On 29th May 2013, three gunmen and a suicide bomber attacked the ICRC office at Jalalabad in Afghanistan killing an Afghan guard on duty. Two days 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
NGO & Microcredit NGO An NGO (non-governmental organization) is a normal people/citizen-based organization that works independently from the government. An NGO is usually made up from mostly volunteers, who work because they want to help normal people like themselves. Even though an NGO is independent it is transparent which means the governments can see what they are doing. The reason this needs to be done is because the NGO can be putting all the money they get in their own pockets instead of
1. Preamble The assignment will cover humanitarian logistics operations in the international disaster relief system (IDRS) and the relevant actors and stakeholders involved within the system. It will also focus on the challenges of humanitarian logistics and how coordination and cooperation amongst humanitarian organisations can overcome these challenges and improve humanitarian operations within the international disaster relief system. 2. Introduction During the past decade there has been an increasing
Renee C.Fox’s novel Doctors Without Borders: Humanitarian Quests, Impossible Dreams of Medecins Sans Frontieres is a sociological exploration of the French medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). MSF provides international assistance to those affected by war, disease, and natural disaster while adhering to their core principles of neutrality, impartiality, and independence. Fox begins by showcasing MSF staff blogs that give insight to the reader into why people join MSF
governmental agencies, and non-profit organizations within Africa. Each of these entities would greatly benefit from a partnership with Forcier due to their high-quality research in what can be an overwhelming industry. Doctors Without Borders; Medecins Sans Frontieres Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is a private international mission. Inspired by the devastation in Nigeria following the Biafran famine and war, French Doctors and Journalists created the association. Made up of doctors, health sector workers
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
Doctors Without Borders, otherwise known as Medecins Sans Frontieres, their french name, is a very important non governmental organization. While originally established in France, they now have 21 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
health care and support to the people who need it most (Edmonds). "It’s simple really: go where the patients are. It seems obvious, but at the time it was a revolutionary concept because borders got in the way. It’s no coincidence that we called it ‘Médecins
Pharmaceuticals are arguably one of the most contentious of all goods and services traded in the market. While medicines are as much a necessity as foods and water, they require more technical expertise and official approbation in the manufacture. Above all, they carry a moral weight that most market products do not (The Economist, 2014). This idea of moral can be linked to the recurring debate over whether a good health (which is represented by medicines, in this case) should be considered a basic
The recent attacks on black non-nationals in South Africa which were labelled as Xenophobic attacks have had a negative impact on how South Africa is viewed Globally and have caused a threat of an economic backlash. In this essay we look at South Africa’s pan-African identity and if these attacks were indeed Xenophobic or whether they were a form of Afrophobia. Looking at how only the Black immigrants were attacked and not people from any other ethnic groups and choosing to only attack Black foreigners
content and, full of opportunities. Whoever there are some people around the world that are still suffering from nonsensical violence, lack of healthcare, and epidemics. It is with this concern for the suffering lives of people that the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as in English, Doctors without borders was created. The MSF is an independent global movement which stand to protect and provide help to those in need. Doctors Without Borders is a disaster response charity which specialises
political realm was influenced by the view, expressed by Pictet, that political struggle is invariably futile (Leebaw, 2007, p.227). It refers therefore more to a “passive impartiality”. He contrasts this passive way to the active concept of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF). The MSF movement has sought to emphasise that impartiality need not be passive or condone human-rights violations, and chose a more refined expression of the principle: the notion of “active impartiality”. This refers to the fact that
through high school, college, and even my career. In high school I wanted to become a doctor. I felt this profession was the epitome of helping individuals and that’s what I wanted to do. Not to mention that I had my eyes set on working at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctor’s Without Borders. MSF is an organization that travels to 3rd world countries to treat patients. While in high school I was selected to participate in 2 Independent Study Mentorship Programs in which I established mentorships
“A new level of refugee suffering: Complementary” Angelina Jolie, in her January 2015 New York Times article “A new level of refugee suffering: Complementary”, argues that the United Nations and other developed countries should take actions and help Syrians to end the war. Angelina Jolie claims that Syrian refugees have been witnessing brutality, violence, struggling to survive. The children can’t go to school; a lot of Syrians lost their members of the family by being shot, raped or tortured. In
Influencing Immunization through the Works of Nightingale Human Health is affected by the environment that is surrounding them. The environment is prevalent in healing patients, however it is one of the factors that adds to the deterioration. “Environmental exposures are major contribution to disease, disability and death. Pregnant women, children, seniors, Aboriginal peoples and those with compromised immune systems are most at risk” (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2013). In order to
powerful personal memoir from a James Orbinski, a Canadian who has spent most of his adult life in front-line humanitarian work in the world's worst conflict zones. Despite its dark chapters, it is also a hopeful story about the emergence of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) as a new and independent agent of civil society, and the possibilities of making the world a better place. In “An Imperfect Offering”, James Orbinski tells the story of people who have been harmed by war, and humanitarian workers who
The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a running account of their personal lives. Most such writers called themselves diarists, journalists, or journalers. A few called themselves "escribitionists". The Open Pages webring included members of the online-journal community. Justin Hall, who began eleven years of personal blogging in 1994 while a student at Swarthmore College, is generally recognized as one of the earliest bloggers,[5] as is Jerry Pournelle.[citation needed]
Although the economy of Ethiopia has grown a lot, hunger and poverty still remains prevalent. Many of the people have no supply of clean water, education, or healthcare. Organizations like UNICEF, Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET), Medecins San Frontieres (MSF), and other organizations have been a great help to this country. With donations and medical assistance from these organizations Ethiopia can make its way out of being a third world country.
“Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.” This might sounds like a section from a travelling guide, but it also describes why we as a society cannot gain complete freedom. Complete Freedom requires all negative repercussions from individual’s actions to be unpunished, making it impossible to allow any form of justice into the community, turning it into a den of criminals. Due to that, a government with security force
Considering 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