Sentences with phrase «humanitarian emergency in»

Photographer Chris de Bode has been using his creativity and skill for a very worthy cause indeed, aiming to highlight the «silent» humanitarian emergency in Lake Chad by presenting it to thousands of London commuters.

Calling the famine «the most severe humanitarian emergency in the world today and the worst that East Africa has seen in several decades,» she said the suffering of millions of people — particularly in Somalia — is as much man - made as brought about by nature.

But this reactive policy caused its own problems, as the humanitarian emergency in Lampedusa threatened domestic stability and security.

Not exact matches

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement, «The Syrian crisis has become the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era, yet the world is failing to meet the needs of refugees and the countries hosting them.»

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello said: «There's a humanitarian emergency here in Puerto Rico.

As the very term «complex political emergency» suggests, humanitarian workers in many parts of the world do indeed confront problems from hell, and there are no easy answers.

Interpretations of where it is «morally imperative» to intervene remain selective, and intervention is never purely based on high moral or humanitarian grounds; there are a number of humanitarian emergencies and nasty dictatorships throughout the world in which the international community has not stepped in.

Early in 2001 an international commission of experts submitted a policy paper to the UN titled «The Responsibility to Protect,» which made the case for international intervention in cases of human rights violations and humanitarian emergencies.

Veronica Riemer: Dr Roderico Ofrin, Regional Advisor for Emergency and Humanitarian action for WHO's South East Asia region tells us why breastfeeding in emergency situations has a life - savEmergency and Humanitarian action for WHO's South East Asia region tells us why breastfeeding in emergency situations has a life - savemergency situations has a life - saving role.

Overcoming odds In fact, some of the countries that have shown the largest increases in breastfeeding rates are those that have experienced humanitarian emergencieIn fact, some of the countries that have shown the largest increases in breastfeeding rates are those that have experienced humanitarian emergenciein breastfeeding rates are those that have experienced humanitarian emergencies.

In some ways, having such a small group of agencies leading a response will avoid the coordination chaos that is so often a feature of more crowded humanitarian emergencies.

Then the Security Council, in an emergency session later the same day, expressed its «grave concern» about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Mali (where over 400,000 people have been forced the flee the north), and the «urgent» need to address the increased terrorist threat posed by rebel advances.

The security of the emergency personnel must be reasonably ensured, which makes if difficult for deployments in countries with the worst humanitarian crisis (civil wars, etc.).

Taking advantage of this favourable moment in the field is paramount for making inclusion in humanitarian emergencies a reality.

As such, humanitarian agencies will need to change to keep up with new communications realities, but some domains will remain distinctly familiar: complex humanitarian emergencies; politically challenging environments; forgotten, difficult and smaller crises; and most vulnerable groups in major disasters.

In Turkey, on the other hand, many are already questioning the wisdom of their government's heavy involvement in Syria which, so far, has created a humanitarian emergency on its border, heightening tensions with the Kurds and contributing to a dangerous regional instabilitIn Turkey, on the other hand, many are already questioning the wisdom of their government's heavy involvement in Syria which, so far, has created a humanitarian emergency on its border, heightening tensions with the Kurds and contributing to a dangerous regional instabilitin Syria which, so far, has created a humanitarian emergency on its border, heightening tensions with the Kurds and contributing to a dangerous regional instability.

«The Lake Chad Basin crisis is one of the most acute emergencies in the world,» the UN's humanitarian coordinator for the Sahel, Toby Lanzer, has warned.

«The food will be distributed by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in partnership with State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and our friends from the international humanitarian agencies.

I was a trauma and emergency doctor in London with a number of years overseas doing humanitarian aid work and I'd only become a local Labour councillor in May of 2014.

Lundberg said, «This year, the UN and partners are aiming to reach 6.9 million people with life - saving aid in the North - East of Nigeria in the states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, which are those most affected by the humanitarian emergency triggered by the violence that has affected the region in recent years.

HOOAD is a humanitarian association of independent organizations that support emergency response efforts in any or all phases of disaster.

The group also requested Buhari to preside over national emergency in the North - East conference to find a cohesive response plan to the humanitarian crisis there.

Former International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell told an emergency debate into the mounting humanitarian crisis in Aleppo that Assad is «not going to be beaten militarily in my view.»

«The loss of heat and hot water is a humanitarian crisis, it's a state of emergency, it's a management failure of the highest magnitude,» said City Councilman Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat who grew up in public housing in the 1990s and said he's never seen the system in worse shape than it is now.

