dossier 2018/07

Disasters and aid

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Skills training for volunteers run by medico international in Nepal.
Our point of view
– by Sabine Balk

More respect

In high risk situations, humanitarian agencies must decide for themselves what goals to strive for and what means to use
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Transformative emergency aid
– by Hendrik Slusarenka

Aid in itself is not enough

Transformative emergency aid takes into account long-term social justice
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Humanitarian discourse
– by Sid Johann Peruvemba

Why the nexus is dangerous

Expert warns against coupling humanitarian aid with other development goals
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International cooperation
– by Leon Valentin Schettler

The dark side of aid

The time is ripe to reform development cooperation with Haiti
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Disaster relief
– by Mathew Abraham, Ramu Karra

Support for local communities

According to CHAI, people affected by disaster should be seen as agents of change and not mere victims
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Humanitarian agencies
– by Raissa Robles

Unspoken competition

Downsides of international humanitarian aid after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013
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Disasters
– by Glenn Brigaldino

Resilience makes sense

Local-level action can help communities at risk to cope with disasters
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Famine
– by Till Wahnbaeck

Political solutions needed

Disaster relief addresses symptoms such as hunger but cannot tackle the causes of crises
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Syrian refugee children
– by Dagmar Wolf

Urgent need for action

Syrian refugee children are exposed to many stress factors that can lead to permanent health problems
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Humanitarian aid
– by Katja Dombrowski

Prevention is better

In Bangladesh, new preventive approaches are being taken in humanitarian aid
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Earthquake
– by Manish Dashottar

Ray of hope

First hand humanitarian aid experience after Nepal’s earthquake
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International cooperation
– by Leon Valentin Schettler

Building trust

Projects that follow the model of community organising need time, but not a lot of money
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Disaster relief
– by Mathew Abraham, Ramu Karra

Faith-based network

Brief introduction to CHAI – the Catholic Health Association of India
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Disaster risks
– by Raissa Robles

Changing attitude

The Philippines’ paradigm shift in regard to disaster preparedness
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