The Role And Statuts Of International Humanitarian Volunteers And Organizations
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| Author | : Yves Beigbeder |
| Publisher | : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 436 |
| Release | : 1991-09-26 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780792311904 |
Since its birth with the creation of the international Red Cross in 1863, international humanitarian assistance has developed considerably since World War II. In accordance with the Red Cross principle of humanity, it aims at preventing and alleviating human suffering wherever it may be found, protecting life and health and ensuring respect for the human being. International humanitarian assistance involves a complex network of government agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and individual volunteers: it has been labelled a 'non-system'. While governments and intergovernmental organizations play a dominant and structured role in this field, the non-governmental organizations and their volunteers have proved to be their necessary operational partners, providing material, medical and moral relief and care wherever it may be needed, beyond borders, at the grassroots level. Following a brief review of recent humanitarian activities of intergovernmental organizations, and an analysis of current trends of voluntarism, this book focuses on the role, status and attitudes of the major humanitarian non-governmental organizations, including the Red Cross organizations, the British charities, Church-related agencies, medical volunteers (such as the 'French Doctors') and U.N. volunteers. Should humanitarian non-governmental organizations provide relief assistance with the Red Cross concern for discretion, neutrality and impartiality? Or should they bear witness and denounce publicly human rights violations, at the risk of being expelled from recipient countries and having to stop their assistance? The controversial claim of a 'right' to receive and a 'duty' to provide humanitarian assistance beyond borders is also addressed, as well as the possible need for a status to be accorded to international volunteers.
| Author | : Yves Beigbeder |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 431 |
| Release | : 2023-11-27 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9004634584 |
Since its birth with the creation of the international Red Cross in 1863, international humanitarian assistance has developed considerably since World War II. In accordance with the Red Cross principle of humanity, it aims at preventing and alleviating human suffering wherever it may be found, protecting life and health and ensuring respect for the human being. International humanitarian assistance involves a complex network of government agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and individual volunteers: it has been labelled a `non-system'. While governments and intergovernmental organizations play a dominant and structured role in this field, the non-governmental organizations and their volunteers have proved to be their necessary operational partners, providing material, medical and moral relief and care wherever it may be needed, beyond borders, at the grassroots level. Following a brief review of recent humanitarian activities of intergovernmental organizations, and an analysis of current trends of voluntarism, this book focuses on the role, status and attitudes of the major humanitarian non-governmental organizations, including the Red Cross organizations, the British charities, Church-related agencies, medical volunteers (such as the `French Doctors') and U.N. volunteers. Should humanitarian non-governmental organizations provide relief assistance with the Red Cross concern for discretion, neutrality and impartiality? Or should they bear witness and denounce publicly human rights violations, at the risk of being expelled from recipient countries and having to stop their assistance? The controversial claim of a `right' to receive and a `duty' to provide humanitarian assistance beyond borders is also addressed, as well as the possible need for a status to be accorded to international volunteers.
| Author | : Nagendra Singh |
| Publisher | : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 1989-11-16 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780792302919 |
Since its birth with the creation of the international Red Cross in 1863, international humanitarian assistance has developed considerably since World War II. In accordance with the Red Cross principle of humanity, it aims at preventing & alleviating human suffering wherever it may be found, protecting life & health & ensuring respect for the human being. International humanitarian assistance involves a complex network of government agencies, intergovernmental & non-governmental organizations, & individual volunteers: it has been labelled a 'non-system'. While governments & intergovernmental organizations play a dominant & structured role in this field, the non-governmental organizations & their volunteers have proved to be their necessary operational partners, providing material, medical & moral relief & care wherever it may be needed, beyond borders, at the grassroots level. Following a brief review of recent humanitarian activities of intergovernmental organizations, & an analysis of current trends of voluntarism, this book focuses on the role, status & attitudes of the major humanitarian non-governmental organizations, including the Red Cross organizations, the British charities, Church-related agencies, medical volunteers (such as the 'French Doctors') & U.N. volunteers. Should humanitarian non-governmental organizations provide relief assistance with the Red Cross concern for discretion, neutrality & impartiality? Or should they bear witness & denounce publicly human rights violations, at the risk of being expelled from recipient countries & having to stop their assistance? The controversial claim of a 'right' to receive & a 'duty' to provide humanitarian assistance beyond borders is also addressed, as well as the possible need for a status to be accorded to international volunteers.
