have partnered on many missions to provide relief to disaster struck areas. They have coordinated aid and helped provide the money need to rebuild areas. Another source of help is the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF). The DREF is part of the International Federation’s disaste...
The Red Cross in East Africa This report is about the Tanzania Red Cross written after community service fieldwork by eleven students from the East African Uongozi Institute, between 04th and 10th July , 2002. The Community service involved working with the Red Cross in the Dar es salaam International Trade Fair[DITF] which was on at the time and we were allocated to work at the Red Cross tents at the Fair ground to help administer first aid to any causalities. The East African Uongozi Institute
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement is regarded as the world’s largest humanitarian movement, with an approximate 100 million members, scattered across innumerable national societies. The movement is designed to help populations which have been at forefront of the heavy tolling of calamities, around the globe. In addition to that, it works in conjunction, with national governments, and a multitude of aid associations, in order to facilitate people who are susceptible. The movement
January). Retrieved February 23, 2010, from http://www.prb.org/Articles/2004/HaitisHealthIndicatorsReflectItsPoliticalandEconomicPains.aspx International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). (2010, February). Haiti: from tragedy to opportunity (Rep.). Retrieved February 23, 2010, from International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies website: http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/reports/192600-Haiti-report-EN.pdf Haitian Medical Students in Cuba. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2010
The Sumerians built their civilization in the fertile crescent, between two rivers. The Euphrates river and the Tigris river. There was silt there, good for planting crop seeds, however when the seeds became crops, it was hard to farm due to the little rainfall. Not only that, but when rain did come, the crops
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
American Red Cross has been viewed as the nation’s elite humanitarian organization, dedicating themselves to aiding people in need throughout the United States. The American affiliation has also held a joint association with the global Red Cross and Red Crescent networks throughout the world. They are highly dependent on the contributions of American public volunteers time, blood, and money to help support their lifesaving services and programs. All volunteers and employees, alongside the generous
A disaster is an abrupt, tragic occurrence that extremely disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses that go beyond the community’s or society’s capability to manage with its own resources. However, it often caused by nature, or human origins (IFRC, 2015). Disaster happens in several ways such as floods, explosions, wind, and extreme range of environmental temperatures, fire, epidemics, multiple car crashes with many casualties
and purple from suffocation. Myles was limp and lifeless, His son appeared dead, he froze as the thought sunk in. As 911 was called Myles’s father triedo CPR it didn't seem to be working. Then two lifeguards came over and they had training from Red Cross in CPR, they started compressions and breathing. The lifeguards turned Myles over to open his airway and continued with CPR. Myles’s father filled with regret saying,s “What kind of father lets this happen”?
warming is the increasing temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere. In the last few decades this increase has been relatively significant. Global warming is the largest problem that the world will face in the twentieth century. This is going to require international attention and the cooperation from everyone, including the government. The Earth's atmosphere has already warmed by 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit since 1900. Scientists contend that anthropogenic additions of greenhouse gases, mainly CO2, greatly enhance
Flooding is when large amounts of water suddenly invade an area which had been normally dry (Oxford Advanced learners Dictionary). Floods are one of those disasters which are still a major thread to the world despite the so many efforts to combat it. These are natural hazards because though they are brought about by a natural phenomenon, they often cause lots of damage. The immediate impact on survivors is likely to be injury and death of relatives, damage to crops, housing and infrastructure can
Shuntone Pricher PSC 230- International Relations Buffalo State College Dr. Ryan Maness MWF 11am- 11:50am November 24th, 2014 The Ebola Virus Background “This is not an African disease. This is a virus that is a threat to all humanity.”- - Spoken by Gayle Smith. The Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, or Ebola for short, is the most feared virus of all time. During the late 1970’s, the international community was terrified by the finding of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as the causing factor of leading
student’s book, intermediate, Cambridge University Press • The Impacts of Tourism http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography/tourism-and-resources/revise-it/the-impacts-of-tourism#68ELKHaDhHpm1413.99 • The Johns Hopkins and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies , p3 http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/center-for-refugee-and-disaster-response/publications_tools/publications/_CRDR_ICRC_Public_Health_Guide_Book/Chapter_3_Emergency_Health_Services.pdf
needed and must be put in place effectively to save more lives. This paper will define and identify some unique characteristics of disaster relief supply chains as well as its basic process while highlighting some of the ideas used by the American Red Cross and other relief aid agencies. DEFINTION The Fritz Institute offers a definition used by a broad range of humanitarian organizations of humanitarian supply chains as: The process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient, cost effective
Tsunamis Table of Contents 1 Introduction: 2 Impact to human life: 3 Impact to Non-human life: 4 Impact to the Environment: 7 Impact to the Economy: 8 American Red Cross Assistance: 9 Conclusion: 13 Bibliography: 14 Introduction: A massive Tsunami (Japanese for “Harbor wave”) had hit southern Asia the day after Christmas 2004. The cause of the Tsunami was an offshore earthquake that results in the tectonic plates being displaced and the creation
still present some risks. One such risk is due to the inability to screen for every possible disease. Some diseases or infections are not visible at the time of screening. Dr. Peter Carolan, the senior officer of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, agrees that there is no way we can screen for every possible disease or infections due to the fact that diseases mutate and evolve over time (Transfusion Medicine, 2006). In addition, there is also the risk of having
droughts, famines, terrorist attacks, and war situations to a combination of several disasters which may occur simultaneously. However, humanitarian organisation will associate with non-government organisation (NGO), national government involvement, international donors and humanitarian organisation and administering relief to vulnerable beneficiaries at disaster sites across the world by providing aids and financing support. Provision of humanitarian aid known as a short-term activity in nature and provide
Effects of “deforestation” on the carbon sink of the Mangrove forest Introduction and Literature Review Mangroves are an important part of the coastal ecosystem. This paper focuses on the “Mangrove forests” and the effect of deforestation for converting the land into agricultural land on the carbon sink of the mangrove forests. The Mangrove forests represent only a small percentage of the total forest ecosystem on earth, yet they make up the largest existing carbon sinks on the planet. Due to the
among individual cases and what lessons can be learned from them. Performance Measurement in Humanitarian Logistics With the increasi... ... middle of paper ... ...ision and warehouse management–a literature review and framework. In Euroma International Conference (pp. 19-22). Kumar S, S. (2013, April 11). Are you measuring the right metrics to optimize logistics processes?. . Retrieved May 1, 2014, from http://www.genpact.com/docs/resource-/are-you-measuring-the-right-metrics-to-optimize-logistic-processes
This leads to newer technology being used and a sense of security and safety is felt. When natural disasters such as earthquakes hits, Los Angeles is unable to interact with its surroundings. Ultimately, the urbanization of Los Angeles creates a society that is not able