«But in a decision to upgrade and elevate the governance structure, the President has approved a modification of the structure by putting cabinet ministers in charge of governmental response to the humanitarian emergency caused by the insurgency in the North - East,» the statement read in part.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 80 countries.

The need for solid research in the humanitarian realm has always been great, whether it's documenting human - rights violations, measuring child poverty, or planning response strategies to health emergencies in developing countries.

La Niña behind worst African drought in 60 years Almost 10 million people in the Horn of Africa faced a humanitarian emergency as the region grappled with its worst drought for 60 years.

The U.S. Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit collects and analyzes data to inform policymaking in humanitarian emergenHumanitarian Information Unit collects and analyzes data to inform policymaking in humanitarian emergenhumanitarian emergency response.

A National Emergency Operations Centre, set up in 2010, is responsible for drawing up search - and - rescue plans and coordinating humanitarian response and the restoration of infrastructure.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights posits education as a fundamental human right essential for the exercise of all other rights, and today, education is no longer seen (at least by major humanitarian organizations and most governments) as a secondary consideration in stabilizing populations after disaster, but a basic emergency service.

Failures of provision: there must be a change in the humanitarian mindset, because education is not a priority today when it comes to reacting to emergencies.

The International Forum focused on this year's theme of «Rebuilding Lives: Education in Humanitarian Crises» and featured panelists such as Daniel Toole, director of the Office of Emergency Programs at UNICEF NY; Allison Anderson from the Inter-Agency Network on Education in Emergencies; Myron Belfar, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; Dana Burde, associate research scholar at the Saltzmann Institute of War and Peace Studies; and Karim Thomas, an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School.

Libraries Without Borders (LWB) created Ideas Box three years ago to give students, teachers and members of the community caught up in humanitarian emergencies access to mobile education and information.

The audience for this dictionary includes medical professionals working in multilingual environments; global health professionals in tourist areas; professionals in public health, humanitarian medicine, emergency disaster management, rescue teams and above all, frequent travellers disposed to any kind of danger or health risk and therefore in the need of medical assistance while in some foreign speaking country.

In Susie Tector's case, taking regular sabbaticals to do humanitarian work was always part of the plan — indeed, she chose to become an emergency doctor, rather than a general practitioner for that very reason.

A year later, emergency room doctor Susie Tector packed up her scalpels and stethoscopes, said goodbye to her colleagues at Ottawa's Montfort Hospital, and spent six months in Pakistan with the medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).

Anywhere between five and 25 times a day in Greater NY, the Red Cross provides compassionate humanitarian relief following local emergencies,» said Josh Lockwood, CEO, American Red Cross Greater New York Region.

To help aid agencies respond effectively to a food crisis in Somalia, a system was established in 2004 to precisely define and analyse local food insecurity, using a scale consisting of five categories: None / Minimal, Stressed, Crisis, Emergency, and Humanitarian Catastrophe / Famine.

Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading humanitarian organisation fighting global poverty and providing lifesaving assistance in emergencies.

This Comprehensive Guide for Planning Mass Evacuations in Natural Disasters attempts to bring together emergency planning needs and humanitarian considerations which are complementary in so many ways.

Unprecedented efforts by governments, humanitarian and development agencies to collaborate in order to find ways to move away from reliance on short - term emergency responses to food insecurity to longer - term development - oriented strategies that involve closer partnerships with governments, are also increasing (see food insecurity case study below and SARPN - http://www.sarpn.org/ - for several case studies and examples; see also Table 9.2 for other possible adaptation options).

Rice has been involved in a number of humanitarian pursuits (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and in creating and serving on the board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation — endeavors to increase aid to developing countries and the worlds poorest, most disadvantaged populations — and serving as a member of the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center).

The international community is already falling short in its response to humanitarian emergencies.

Education University of Akron Summer 2007 — Spring 2010 Bachelors of Science in Emergency Management University of Akron Spring 2006 — Fall 2008 Associates of Applied Science in Criminal Justice Technology Revere High School Fall 1997 — Spring 2001 High School Diploma Skills and Achievements n Certifications in Fema's Independent study programs o IS — 100, IS — 139, IS — 235, IS — 700 n Grant Writing n Awarded Soldier of the Year during my tour in Iraq, only four soldiers were awarded this in the State of Ohio n Combat Action Badge, Humanitarian Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, plus many more medals and ribbons n Excellent communication skills n Hard working, detail oriented n Adapt well to problem solving n Good at multi-tasking

This finding is important in light of the potential impact of humanitarian emergencies on social and family structures including family separation, loss of family members, disruption of social networks and traditional community resources [6] leading to significant disruption to sources of support.