Essays about: "National humanitarian workers"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words National humanitarian workers.
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1. Can All Humanitarian Workers Access the Same Support and is that Support Effective? : A qualitative study of MHPSS for staff in humanitarian organizations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Humanitarian workers often operate in high-risk environments, including warzones, environmental disasters, and outbreaks of infectious diseases, amongst others. Research shows that the mental health of any worker is affected when exposed to high levels of negative stress for some time. READ MORE
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2. Challenging the Shrinking Humanitarian Space in the European Union
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The humanitarian space in the European Union is shrinking, causing unnecessary suffering and preventable deaths, or is it? Humanitarian organisations are calling on the respect of principled humanitarian aid, protection of humanitarian workers and unhindered access to the affected population namely, undocumented asylum seekers.They are blaming the prioritisation of national security interests over humanitarian concerns as well as the politicisation of aid for the shrinking humanitarian space. READ MORE
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3. THE SUBALTERNS SING : MUSIC, AGENCY, AND THE POLITICS OF LIFE DURING THE EBOLA EPIDEMIC IN WEST AFRICA
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The Ebola epidemic in 2014 was framed as the most serious humanitarian crisis that West Africa has faced since the beginning of this millennium. In Liberia and Sierra Leone, two countries that had just come out of civil wars less than twelve years ago, were the most affected. READ MORE
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4. Depicting Displacement and Humanitarian Crisis
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : This study aims to provide an Anglo-Swedish perspective on displacement and humanitarian crisisin post-war Europe through an analysis of photographs and supporting text published by Swedishand British pictorial magazines Se and Picture Post during the period 1945 – 1946. The researchexplores photographs concerning the themes of fallen destiny and fate, humanitarian relief,organisation of displaced persons and civilians rising from ruin. READ MORE
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5. DANGEROUS TIMES, DANGEROUS PLACES: HOW POLITICS IMPACTS HUMANITARIAN WORKER SECURITY IN DR CONGO
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : DR Congo has experienced more than two decades of conflict and profound political upheaval, sparking humanitarian crises which have seen large-scale relief efforts to alleviate them. Aid workers and UN staff working there have been caught up in the violence, sometimes with deadly results and major disruption to aid operations. READ MORE
