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Failure of humanitarian assistance - a case study of Haiti
Hudáková, Miriama ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
This thesis is dealing with one of the little explored spheres of international relations - humanitarian aid. The paper specifically devotes its failure in three main areas, namely the media, accountability and management of resources and aid dependency syndrome. Its aim is to analyze the possibility of eliminating these errors in the case of Haiti given that these failures were repeated throughout history of humanitarianism. In the present study I also include steps that in the future may contribute to more effective and transparent humanitarian assistance.
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Social impacts of disasters and their solutions
BOŽOVSKÁ, Vladimíra
This diploma thesis on social impacts of disasters and their solutions deals with disasters that have accompanied the mankind from the very beginning, their impacts and the effective solutions of such impacts. The theoretical section, in the first chapter, introduces the concept of disaster and it describes disasters that struck the Earth in the past and endangered substantially human lives. The second chapter is devoted to disasters of the 21st century and is divided into two parts. The first part of the second chapter deals with disasters of the 21st century in the world, including the current situation in Japan and the other part introduces major disasters of the 21st century in our country. The third chapter of the theoretical section focuses on the characteristics of basic disasters that may occur in the Czech Republic. The fourth chapter informs us about the impact and consequences of extraordinary events and crisis situations in the Czech Republic and about their solutions. This chapter introduces us to the way the Czech Republic addresses social impacts of disasters, which are an important factor in determining the seriousness of disasters. The concept of social impacts of disasters includes not only the loss of life or property, but also reduced ability of self-support of people affected by disasters caused by closing down businesses and their decreased work ability. The last chapter of the theoretical section, chapter five, deals with the role and responsibilities of state authorities and local governments during extraordinary events and crisis situations. This thesis aims at specifying social impacts of disasters and to propose some solutions. The results of quantitative research using questionnaire survey showed that we can confirm working hypothesis no. one, i.e. that one of the major impacts of disasters are social impacts. The thesis also includes research conducted using the method of guided interviews thanks to which we can confirm the second working hypothesis, i.e. that dealing with the impact takes place mostly in the reconstruction period after the crisis situation. Knowledge obtained while working on this thesis may serve as a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the Czech Republic in terms of dealing with social impacts of disasters.
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EU – Caribbean: special levels of their mutual relations
Zaujecová, Ľubomíra ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Bič, Josef (referee)
The objective of the thesis is to analyse mutual relations between the European Union and the Caribbean region, especially to study and subsequently evaluate the various levels in which these relations take place. The first chapter deals with the mutual relations of the EU and the Caribbean as a part of the ACP group of states, which represented the beginnings of their collaboration. In addition to the characteristics of the group as a whole and their common features, it addresses also specific features of different regions while trying to distinguish the Caribbean from the other two. Its main part is a legal institutional form of their relations as well as its practical form. The second chapter is the level at which the EU cooperates with the various groupings of the Caribbean. It discusses the legal institutional framework ensuring their relations, trade and development cooperation. The last, third chapter is devoted to the national level and explains how the ongoing humanitarian assistance and implementation of development programmes works thanks to participation of both, the local authorities of the Caribbean countries and the European Union.
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The European Union as one of the actors of humanitarian aid in crisis areas of the world
Hrončiaková, Barbora ; Pavlík, Petr (advisor) ; Jeníček, Vladimír (referee)
The scope of bachelor's thesis "The European Union as one of the actors of humanitarian aid in crisis areas of the world" is to present EU's activity of providing emergency assistance and relief to the victims of natural disasters or armed conflict in countries of the third world. The main part of the paper aims to approach activities of the The Humanitarian Aid department of the European Commission (ECHO) with an overview of its operation, policies, the geographical operation and financing of humanitarian projects. The last chapter focuses on cooperation ECHO with his other partners (UN agencies, ICRC, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies) and their cooperation in providing humanitarian assistance.
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The Ethical Aspects of International Development Assistance and Humanitarian Aid
MILNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jitka
This thesis deals with the ethical aspects of the development assistance and the humanitarian aid. The provision of international assistance has brought lots of successes, however, it also faces a numer of failures and it is associated with many errors and prejudices. This thesis deals with the concrete ethical principles of the internetional aid such as humanity, solidarity, subsidiarity, justice or responsibility and their limits, as well as some of dilemmas of helping workers.
