International humanitarian law

In January 2016, 637,067 homeless citizens were accounted for in the US. Out of those 637,067, 4,000 were accounted for in Virginia. Homelessness in Virginia has gone up 4.2% in the last three years. Aren’t those facts just a bit unsettling? When I heard we had to a Capstone Project, I knew homelessness in VA had to be incorporated into my project. The project is called Project HOHRVA. Project HOHRVA consists of two drives at RRES & PVES and volunteering at HomeAgain, a small homeless…

Both are non – profit organization focus on humanitarians in worldwide. Even thought both focus on similar things but each of organization use many strategies that will help achieve the engagement with the audience. The reason why the organization should pay close attention to their audience’s need is simple: By making it easier for them to present their thoughts, the organization increase value over time. The World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with…

The Personal Giving Journal The recipient I choose was World Vision, I found it after doing an extensive research online. I wanted to give only a certain amount and Word Vision was the only one who accepted. Additionally, World vision was the only charity I found that supported the restoration of the Caribbean, due to the destruction of the recent hurricanes. Giving this agency made me feel as though am contributing to the efforts to restore the Caribbean though little. I will be very honest,…

charter protection of human rights is the responsibility of the international community hence humanitarian interventions are foreign military actions which prevent or halt mass muyrder and other sever violations of human rights. In contrast the charter also prohibits forceful interference against the territorial intregrity and political independence of any state. The charter rests on the principle of sovergnty and here are the international community faces the moral and legal dilemma which takes…

Introduction The Republic of Congo is one of the poorest developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa which half the country’s people live below the poverty line and the DRC ranked 27th out of 79 countries on the Global Hunger Index(2012). 64.8% of the poorest people are living in rural areas where they earn a livelihood as are small-scale farmers and fishers. So Congo is one of most extremely influenced in the world by food in security. The targets for achievement the Millennium Development…

Only a few years ago, the idea of preserving education as a central part of all humanitarian efforts was but an afterthought in the minds of aid workers. Nicolai and Triplehorn (2003) state that it was the 1990 's when this crucial truth that education is the right of every child finally germinated and became the soul of humanitarian aid. This demonstrates the high degree of significance and worth that humanitarian aid organizations now place on continuing education in war-ravaged societies…

The amount of food that restaurants waste could help many people. It would also help people by saving up money. One way would be by not buying food that you know for sure you're not going to consume. About 1/8 people in America are surfing with starvation. Although some people believe that homeless will take advantage of getting food for free, however there are people that are suffering not able to have a meal for that day. Parent would do anything for their kids. Middle class believes there…

The European nations are more than happy to aid the refugees, but they are trying to government the amount of aid so they do not damage their economic infrastructure. A proposed solution to the issue comes in two separate capacities. First and fore most we must lend more aid to the fleeing refugees. To cover the area of aid, it is important to discuss the (UNHCR) and their role when it comes to supporting refugees. Every year, the UNHCR takes on the care of thousands of human lives that are…

writing is more of a detailed analysis of imperialism as a new form of liberation to humanitarian crises with key players not being the armed military men and women but unsuspecting volunteers who use medicine and syringes as has been seen in Syria, Libya and other countries like Iraq whose disasters bear similar characteristics to a horrific movie. In this book, Rieff shows how organizations, which serve in humanitarian conflict, try to alleviate the suffering of the civilians in these…

People Who Made a Difference Throughout the history of the world, many humanitarians have had significant impacts on today’s society. Among these, certain few have strongly influenced a time for change and fought for their beliefs during that era. Although facing hardships along the way, many humanitarians strove for everyone’s well being, no matter their race, age, or gender. Three of the most remarkable humanitarians during past and present times include Mother, Irena Sendler, and Dorothea…