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Elimination of consequences of famine in North Korea
Horák, Petr ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Volenec, Otakar (referee)
Elimination of consequences of humanitarian crisis is generally a complicated process. Especially, in countries whose goverments are not able to secure convenient conditions for humanitarian workers' activities. This is also the case of North Korea, which was struck by famine in 90's. Although, the country is still suffering from structural problems and has been accepting humanitarian aid on a long time basis, the attitude of the government towards any cooperation with international organizations is complicated. Inspite of the fact that there has been a significant progress and improvement in agriculture, DPRK still remains vulnerable to swinging production. This is caused by abrupt weather changes. The thesis summarizes the causes of the crisis and evaluates up to now results of DPRK on its way to reach food security.
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Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka - current situation of the conflict
Zabranská, Andrea ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Husák, Jan (referee)
This thesis focuses on the current situation of the conflict in Sri Lanka after the civil war. Its aim is to map the conflict from the point of view of its causes, course and in particular the development after the official ending of the conflict in 2009. The work raises a question why the conflict has not been resolved even after the end of war and eventually attempts to determine possibilities for further development in the future. The first part deals with the key terms such as nation, nationalism, ethnicity, ethnic conflict and theory of ethnic conflict. The second chapter maps the entire conflict with emphasis on the period of civil war. The third part of work analyses the entire Srilankan conflict and its current development from the theoretical point of view. Simultaneously it deals with the attitude of the international community to this conflict. The final part also concentrates on a possible future development and its potential solutions.
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Effectiveness and limits of protection of civilians in the context of humanitarian crises: Haiti Case Study
Svobodová, Valérie ; Peterková, Jana (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The main intention of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of the protection of civilians in the context of humanitarian crises. The first part provides theoretical definition of the protection of civilians and its legal underpinnings. The roles of individual actors such as the state and its agencies, UN peacekeeping missions, cluster system, non govermental organisations and civil society itself are being defined. The paper futher focuses on the prevention in humanitarian crises, especially on the principles of peacekeeping, human security and gender. The second part consists of a case study of Haiti in the context of the 2010 devastating earthquake and the ensuing humanitarian crisis. First it discusses the impact of the earthquake on the infrastructure, environment, government, economy and education as well as its consequences for the civilians themselves. The impact of the earthquake is compared with the priorities of the state, as seen after the earthquake. Response to the earthquake is cathegorized as national and international, each of which has its specific characteristics and is based on different prior and post disaster conditions. Specific groups of civilians - minors and civilians affected by gender violence- are focused on .The protection of civilians in the specific areas is also addressed - namely duringthe cyclone Thomas, in the IDP camps and in the area struck by the cholera epidemics. The work culminates in the research which consists of three parts - a questionnaire for NGOs, civilians and government officials.
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Humanitarian crisis and the role of the media: case study Sri Lanka
Strolená, Lucie ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the role of the media during humanitarian crisis. Concretely, it concerns the case study of Sri Lankan conflict and the influence of so-called CNN effect. The aim of this bachelor thesis is either to confirm or dis-confirm the connection between the media and actions of the american and british governments over Sri Lanka's conflict in the beginning of year 2009. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part is only introductory. The second part is devoted to CNN effect itself. This chapter describes the evolution of the theoretical concept of CNN effect, definition and the summary of the literature about it. The third chapter, the most extensive one, consists of the practical application of the CNN effect to Sri Lanka's conflict.
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