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Foreign Aid as a Variable in the Equation of the War in Yemen
Samadová, Jana ; Daniel, Jan (advisor) ; Plechanovová, Běla (referee)
This master's thesis analyses the different narratives constructed by three actors, towards the war in Yemen. The thesis will draw on the constructivist theory to answer the question: how do different actors construct the war in Yemen and the humanitarian crisis in their discourses and narratives? To answer this question, the theoretical part defines different concepts, such as identity, norms, national interest, strategic narrative and discourse. It presents the constructivist understanding of identity as a social construction, shaped by collective components of knowledge, symbols, language and norms. The empirical part attempts to identify the narratives constructed by the Houthis, Saudi Arabia and the EU towards the war in Yemen, which provoked a Saudi-led military intervention when the Houthis seized the capital and declared the establishment of a new government in March 2015. The Houthis consider the intervention as an aggression to Yemen and as the main cause of suffering of the Yemeni people. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia presents the crisis as Iran's attempt to control the country and spread its influence throughout the region. Furthermore, Saudi Arabia argues that it intervened only as a response to the demands of the internationally recognized government under president Hadi. Finally, the EU...
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Cold chain management in humanitarian logistics
Abíková, Jana ; Jirsák, Petr (advisor) ; Rathouský, Bedřich (referee)
The aim of the diploma thesis is to propose assorted variants of the cold chain solution for the humanitarian projects in Iraq. Another target is to carry out a systematic analysis of Iraqi infrastructure. The application part is based on a personal interviews and information provided by the organization Doctors Without Borders. This data were supported by secondary and publicly available data and their subsequent processing and evaluation. Another aim pose the fact that ongoing humanitarian projects in some country do not automatically mean that the country has unusable infrastructure. These conclusions are not based on the outcomes and internal policies of organization Doctors Without Borders. At the end of the thesis, there are also presented proposals for future research in the field of humanitarian logistics and the outlines of the possible constraints related to them.
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Participation of UN in humanitarian crisis caused by armed conflict, focused on humanitarian intervention
Vehovská, Lucie ; Nováček, Pavel (advisor) ; Mička, Pavel (referee)
This diploma work "Participation of UN in humanitarian crisis caused by armed conflict, focused on humanitarian intervention" devotes to problems with using humanitarian intervention as one of the most controversial measures, that were reaction to humanitarian crisis, caused by armed conflicts. It focuses on humanitarian intervention of first half of 90's, when this concept was stigmatised by unsuccessful solutions to armed conflicts in Rwanda and Somalia. It tries to reveal fouls, which UN committed in these conflicts and maps out the pretences at balancing with these fouls and taking instruction to the future. Furthermore it devotes to questions which using concept of humanitarian intervention stired up and new concept Responsiblity to protect is also gone with the same questions. This work maps out measures of UN, which are using in case of armed conflicts and shift of opinion from the term humanitarian intervention to concept Responsibility to protect, which implemention is stiring up lively discussion. Nevertheless this concept was unanimously voted by all member countries in Summit OSN 2005. Efforts of international security and peace with be ever actual issue a this issue should be at front of all people's interest.
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The role of international intergovernmental organizations in humanitarian crisis response: Case study
Božinovová, Anna ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Burešová, Jana (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 and examines the roles of the European Union and the United Nations, two key actors in providing humanitarian aid. The aim of the thesis is to establish whether there were any differences or similarities between the EU and the UN in conducting a major relief operation in Haiti. Another goal is to examine whether the mutual cooperation between the two organizations improved the post-earthquake environment on the island. This thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter explains the concepts and key principles of a humanitarian crisis and humanitarian aid. The second examines how the EU and the UN delivers humanitarian aid. The third chapter reconstructs chronologically the Haiti earthquake and its aftermath and analyses how effective the EU and UN were and whether it had alleviated the suffering of the Haitian people. The chapter will also critically examine the cooperation between the EU and the UN.
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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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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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