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Reception and distribution of humanitarian aid in crisis situations
MACÁLKOVÁ, Dana
This bachelor thesis deals with humanitarian aid provided to people in emergencies. It concerns a short-term material and logistical assistance provided from humanitarian sources. The basic objective of the assistance is saving human lives, providing basic human needs such as food, shelter and sanitary conditions. There are several forms of providing humanitarian assistance. The usual form of such is of a material nature. Among the best known providers are Administration of State Material Reserves, central storehouses of Firefighters Corps, assistance from regions and municipalities, non-governmental, non-profit organizations and assistance from business people and individuals. In order to receive a material aid, we have to be adequately prepared for it. Another from of assistance is of a financial nature which is the most attractive; affected communities buy material they really need. The goal of this thesis was to devise a system and procedures during receipt and distribution of humanitarian aid in communities affected by an emergency situation. Questionnaires sent out to municipalities with extended powers in South Bohemia region served as a methodology for processing. The aim of the questionnaire was to find out the conditions for securing the acceptance, distribution and storing humanitarian aid in relevant municipalities, securing alternative or emergency accommodation for inhabitants from municipalities affected by an emergency situation. A concrete proposal was suggested in the municipality of Veselí nad Lužnicí where I devised a safe location for storerooms and a base for humanitarian aid. Space serving as a storage place is designed in a way to meet all conditions needed for both personnel in charge of receipt and evidence of humanitarian aid, and for proper storage of material and handling equipment. The obtained results showed that the relevant municipalities are sufficiently and materially prepared for receipt and distribution of humanitarian aid and they have an alternative accommodation ready for affected inhabitants.
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"Selected tasks of fire fighting units in protection of the population"
NOSEK, Martin
The objective of this bachelor thesis was to analyze tasks and activities of fire fighting units with a focus on activities in civil defense and protection of the population. The thesis also assessed preparedness and equipment of the fire fighting units. Using a questionnaire survey the thesis investigated the level of knowledge of commanders of voluntary fire brigades in municipalities in the field of civil defense and protection of the population. Recent experience from management of extraordinary events, particularly windstorms and floods, has shown the need to have well-prepared and organized teams available so that they can fulfill specific tasks in civil defense and protection of the population. The organized, but not completely prepared, teams include the voluntary fire brigades in the municipalities. In the introduction to the theoretical part of the bachelor thesis the author provides a historical overview of protection of the population in this country´s conditions, as well as identification of potential risks and extraordinary events which might occur. The thesis also lists types of fire fighting units and their categorization for blanket coverage. The thesis analyzes basic tasks of fire fighting units in the field of civil defense and protection of the population in agreement with Section (§) 30 of the Decree No.247/2001 Coll. For some of those tasks the thesis lists the equipment of professional units in the district of České Budějovice for their performance. At the end of the theoretical part the author analyzes the situation of voluntary fire brigades in the municipalities. The practical part investigated the level of knowledge of commanders of voluntary fire brigades in the municipalities by means of a questionnaire survey. In the discussion the author analyzed the individual questions from the questionnaire. The bachelor thesis concludes that it is necessary to further deepen the knowledge of members of voluntary fire brigades in the municipalities in the field of protection of the population, by means of periodic trainings. The conclusions of this thesis will be used by the Fire Rescue Brigade of the South Bohemian region in the training of commanders of voluntary fire brigades in the municipalities.
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Humanitarian Aid and Selected Non-state Non-profit Organisations in CR
KUŠNIRENKOVÁ, Viktorie
Bachelor labour be engaged in humanitarian aid and delelopment co-operation. Author mentioning about tradition aiding and his history and don´t frgot and don´t leave out contemporary status of aiding. Author of the labour show in documents to officially well {--} founded humanitarian aid and humane work with peoples. Then author be focusing principally on humanitarian organization fuction on territory Czech Republic and foreing countries to. Features summary history and countries where take effect organisations ADRA, People in Need, Caritas Czech Republic and Czech Red Cross. In labour refer to smaller Czech organization take effect {\clqq}only`` on territory Czech Republic.
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Utilization voluntary civic association. non-profit organization and individual real person in organization emergency servival and humanitarian aid at outstanding event and in critical situation.
JANTAČOVÁ, Veronika
The present paper involves the utilization of civic associations, non-profit associatins and individuals while helping the professional bodies of Intergated Rescue System (IRS) in order to manage the consequence of an extraordinary event. Optimally, we can help the afflicted population when we set out to create a system that can take full advantage of planned and offered assistance from non-governmeltal organisations, corporate bodies as well as self-employed individuals and individual citizens, which manages to co-ordinate it all properly. The aim of the present paper is to attemempt to record all the posible sources og the appropriate civic associations, non-profit associations and individuals that would help the basic bodies of the IRS while solving an extraordinary event. Moreover, to attempt to draft a system that best secure the goal of the remedy, its uniformity and efficient provision for the respectively afflicted people all according to a concretised situation and need.
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