1. Introduction After reviewing the two articles: The systematic examination {evaluation} of the humanitarian actions were intended to draw lessons learned---in order to improve disaster and emergency management best practices, to make efficient public policy-decisions, and to enhance future accountability during preparedness, response, mitigation, and short/long-term recovery phases. The typical systematic evaluation process ought to involve the affected populations {i.e., victims, survivors, or beneficiaries}, as well as, the Whole Community {individuals, families, communities in neighborhoods, businesses---the private and nonprofit sectors, faith-based and community organizations, schools and academia, media outlets, state, local county …show more content…
Thus, disaster humanitarian program must be evaluated with reference to already identified objectives and agreed to minimum standards to measure humanitarian overall appropriateness, efficiency, coverage, coherence and impact on the affected population group{s} in the community. The survivor outcomes {i.e., needs, life-saving and life-sustain supplies}should form the basis for disaster humanitarian program. The result of each evaluation exercise should be used to improve future practices for maximizing the disaster survivor …show more content…
{see the know-how via "Public Administration Methods". Interviews: Chapter 9. Eller, Gerber, and Robinson. P. 149-173} Second, the collection of information for evaluation purposes ought to be independent and impartial. For example, The United Nations Humanitarian Charter and some minimum standards in Disaster Response should be a product of the collective experience of many people {victims or survivors}and the 3rd World governmental agencies. The evaluation reports should not be seen as representing the proprietary views of any one agency or organization. Third, We need a public policy directive to hang on the disaster and emergency programs in the nations of societies. Then, the Assessment of humanitarian program performance outcomes can be measurable and tracked to show resilience in the Rwandan communities in their Republic of Rwanda. We are seriously learning this disaster management expertise and best practices through this CPP 520. More so, the humanitarian effort was not built on the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the Rwandan Government. NO GOVERNANCE for threats/hazards and disasters and emergencies in the Republic of Rwanda and anywhere else in the 3rd World
Desert Storm was a part of the Gulf War, Desert Storm was a codenamed Operation to get Iraq soldiers out of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. This was the first foreign crisis that the U.S. got involved in since the Cold war. It was because of saddam Hussein. Saddam ordered his Iraqi army to cross the border to Kuwait. This wasn’t some random attack by Iraq. but instead Iraq had been preparing for this for years, they knew what they were doing and were heavily equipped with weapons.
Her memoir starts off in Darfur in 2005, where in her late 20’s, she hits rock bottom while managing a refugee camp for 24,000 civilians. It backtracks to her internship in Rwanda, while moving forward to her challenges in Darfur, in addition to her experiences in post- tsunami Indonesia, and post-quake in Haiti. By sharing her story, Alexander gives readers an opportunity to go behind-the-scenes into the devastations that are censored on media outlets. She stresses that these are often the problems that individuals claim they are educated on, but rarely make it their priority to solve. However, that is not the case for Jessica Alexander as she has over 12 years of experience working with different NGO’s and UN operations. As a result, Alexander earns the credibility to critique the multi-billion-dollar humanitarian aid industry. From her painful yet rewarding work experience, Alexander gives an honest and empathetic view of humanitarian aid as an establishment and a
Governments, the private sector, Non Governmental Organizations and Community Organizations play vital roles in recovery. The essence of a recovery effort is the resources captures to assist, the capability of assistance and other best practices for recovering from a disaster. Rubin and Popkin, (1990) in their report entitled Disaster Recovery after hurricane Hugo in South Carolina thoroughly outline many challenges to which organization and other bodies had face in Hurricane Hugo’s recovery effort. These inefficiencies cause a spiral of increase lost of life, property and livelihood for hundreds of people to which the hurricane affected.
The analysis in this report will include a summary of the sequence of events leading up to the disaster, analysis of the professional ethical behaviours and responsibilities that were compromised, and finally the lessons learned and recommendations to avoid such future disasters.
