with the ever changing times.
“ Humanitarianism aspire to relief victims of human-made and natural disaster, but for many it does not end with the termination of emergency. Many aspire to transform the structures that endanger populations” (Fassin
In response to the recent failure of the international community to prevent the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa since July 2011, Suzanne Dvorak the chief executive of Save the Children wrote that, “We need to provide help now. But we cannot forget that these children are wasting away in a disaster that we could - and should - have prevented” she added, “The UN estimates that every $1 spent in prevention saves $7 in emergency spending.” (Dvorak, 2011).
Today, the Red Cross offers numerous domestic and international services that are not limited to support amid tragedy. For instance, the organization saves millions of lives outside the country through health initiatives that provide clean water, vaccinations, and preventative measure for future crises (“International Services”, n.d.). In the U.S., the Red Cross offers various emergency training programs as well as health education programs (“A Brief History of the American Red Cross”, n.d.). Altogether, the American Red Cross aids millions of people around the world through its support
...ractices of other branches of power that the UN cannot grasp upon. In contrast, the virtues of the UN remain undeniably consistent throughout history, but the powers and legislative action the organization fluctuates due to the constant uprising of conflict. However, throughout the history of the 20th century and post Cold – War conflict, the organization's extensiveness has increased, such through the actions of the Non-proliferation treaty of nuclear weapons, and the ongoing tasks of UN Peacekeeping missions. These actions reflected upon the UN fiasco of the Cold War, demonstrate the emerging “politico-economic” society, by laying a prodigious impact of the world via its numerous stretches of the organization.
Barnett, Michael, and Thomas G. Weiss. Humanitarianism in Question: Politics, Power, Ethics. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 2008.
This paper will discuss the dynamics of the American Red Cross case and how it affected the ability to provide adequate emergency response to catastrophic events. Over 10 years, the American Red Cross has been implementing strategies to ensure that the organization is better equipped when dealing with disasters. Not only has the American Red Cross has been faced with so much negativity, the organization is fighting very hard to change the concepts of how the organization can rebound from such criticism.
1. A popular Western belief regarding foreign aid and disaster relief is that “Doing something is always better than doing nothing”. Provide examples from the book that disprove that idea. Aid groups encouraged camps of makeshift shacks in and near the ruined capital. They used these camps as distribution points for water and other supplies.
In this essay I will be arguing that although non-intervention is understood as a norm in the field of international law, there are circumstances when humanitarian intervention is necessary in order to respond to serious abuse- such as when a state commits crimes or inflicts abuse upon their own citizens. Through explanation and analysis of the policies and processes of the United Nations, I will then be presenting arguments, involving the topics of human rights and moral duties, as to why humanitarian intervention is not only an effective solution, but also necessary at times. I will also examine a few of the common arguments against humanitarian intervention and go on to explain why they are invalid and flawed in nature. From there, I will
Last year I had the opportunity and the pleasure working as an internship at the offices' Doctors Without Borders and I had direct contact with the numbers, goals, and actions of this international humanitarian organization around the world. MSF (an acronym by which the organization is known worldwide, its origin comes from the original name Medecins Sans Frontieres) is based on the principles of neutrality, impartiality, and independence. Their actions are possible through donations from individuals and private initiative. They are independent because they do not belong to any government, nor accept donations from governments, political parties, military organizations and armaments industries, for example. The MSF takes health care to people affected by serious humanitarian crises such as
While the policy regulations of states strive to maintain their sovereignty, states have long recognised their interdependence in policing transnational illegal activity (Gerspacher 2009). Transnational crime has long posed a significant obstacle to policing efforts. The extensive effects of globalisation, world political and economic shifts, technological advances, security challenges and the implications of climate change, have all served to influence the crime environment and make the job of policing the community more challenging than ever before (Keelty 2007). According to Hills (2009) there is a widely shared conviction that international police forces must co-operate if they are to respond effectively to the crime and insecurity facilitated by globalisation. Operation Cathedral and the Solomon Islands peacekeeping operation will be explored in order to illustrate the negative and positive consequences of involvement in international policing operations.
For everyone, government is the only body of a country - that protects the rights of its citizens; is the one that is concern for the laws to be implemented that are equally made for its people; is as concern as an organization for its members to aid their needs; and, is an authority which transparency exists about on how they function among others. But what’s happening nowadays, are the opposites of the above statements. And, most of its people are aware of the officials behind this confrontation.