Essays about: "humanitarian workers"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 43 essays containing the words humanitarian workers.

  1. 16. THE SUBALTERNS SING : MUSIC, AGENCY, AND THE POLITICS OF LIFE DURING THE EBOLA EPIDEMIC IN WEST AFRICA

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Amat Jeng; [2021]
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    Abstract : 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

  3. 17. The effects of preparation and support on the psychological resilience of aid relief workers in complex humanitarian emergencies : A phenomenological study reviewing the needs for and availability of preparation and support and the effects on mental health

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Thomas Berends; [2021]
    Keywords : Aid Relief Workers; Mental Health; Complex Humanitarian Emergencies; Psychological resilience; Preparation; Support;

    Abstract : Aid relief workers active in complex humanitarian emergencies often develop mental health issues, due to the complex context of these settings and several workplace stressors. In order to cope with these problems, aid relief workers rely on organizational preparation and support, and social support. READ MORE

  4. 18. Humanitarian aid : A qualitative study of the ethical reasoning behind the allocation from the perspective of five Swedish-based organizations

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Jennelié Danielsson; Anna-Maria Polasek; [2020]
    Keywords : Humanitarian aid; humanitarian principles; ethics; NGOs; aid allocation; aid donors;

    Abstract : The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols aim to protect those people who are not “participating in the hostilities” of war, such as “civilians, health workers and aid workers” and are the pillar of humanitarian law (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2010). The humanitarian principles including humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality, are based on the international humanitarian law and committed to by all member states of the European Union (European Commission, 2019). READ MORE

  5. 19. Private Security Providers and Humanitarian Aid-Workers : The Creation of Security and Aid-Workers' use of Private Security Providers in Somalia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Frederick Johansson; [2020]
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  6. 20. A Micro study on the Re-Organization of the Red Cross

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Jakob Brandin; [2020]
    Keywords : The Red Cross; The Swedish Red Cross; Framtid2020; Centralization and Decentralization; Non -governmental organizations; Reorganization;

    Abstract : This study contributes to the understanding of how humanitarian and development non-governmental organizations function and how they improve their work efficiency in order to be able to fulfil their goals. The thesis focus lays on the reorganization of the Swedish Red Cross and especially their new management project Framtid2020. READ MORE