The American Red Cross was created in 1881 by Clara Barton with the help of a few of her friends. Their first service, occurring only a few months after its establishment, was natural disaster relief for Michigan residents affected by a devastating forest fire (“Red Cross Timeline”, n.d.). Moreover, the Red Cross is widely known for the relief that it provides in times of disaster, but it also contributes other public service acts that aid public health and safety in various countries. In times of war, the American Red Cross remains neutral to aid victims of the war and supply help to veterans and active members of the military. In fact, it was because of the United States military that the Red Cross began to collect blood for soldiers
“ Humanitarianism aspire to relief victims of human-made and natural disaster, but for many it does not end with the termination of emergency. Many aspire to transform the structures that endanger populations” (Fassin
Howitt, A. M., & Leonard, H. B. (2006). Katrina and the core challenges of disaster response. The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, 30:1 winter 2006.
In Gish Jen’s, “In The American Society,” Callie Chang’s family is pushed through The American Society and its beliefs and values. For Ralph Chang, Callie’s father, he is only willing to assimilate his own values to the American society’s values when it is his choice. When others try to get him to assimilate his values, he is more resistant. Ralph Chang wants his values to be more American when he gets to chose it. Jen shows this when Ralph goes to buy a fancy suit for the party (126).
Over the period of around 100 days, with the death toll ranging somewhere between 800,000 to 1,100,000 the Rwandan genocide has become infamous for the high numbers of dead in such a short amount of time, and for the inadequate response of the UN an...
Once members in positions of authority recognize and understand this, then they will be able to accomplish resolving humanitarian issues, such as mass killings and genocide. Power’s book claims that the pattern of U.S. failure to assist with humanitarian issues is caused mainly because of the structure of the American political system. Kaufmann also states that out of all the genocides that have occurred since WWII, the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has been the most blatant failing of the U.S. aid. While I agree with Kaufmann’s statement of the United States being able to prevent the deaths of innocent victims had they intervened and taken effective measures to reduce the number of killings, there are several different factors to consider, such as transportation and preparation. I also agree with Power’s claim that the organization of the American political system is a great challenge in assisting to prevent
In today’s world, it is of the utmost importance to learn from mistakes of the past. Certain events, especially tragedies that could have been avoided, hold within them the lessons and wisdom that should be used to prevent similar disasters. The 1994 Rwandan genocide resulted in over 800, 000 deaths of the Tutsi people, at the hands of the Hutu; the genocide, and the international response to it, is a lesson about the humanitarian responsibilities, successes, and shortcomings of the United Nations.
The Rwanda Genocide, sparked by the death of the interim Hutu President Habyarimana on April 9, 1994, it was the fastest, most vicious human massacre in the twentieth century. It was carried out with no significant intervention or aid force from any international communities. Many administrations claim they had no knowledge that a genocide was in the making, thus they were unable to intervene due to the lack of warning signs and information. This is not true. My thesis will focus on how the international community utterly failed to prevent nor help this atrocity.
Sometimes one phase of the emergency management tends to overlap of adjacent phase. The concept of “phases” has been used since the 1930’s to help describe, examine, and understand disasters and to help organize the practice of emergency management. In an article titled Reconsidering the Phases of Disaster, David Neal cites different examples of different researchers using five, six, seven, and up to eight phases long before the four phases became the standard. (Neal 1997) This acknowledges that critical activities frequently cover more than one phase, and the boundaries between phases are seldom precise. Most sources also emphasize that important interrelationships exist among all the ph...
Humanitarian Intervention Hypothesis: That despite the incidents where humanitarian interventions have proved seemingly unsuccessful, they are, nonetheless, a vital tool in alleviating the human suffering that so plagues contemporary society. The post-Cold war world is one that has been riddled with conflict, suffering and war. In the face of such times, the issue of humanitarian intervention and about who, when and how it should be employed, has become hotly debated. While some critics declare this kind of intervention to be a violation of national sovereignty, others believe that relief efforts aimed at ending human suffering are perfectly justifiable. 7.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss potential disasters that could affect a community and cause mass causalities. Further discussion will include who is responsible for the management preparedness, what barriers must be considered and finally this paper will discuss the health care facilities role in emergency supplies and care of the patient in a disaster situation.