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It has always been said that the things that are unlikely to happen does actually happen during an emergency or in a crisis situation. If one accept that it is by fate a crisis happens and do not have any precautionary measures, then the crisis management is doomed to fail. This holds true when dealing with humanitarian aids after a disaster,whether man-made or of natural cause. It is then of utmost importance that all the actors in the humanitarian community knows their roles and get their acts

• American Red Cross Review one organization’s philosophy, mission, vision, and values statements. These are the organization’s espoused values: What the organization says it values. Conduct research in the University Library to find articles about the organization’s enacted values: What the company actually does. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper based on your review and research in which you complete the following: • Briefly describe the culture of the chosen organization, noting whether

Explain the linkages between the business case and moral case for diversity in organisations. Support your key arguments by sourcing ‘diversity statements disseminated/ publicised by Australian organisations to justify their claims for managing diversity. Diversity itself remains an unclear concept. It is contextually specific and linked to demographic and socio-political features of the population and the workforce. Diversity is a selective concept in that some, but not all physical characteristics

Saad Alshammari 17th April 2016 How the internet has revolutionized logistics management at Red Cross I. Introduction a) Thesis The International Red Cross is a human endeavor that is held in high regard and highly admired. It can be credited to saving millions of lives from all parts of the world by providing relief and aid to those that need it. Since its inception it has grown to a large humanitarian organization that requires heavy management. It is therefore crucial for the organization to

The Relevancy of Globalization The term ‘globalization’ has become the paradigm of explaining the interconnectedness of the world and its inhabitants. While there are numerous definitions, the one coined by Gao Shangquan fits into context: Economic globalization refers to the increasing interdependence of world economies as a result of the growing scale of cross-border trade of commodities and services, flow of international capital and wide and rapid spread of technologies. Since the beginning

Responsibility “I think you have a moral responsibility when you’ve been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently”- J.K Rowling. Furthermore, when one is so fortunate, it is up to us to aid and support the less fortunate. Humans across the globe are desperate and societies more fortunate, like the U.S, must respond in these times of crisis. In addition, moral responsibility imposes that we, as humans, ethically and morally must act to drastically transform and

The laws of war The IHL and Geneva conventions are mainly known as the organizations that keep morals and sense in armed conflicts otherwise known as wars. These organizations place laws during war, if these laws hadn't been put in place during 1949 I don't think many of us would be here today. The main international agreements are the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. Nearly every country in the world is part of these treaties, they protect four different categories of war victims – the wounded

Articles and Analyzing the Importance of Language, Power, and Identity. Language, power, and how people speak are very important in Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” and Geneva Smitherman’s “Should Writers Use Their Own English.” In Amy Tan’s narrative she talks about her struggles with her mother and her broken English as an immigrant in America. In Geneva Smitherman’s narrative, she talks about how the African American dialect is seen in society. No matter the difference in the narratives, they both focus on

In 1949 the second Geneva Conventions were composed as a response to World War II, and the Holocaust, which caused mass extermination and detention of civilians. The convention was erected in order to prevent future harm to civilians and act as a form of protection during times of armed conflict by outlining the norms of conduct for countries during war time. According to the Geneva Conventions all forms of torture and cruel and degrading treatment that cause severe pain and/or physical and mental

Middle-East region, and Asia and Pacific region. The principles enunciated in the first Geneva Convention were subsequently revised and amended at conferences held in 1906, 1929, and 1949 (Smith, 2000). Regional segmentation is followed by segmenting the region in country divisions. Five Swiss citizens formed a committee, which later became the ICRC, and issued a call for an international conference, which was held in Geneva in October 1863 and was