Essays about: "Humanitarian interventions"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 66 essays containing the words Humanitarian interventions.

1. 31. The root causes of the gender digital divide and its consequences on the adoption and use of app-based climate warning systems in rural India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Vera Antonia Becker; [2020]
   Keywords : Digitalisation; Gender; Humanitarian Action; Climate Change;

   Abstract : In the wake of climate change to provide timely information is a must to ensure that the most vulnerable people are protected, and development gains secured. Particularly in agriculture and food security, providing information on time is vital to secure people’s livelihoods. READ MORE

3. 32. The nexus between child protection and gender-based violence programming; the impact for displaced adolescent girls in Jordan

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Victoria Sheppard; [2019]
   Keywords : Humanitarian; Emergency; Displacement; Refugee; Gender; Gender-Based Violence; Child Protection; Adolescents; Rights-Based Programming; Participation; Coordination; United Nations;

   Abstract : Gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against children are pervasive and destructive globally, but the exacerbation of violence in emergency contexts makes addressing them an urgent priority in humanitarian action. However, despite recognition of overlapping risks and intervention opportunities, child protection programming and GBV programming have hitherto followed discrete trajectories, resulting in adolescent (aged between 10 and 19 years) girls falling between the domains, despite their heightened vulnerability to GBV. READ MORE

4. 33. Culture and Gender Appropriate Responses in Child Friendly Spaces : An Ecological Comparative Analysis of Guidelines and Manuals

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Alfred Hansson; [2019]
   Keywords : Humanitarian Action; Child Protection; Social Work; Conflict; Child; Child Friendly Spaces; Safe Spaces; Culture Appropriate; Gender Appropriate; Ecological Resilience; Sweden; Sudan; the Philippines; UNICEF; Rädda Barnen; Save the Children; World Vision; Red Cross Red Crescent;

   Abstract : Children around the world suffer greatly due to conflicts. One of the most common interventions to support children affected by conflicts are Child Friendly Spaces (CFSs). Implemented within different cultural contexts, CFSs aim to be both culturally sensitive and contribute to gender equality, an interaction that can be complex. READ MORE

5. 34. Humanitarian Intervention, Democratic Peace, and Just War : How U.S Democrats and Republicans argue for intervention or non-intervention in Syria

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Manfred Löwgren; [2019]
   Keywords : Intervention; United States; Syria; Arguments;

   Abstract : The Syrian regime used chemical weapons against its own citizens in 2013, and since then the U.S. has debated whether they should intervene or not. The purpose of this study is to find, analyze and explain the arguments presented by American politicians regarding the intervention in Syria. READ MORE

6. 35. Disaster Capitalism in a neoliberal era: An NGO perspective : A qualitative study of NGO practice, disaster capitalism and the privatisation of the humanitarian sector

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Erik Lago; Charles Drury; [2019]
   Keywords : disaster capitalism; NGO; privatisation; disaster relief; humanitarian work; post-disaster;

   Abstract : The rising number of disasters, both natural and man-made, has created a greater need for humanitarian interventions. Simultaneously, it has also created larger room for disaster capitalism, a phenomenon where certain actors use disasters to push economic interests. READ MORE