restore Afghanistan. The U.S. alone has sent over an estimated $100 billion in aid since 2002 (Seigel 1). However the essential question is: Is it worth it? Is it worth sending billions of dollars to a government that does not know how one-third of humanitarian aid has been spent since 2001 (Waldman 5)? Is it worth sending money when it has been confirmed that $1 billion of the $8 billion donated in the past year has been lost to corruption (Labelle 1)? Because of corruption, the United States should
how difficult to keep the humanitarian space in the conflict on-going place, there is a widespread belief among academic scholars that indicates insecurity for humanitarian aid workers leads shrink of humanitarian space under the civil war situation. Although public interest and budget for humanitarian aid have been growing in the world post-9/11, and following this, humanitarian space has been widened at the same time. However, it has been argued that keeping humanitarian space is still not easy to
after the attack on the world’s most respected humanitarian organisation’s office, Taliban denied any role in the attack. Taliban spokesperson said that the group never targets those who truly serve the people (Reuters, The Express Tribune, May 31, 2013). This attack sent shockwaves across the humanitarian community, not because that ICRC was never attacked anywhere in the world but because the attack was the first of its kind on ICRC since it started working in Afghanistan in 1987. The attack on the
Immigration System One major obstacle that many immigrants run into when trying to enter the United States is the U.S immigration system, who will only allow immigrants into the country under three circumstances: employment, family reunification, or humanitarian protection. But, as stated by the American Immigration Council, “while the U.S. immigration system is generous, each of these possibilities is highly regulated and subject to numerical limitations and eligibility requirements”. The first circumstance
boundaries. I would try to explain how the humanitarian act could be identified among other actors in a crisis settings, what are the boundaries of humanitarian act and how these boundaries are being challenged. First it will be fruitful to give an explanation of what is called as Humanitarianism, secondly give a brief overview of its principles and then find out the boundaries of the humanitarian act and its challenges. Discussion Although the humanitarian acts have rooted in history, it is believed
During my learning interactions, I noticed the theory behind humanitarian, humanitarianism, humanitarian action, history of humanitarianism, humanitarian ethics and the moral values underlying humanitarian principles. As I came across different reading, the act of helping others underlies a long tradition of charitable giving and national solidarity in different societies, as the social values that directly speak to the core principle of humanity. For me, the most significant aspect was how humanitarianism
detail. Humanitarian migration –usually non-voluntary- “is designed to ensure that Australia can respond effectively to global humanitarian situations and that support services are available to meet the specific needs of these entrants” . In other words, it covers the support given to asylum seekers to live in the country. Persecution, violence, conflicts, poverty or lack of opportunities are the most common reasons for people escaping from their hometowns. On the other hand, non-humanitarian migration
Liberation Movement and the Justice and Equality Movement took up arms against the Sudanese Government, accusing the failure to protect sedentary people from attacks by nomads and the marginalization of the area in Darfur. Darfur is a region in the western part of Sudan, where it is home to 6 million people from around 100 tribes. In response to the attack, the Janjaweed, which is the government-supported Arab tribesman, raided non-Arab villages in Darfur to create a Pan-Arab state by eradicating all the
independent divisions worldwide. Their mission is to offer assistance to victims of disasters, man-made or natural, and to victims of armed conflict. Their primary concerns are medical but they also “advocate for the respect of basic human rights and humanitarian law” (Tanguy, 1998) They strive to have complete neutrality and impartiality, but will speak out to bring attention to extreme cases or conditions. ("Charter | MSF USA," n.d.) One of the recent emergencies that Doctors Without Borders was there
Humanitarian can be defined as a person who are concern and denoting an event that involves widespread human suffering, especially requires the large-scale provision of aid. As a humanitarian organisation will need to cope with different types of natural disaster or emergency such as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, epidemics, droughts, famines, terrorist attacks, and war situations to a combination of several disasters which may occur simultaneously. However, humanitarian organisation will associate
Over the last decade conflict in these regions have been increasing thus depriving its people even more of a life worth living. These conflicted regions make it hard for humanitarian aid to reach to these areas because those who help are often attacked by bloodthirsty and attention seeker regimes that definitely need to put an end to such horrifying acts. For instance, the Islamic extremist groups like Isis and the Taliban
The fundamental discriminating factor which separates truth from untruth is perspective; the way in which we see the picture. That being said, it is crucial that we concede the inevitable when it comes to documentary viewing: the complete picture is obscured. However, what is often disregarded, is the fact that it is an inherent feature of the human condition to pursue truth. We become drawn to the most compelling and jaw-dropping of assertions, even if it’s outright sickening and atrocious. So
Humanitarian intervention can be defined as the principle that the international community has a right, or duty, to intervene in states that have suffered from large-scale loss of life, or genocide, either due to deliberate action by the state’s government or due to a collapse of government (The Globalization of World Politics, 2013, p. 480). According to Allen Buchanan of University of Arizona, humanitarian intervention can often be defined as infringement on a state’s sovereignty by external forces
live another day. Civilians find themselves without stable shelter wondering around the streets in hope for a better life. In rare cases some people do find their way around the chaos but it never lasts too long. Africa severally suffers from mob attacks. The main conflicting mobs in Africa currently go by the name of Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab. Boko Haram first originated in 1995 under another name called The Shabaab. Boko Haram is an Islamic jihadist militant organization based in the northeast of
Terrorism is a barbaric act that always ends up in a world wide tragedy, so of course people want to take preventive measures against this. Right now, no one wants to be in France's shoes, with the coordinated terrorist attacks that killed 130 people. Leaders don't want to be next, and when they see that one terrorist snuck in with a Syrian refugee passport, they want to take measures to prevent that, such as, not letting in Syrian refugees. With all this gray area, Should Obama let refugees into
Severe fighting between extremist groups has led to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the area in search of a safe haven from the impending Civil War. Citizens live in fear of lack of humanitarian aid and well as an environmental crises as the fighting becomes worse every day. As the mood across the country becomes more desperate, grocery store aisles are being emptied, water and electricity is in short supply, and fuel appears to be unattainable
took place during the retaliation. The question requires the discussion of law with regard to the legality of the use of force in self defence against armed attack by the non state actors as an entity within the territory of a foreign state, along with the principle of necessity and proportionality. The general rule of Article 51 is that the attack must be attributed to the foreign state. In this case, the proofs are required that Polor either has a complete control over “The Assassin” as a de facto
The United States can start by easing some restrictions in their counterterrorism policy. The humanitarian relief agencies are not handing over the money to the militants willingly but are forced to. They are handing the money over to reach people desperately in need of basic necessities. The ultimate goal is to reach the people who desperately need international aid. In certain cases, there should be an evaluation of what is the best course of action between the two difficult options. Giving money
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as earthquakes, flood, tsunami and other natural calamities. The organisation on an average, responds to about 70,000 disasters in one year, across the globe. There was massive criticism for the association for the route they took to care of the attacks on September 11, 2001 including the Hurricane in 2005. The allegations were ineffective and bad management, be that as it may, and the organisation has additionally tended to claims