As aid workers, what complexities might constrain your work?
By: Group A
Anele NdebelePaul KinuthiaBraam HanekomPatrick DuiganDeirdre Barnard
Humanitarian Principles
● Impartiality
● Neutrality
● Independence
ROOT CAUSES OF DISASTERS
• Poverty
• Political, social and economic inequalities
• Economic stagnations, high unemployment
• Environmental degradation
• Poor government service
• Rapid urbanization
• Misuse of technology
CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPLEX EMERGENCIES
• Administrative, economic and political decay
• High level of violence and internal wars
• Cultural-, ethic-, religious-, vulnerable groups at risk
• Catastrophic public health emergencies
• Increase competition for resources
• Increase migration of people
• Long lasting and wide spread
CONSTRAINTS ?
Security
Co-ordination & Communication
Infrastructure
Developmental Status
Donors
Funding
Socio-Cultural Constraints
Personnel
Time Constraints
Media
Government Policies & Restrictions