NURS1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Leptospirosis, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Lifestyle Disease
Topic 8: Humanitarian Aid and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
Vulnerability of low-income countries
Low-income countries suffer disproportionately from the impact of conflict and disasters
They are more vulnerable due to factors such as:
Conflict (within + between
countries)
Economic re-structuring
Natural disasters – floods,
cyclones
Poverty, inequality,
marginalisation
Access to income and land
Environmental degradation
Globalisation
Modernisation
Colonialism and de-colonialism
Identity politics and social
movements
Existing social divisions (class,
caste, gender, ethnicity, culture
etc.)
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies (CHEs): “are situations of disrupted livelihoods
and threats to life produced by warfare, civil disturbance and large-scale movements
of people, in which any emergency response has to be conducted in a difficult
political and security environment.
“Complex emergencies combine internal conflict with large-scale displacements of
people, mass famine or food shortage, and fragile or failing economic, political, and
social institutions. Often, complex emergencies are also exacerbated by natural
disasters.” – WHO 2002
Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarian Aid: A broad term to refer to providing ‘relief’ to human beings and to
reduce adverse impacts of conflict, insecurity and natural disasters on populations
It is intended to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and
after human- made crises and natural disasters
What happens in a CHE?
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Recent examples of CHEs
Syria – 5-6yrs, difficulty with governance, corruption, terrorism, political corruption
migration
Afghanistan
Dafur, Sudan – 10yrs
Humanitarian Aid
1. ‘relief’
2. Reduce adverse impacts of conflict, insecurity and natural disasters on populations
3. Relief supplies medical, law and order, transport and communication
4. Food, shelter, water and sanitation
5. Usually ‘neutral’ (regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender, age, politics etc.)
International Response: 3 Partners
Inter-Governmental Organisations (IGOs)
United Nations (UN)
World Health Organization (WHO)
International Organization for Migration IOM)
United Nations International Child Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Governments - the one with the disaster, neighbouring and friendly governments
Private Sectors:
- Individua and family donations
- Corporate charities
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Document Summary
Topic 8: humanitarian aid and complex humanitarian emergencies. Low-income countries suffer disproportionately from the impact of conflict and disasters. They are more vulnerable due to factors such as: Existing social divisions (class, caste, gender, ethnicity, culture etc. ) Complex humanitarian emergencies (ches): are situations of disrupted livelihoods and threats to life produced by warfare, civil disturbance and large-scale movements of people, in which any emergency response has to be conducted in a difficult political and security environment. Complex emergencies combine internal conflict with large-scale displacements of people, mass famine or food shortage, and fragile or failing economic, political, and social institutions. Often, complex emergencies are also exacerbated by natural disasters. who 2002. Humanitarian aid: a broad term to refer to providing relief" to human beings and to reduce adverse impacts of conflict, insecurity and natural disasters on populations. It is intended to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and after human- made crises and natural disasters.
