Negative Case Resolved: Placing political conditions on humanitarian aid to foreign countries is unjust. Core Value: Consequentialism Value Criterion: Preserving Global Stability Humanitarian aid to foreign countries has been product to many consequences‚ and it is with this that I must stand in firm negation to the resolved. As such‚ I present my core value of consequentialism‚ defined as the doctrine that morality is to be determined only by the consequences of an action. I present my value
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Humanitarian Aid in the 20th and 21st Centuries History 1140 Freshman Writing Seminar Spring 2012 MWF 9:05-9:55 Instructor: Julie Jacoby McGraw Hall B34 jaj32@cornell.edu Office Hours: M 2-3‚ W 10-11 and by appointment Course Introduction What do a Nebraskan farmer‚ a Guatemalan Red Cross nurse‚ and Bill Gates have in common? They all increase the global community’s ability to respond to the tragic aftermath of disasters and wars. In this course‚ you will learn about the history of and theory
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Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes‚ typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural disaster and man-made disaster. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives the most lethal year in the history of humanitarianism was 2008‚ in which 122 aid workers were murdered and 260 assaulted. Those countries deemed least safe were Somalia and Afghanistan. Eg; JAPAN HAITI TSUNAMI Pakistan World Trade Centre FINANCIAL
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Defining Humanitarian Aid1 ‘Humanitarian aid’ is aid and action designed to save lives‚ alleviate suffering and maintain and protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of emergencies. The characteristics that mark it out from other forms of foreign assistance and development aid are that: it is intended to be governed by the principles of humanity‚ neutrality‚ impartiality and independence it is intended to be short-term in nature and provide for activities in the immediate aftermath of
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Humanitarian aid is defined as the aid and action designed to save lives‚ alleviate suffering and maintain and protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of man-made crises and natural disasters. As well as to prevent and strengthen preparedness for the occurrence of such situations. As a topic that appears to be morally just‚ there are hidden consequences and actions behind much of humanitarian aid. Some even believe that it in fact does more harm than good. Distinguishing whether humanitarian
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operation types was invented‚ e.g. observer mission‚ peacekeeping‚ peace enforcement. The last type of operations became widely used due to the fact that there is no consent of the belligerent parties needed to conduct a mission‚ for instance‚ the humanitarian intervention in Libya is the most recent and prominent example‚ plus‚ in general it is considered to be effective - according to Virginia Page Fortna‚ peace enforcement is effective in 58.33% of cases1 (post-Cold War period). However‚ the question
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and disasters place exceptional demands on humanitarian logistics and calls for fast ‚ agile and quick response to alleviate human lives. Deficiencies in the flow of supplies may result in dire consequences. As a result of continuous human and man-made disasters logistics has now become an important factor in humanitarian aid operations‚ to the “extent that logistics efforts account for 80 percent of disaster relief” (Trunick‚ 2005). Humanitarian logistics encompasses a ranges of complicated
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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
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POLS 1501 HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION Essay Question: Humanitarian Intervention is one of the key features of post-Cold war international politics. What exactly is it? What are the arguments for and against it? Discuss your answers in the context of a recent case‚ such as Bosnia‚ Kosovo‚ Afghanistan or East Timor. Hypothesis: That despite the incidents where humanitarian interventions have proved seemingly unsuccessful‚ they are‚ nonetheless‚ a vital tool in alleviating the human suffering
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INFORMATION SHARING AND HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS BY September 27‚ 2012 Introduction In today’s information sharing data has been a critical piece of the puzzle for the success of businesses‚ governments and non-government organizations. The purpose behind information sharing is to provide information to others‚ proactively or upon request which can aid in effective decision making. The article chosen discusses information sharing problems within Humanitarian organizations. It asks the
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