The article presents and substantiates the humanitarian component of proactive education model in context global transformations given influence modern threats challenges (technological, biogenic, socio-cultural, etc.). In framework Russia’s contemporary policy, authors present key elements under survey (professional competences, ideological values, spiritual-patriotic humanitarian-ecological c...

In recent years mankind experienced several "megadisasters" such as hurricane Katrine and tsunami in Indian Ocean in 2004. They showed that conventional tiered response to disasters does not work well in this case. Megadisasters require application of new technologies including context-aware interoperability of participants, on-the-fly decision support assistance and other. The paper describes ...

one of the issues that occur in most wars is captivating the enemy soldiers. international humanitarian law as a branch of contemporary islamic law from many years ago has focused on the treatment with prisoners. present comparative study in jus ad bellum shows that, the four 1949 geneva convention's and the 1977 additional protocols which compared with the islamic rules of international h...

There is a growing recognition of the critical role information management can play in shaping effective humanitarian response, coordination and decision-making. Quality information, reaching more humanitarian actors, will result in better coordination and better decision-making, thus improving the response to beneficiaries as well as accountability to donors. The humanitarian response to the 2...

from War-Torn Societies Project Summary: Examines the circumstances giving rise to the refugee dependency syndrome, its manifestation in different phases of humanitarian assistance programmes and psycho-social implications into the long-term. The author looks at the proliferation of emergency aid situations, elements conducive to dependency, and the influence of trauma on coping mechanisms, par...

This paper describes currently developed chemical and thermal landmine neutralization methods under the DoD Humanitarian Demining Research and Development (HD R&D) Program. It includes a table showing the differences among current detonation or demolition techniques, and among chemical and thermal systems. Comparative elements include the neutralization mechanism; neutralization effects; time r...

The Humanitarian Action Summit is unique in that it focuses solely on chronic, unsolved problems facing the humanitarian community. As an academically-based format, it provides an environment whereby health professionals, non-governmental organizations, donors, academic institutions, governmental agencies, advocates, and the media address and identify potential deliverables and products to impr...

Since the publication of the ALNAP study on innovation in international humanitarian action in 2009, innovation has emerged as a central vehicle for change in the humanitarian sector. As the field of humanitarian innovation expands and matures, there is an increasingly vocal expectation that “now is the time to deliver.” Navigating optimistic claims about the role and relevance of humanitarian ...

Humanitarian responses to conflict and disasters due to natural hazards usually operate in contexts of resource scarcity and unmet demands for healthcare workers. Task shifting is one avenue for delivering needed health care in resource poor settings, and on-the-ground reports indicate that task shifting may be applicable in humanitarian contexts. However, a variety of obstacles currently restr...