Essays about: "humanitarian workers"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 essays containing the words humanitarian workers.

  1. 11. 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 institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Rehnström; [2022]
    Keywords : Humanitarian workers; mental health; mental well-being; stress management; humanitarian organizations.;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 12. Challenging the Shrinking Humanitarian Space in the European Union

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Karla Primc; [2022]
    Keywords : humanitarian space; humanitarian pyramid; humanitarian border; humanitarian borderwork; civic space; asylum paradox; securitisation;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 13. Piecing the Puzzle: Restorative Justice with Children and Young Offenders in Scandinavia, an Interview Study with Professionals

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Nancy Gutiérrez Olivares; [2021-02-04]
    Keywords : Restorative Justice; Children and Young Offenders; Victim Offender Mediation; Youth Punishment; Restorative Processes; Social Work; Scandinavian Justice Systems;

    Abstract : The modern roots of restorative justice in Scandinavia go back to the emergence of the mediation movement in Norway in the mid 1970s (Miers, 2001), a process that reached Sweden in the late 1980s (Wahlin, 2005). Victim Offender Mediation (VOM) in Sweden, and Youth Punishment (YP) in Norway, are some of the processes based on the primary components of restorative justice. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Western Savior: Making Aid the Enemy : What leads non-state armed groups to target international humanitarian aid workers?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Amanda Jenc Blomster; [2021]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Aid Worker; Non-State Armed Groups; International Humanitarian Aid Workers; Aid Worker Security;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE

  6. 15. Upholding the Humanitarian Principles in Conflict Areas – Challenges and Compromises: The Cases of Syria and Afghanistan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Yannick Meyer; Paula Richardson Jané; [2021]
    Keywords : Humanity; Neutrality; Impartiality; Independence; Remote Management; Risk Transfer; Donor-Dependency; Counter-Terrorism; Local Capacity; Technology and Engineering; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years localising humanitarian aid has been a strategic direction for many humanitarian organisations to give local actors more ownership and make humanitarian interventions more efficient. Nevertheless, in conflict situations localising humanitarian aid can result in a series of dilemmas. READ MORE