Humanitarian Aid Research Paper
Humanitarian Aid as a Strategic Response
Humanitarian Aid as a Strategic Response
Abstract
Many governments and intergovernmental organizations rely on nongovernmental organizations to implement their decisions in areas such as humanitarian relief and economic development. Humanitarian aid and cash donations for Haiti's earthquake victims have been pouring in after the disaster took place. Though useless goods can clog the humanitarian chain of supplying the affected populations with the necessities regardless of the generous intent, requiring the United Nations humanitarian relief agencies to restrict the types of humanitarian goods that are accepted and establish a process that certifies and regulate the type of aid that is accepted. …show more content…
Government and nongovernmental organizations must develop guidelines that illustrate a coordinated effort of various nations to supply the needed assistance for those affected by such disasters. Immediately supplying the affected population with necessities such as food, clothing, water, shelter, and medical treatment should be the primary objective, and all organizations should be encouraged to make donations. The destruction caused by the earthquake was horrendous, and what infrastructure that existed prior to the earthquake was badly damaged. Power supplies, naval ports, and roads were either destroyed or buried. The Government of Haiti does not possess the necessary capacity of resources or physical infrastructure capability to rebuild. The losses that Haiti experienced were far too great, though regardless of the circumstances, the primary objective was to save as many lives as possible. The U.S. government provide search and rescue teams within 24 hours after the earthquake. Because of such collaborative efforts of various nations, more than 130 lives were
Humanitarian Aid as a Strategic Response
Abstract
Many governments and intergovernmental organizations rely on nongovernmental organizations to implement their decisions in areas such as humanitarian relief and economic development. Humanitarian aid and cash donations for Haiti's earthquake victims have been pouring in after the disaster took place. Though useless goods can clog the humanitarian chain of supplying the affected populations with the necessities regardless of the generous intent, requiring the United Nations humanitarian relief agencies to restrict the types of humanitarian goods that are accepted and establish a process that certifies and regulate the type of aid that is accepted. …show more content…
Government and nongovernmental organizations must develop guidelines that illustrate a coordinated effort of various nations to supply the needed assistance for those affected by such disasters. Immediately supplying the affected population with necessities such as food, clothing, water, shelter, and medical treatment should be the primary objective, and all organizations should be encouraged to make donations. The destruction caused by the earthquake was horrendous, and what infrastructure that existed prior to the earthquake was badly damaged. Power supplies, naval ports, and roads were either destroyed or buried. The Government of Haiti does not possess the necessary capacity of resources or physical infrastructure capability to rebuild. The losses that Haiti experienced were far too great, though regardless of the circumstances, the primary objective was to save as many lives as possible. The U.S. government provide search and rescue teams within 24 hours after the earthquake. Because of such collaborative efforts of various nations, more than 130 lives were