| Author | : Claudie Barrat |
| Publisher | : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 2014-07-24 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 9004269665 |
In Status of NGOs in International Humanitarian Law, Claudie Barrat examines the legal framework applicable to NGOs in situations of armed conflict. The author convincingly demonstrates, contrary to convention, that in addition to the ICRC, the National Societies and the IFRC, numerous other NGOs referenced in humanitarian law treaties have a legal status in IHL and therefore legitimate claim to employ IHL provisions to respond to current challenges. On the basis of clear and thorough definitions of these entities, Barrat argues that existing NGOs meeting stringent definition can benefit from customary rights and obligations in both international and non-international armed conflict.
| Author | : Dennis Dijkzeul |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9781571816566 |
The management of international organizations is attracting growing attention. Most of this attention is highly critical of both the UN system and International NGOs. Sometimes, this criticism lacks depth or reflects insufficient understanding of these organizations, or is based on narrow, and sometimes biased, internal political concerns of a particular country. International relations theory has insufficiently studied the type of linkages that these organizations provide between international decision-making and Northern fundraising on the one hand, and practical action in the South on the other. As a result, current theory too rarely focuses on the inner functioning of these organizations and is unable to explain the deficiencies and negative outcomes of their work. While the authors identify and describe the pathologies of international organizations in, for example, international diplomacy, fundraising, and implementation, they also stress positive elements, such as their intermediary role. The latter, in particular, could form the basis of more efficient and effective policies, in addition to other recent trends, also described in this volume, that hold hope for a stronger functioning of these organizations in the future. This book presents a long overdue empirical and theoretical overview of criticism on and cures for these organizations. It provides a fundamental rethinking of current approaches to the management of international organizations.
| Author | : Erin McCloskey |
| Publisher | : Vacation Work Publications |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9788889060001 |
The world guide to opportunities for voluntary work in the developing world, from digging wells in Botswana to helping rural communities in Peru for anything from two weeks to a year or longer. Opportunities in Africa, Asia, Latin American, Eastern Europe and the Middle East range from work camps lasting for up to a month for those with no previous experience, to more specialized placements for those with specific skills to offer such as nurses or agronomists, plumbers or builders, teachers or computer experts.
| Author | : Liesbeth Lijnzaad |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 568 |
| Release | : 2021-11-08 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 9004480250 |
HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has made her mark in the annals of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. In this anthology prominent members of the world community and global experts and practitioners come together to pay tribute to Princess Margriet for her decades of dedicated service to the Movement and the Netherlands Red Cross Society. This tribute takes place on the occasion of the end of her eight-year tenure as Chair of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Under the Princess’s guidance, the Standing Commission has come to play a strong and unifying role in the Movement. This unique collection of scholarly and inspirational essays offers a wealth of information on the constituent components and statutory bodies of the Movement and contemplates its mission to help victims and improve the lives of vulnerable people. It addresses the humanitarian concerns and challenges of our time. The anthology further provides a unique forum for the current debates on the application and development of international humanitarian law. It also discusses the Movement’s relations with governments and external partners and the contribution of volunteers. This is the first book to bring the relatively unknown Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its work prominently to the fore. Making the Voice of Humanity Heard is essential and accessible reading for anyone interested in the daunting tasks and fundamental role of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement as well as the contemporary threats and challenges to humanitarian assistance and international humanitarian law.
| Author | : Andrew J. Cunningham |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 2018-05-23 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1351689851 |
International Humanitarian NGOs and State Relations: Politics, Principles and Identity examines the often discordant relationship between states and international non-governmental organisations working in the humanitarian sector. INGOs aiming to provide assistance to populations suffering from the consequences of conflicts and other human-made disasters work in the midst of very politically sensitive local dynamics. The involvement of these non-political international actors can be seen as a threat to states that see civil war as a state of exception where it is the government’s prerogative to act outside ‘normal’ legal or moral boundaries. Drawing on first-hand experience of humanitarian operations in contexts of civil war, this book explores how the relationship works in practice and how often clashing priorities can be mediated. Using case studies of civil conflicts in Sri Lanka, Darfur, Ethiopia and Chechnya, this practice-based book brings together key issues of politics, principles and identity to build a ‘negotiation structure’ for analysing and understanding the relationship. The book goes on to outline a research and policy development agenda for INGOs to better adapt politically to working with states. International Humanitarian NGOs and State Relations will be a key resource for professionals and policy makers working within international humanitarian and development operations, as well as for academics and students within humanitarian and development studies who want to understand the relationship between states and humanitarian and multi-mandate organisations.
| Author | : Hans-Joachim Heintze |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 524 |
| Release | : 2017-10-04 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 3319144545 |
This textbook examines a wide range of humanitarian action issues in five parts, presented by specialists from different academic fields. The respective parts reflect the five core modules of the International NOHA Joint Master’s Programme “International Humanitarian Action”: a) World Politics, b) International Law, c) Public Health, d) Anthropology, and e) Management. The book serves as a common basis for teaching at all NOHA universities and aims at imparting the basic knowledge and skills needed to excel in a complex interdisciplinary and international learning context. It provides in-depth information on key international humanitarian principles and values, professional codes of conduct, and the commitment to their implementation in practice. The book will thus be useful for all students of the NOHA Joint Master’s Programme and participants of any courses with a similar content, but also for academics and practitioners affiliated with entities such as international organisations and NGOs. It may also serve as an introduction to anyone with an interest in understanding the numerous and inter-linked facets of humanitarian action.
| Author | : Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Foreword by Jeff Crisp. Introduction by Otto Hieronymi and Nathalie Feix-Scott. Opening statements by Robert Spencer and Laurent Walpen. Sommes-nous tous des humanitaires? - Le point de vue d'un "French Doctor" by Françoise Jeanson. Towards more predictable humanitarian responses - Inter-agency cluster approach to IDPs by Anne Willem Bijleveld. Santé publique et sécurité dans les urgences complexes by Pierre Perrin. Operational alliances by Markku Niskala. Combating trafficking in human beings by Helga Konrad. The issue of food security: the case of Niger by Daly Belgasmi. Humanitarian cooperation - Private sector experience by John J. Maresca. The governance of the refugee problem in Africa: a research agenda by Pierre-Michel Fontaine. Children and disasters by Aradhna Duggall-Chadha. Humanitarian action: the challenge for African youth by Amina Wali. Global partnerships in humanitarian crises: WHO response and the South Asian earthquake of October 2005 by Roberta Ritson and Mona Youssef. Epidemic and pandemic alert and response by Cathy Roth. Le mandat et statut juridique des organisations non-gouvernementales by François Rubio. Humanitarian action from the perspective of the European Union by Wolfgang Petritsch. Coordination within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement by Victoria Gardener. Natural disasters - Humanitarian coordination among international agencies: experience from Pakistan and the Tsunami by Robert Mister. International response to non-armed conflict disasters: legal challenges encountered in light of the current regulatory framework by Katrien Beeckman. Le foisonnement des petites ONG - Dissémination des forces ou dynamisme créatif? by Pascale Giron-Lanctuit. The Balkans at a cross-road: progress and challenges in finding durable solutions for refugees and displaced persons from the wars in the former Yugoslavia by Guido Ambroso. L'action contre les mines - L'engagement du gouvernement suisse by Flavio Del Ponte. "Can't get there from here" - Interception measures and their impact on the role of refugee NGOs by Nancy Kelley. Protecting human dignity in all circumstances: towards a continuum of protection by Michel Veuthey. International humanitarian law and the humanitarian action of the International Committee of the Red Cross by Katie Sams. The future challenges for volunteers, majors organisations and the international community by Christopher Lamb. International obligations for providing food aid by Daly Belgasmi. Humanitarianism and reconciliation by Thomas Getman. Humanitarian action - A source of optimism for the international order of the future by Otto Hieronymi. Closing statement by Mona Youssef.
