The lifeguard symbolizes the United Nation or the International communities. The statue is called the thinker because it is representing the international community “ appalling the situation.” The caption that says “What could you possibly be thinking about?” Makes the reader wonder why aren’t the international communities responding. The international community in this situation is the United Nations. As they were created for the soul purpose on helping nations in need. Gary Markstein created a satirical drawing demonstrating Sudan through the image of a drowning man. Crying for help, the cartoonist purposely creates the image and the desperation represented in the drowning man’s face. Yet he draws the international community safe and sound
Linda Sue Park’s intriguing novel A Long Walk to Water reveals the impact of the devastation of war on Sudan's inhabitants and the ultimate struggle for survival. Even though giving up continues to be the easiest option, Salva Dut, an adolescent from South Sudan, fights for his life while holding on to the little hope he has. In spite of the devastation and conflict, Salva remains strong and continues to persevere to survival, saving numerous lives along the way. Salva, still with hope, struggles to survive while persevering thorough the countless hardships he encounters.
The way we perceive the world seems like the normal way that everyone should see it. However the sudanese lost boys had a different perspective on life. They didn’t have to wake up at certain times to get too jobs. Their values compared to the Americans are very different. Finally the society the lost boys were apart of was very distinctive compared to the Americans.
"The Swimmer," written by John Cheever follows the journey of the main character, Neddy Merrill and his struggles with alcoholism. Living in a wealthy community; full of golf courses, tennis courts and lots of parties, an envious lifestyle, but in the end Neddy's journey doesn't seem so desirous. Cheever uses symbolism to describe the phases of Neddy's life and reflects on how a life of alcoholism is a constant sink or swim battle. Neddy discovers the power of alcohol has destroyed his life, stripped him of his social status, and in the end leaves him alone, all while still craving alcohol.
David Rieff talks about the idea of the “international community which gives both the humanitarian worker and the victims of crisis “false hope” that something will be done (Rieff, 2003). He says that “the moment one taps on to the idea of the international community, it (humanitarianism) falls part like a toy” (Rieff 2003, p.9). The concept of international community, however vague or disastrous it might seem or sound, is also the source of logistics for
Fifteen minutes. That’s one stand rotation at the pool. I climb up the white, grooved ladder rungs of the lifeguard stand. One, two, three, turn around, sit down. I slip off my shoes, exposing the painfully obvious tan lines on my feet. With the rescue tube strap tossed over my head and arm, and the tube resting on my lap, ready to go, I bring the red whistle to my mouth. A shrill, rolling sound is released: a signal to every family in the neighborhood that the day has officially begun. The pool is open. The first fifteen minutes.
The issue that inspired this cartoon is America’s unwillingness to recognize, that the issues occurring in Somalia, were significant, and were needed to be urgently addressed.
Throughout “Swimming Lessons”, many symbols were found throughout in the piece. I felt as if the water represented his new life in Canada. When he first moved to Canada, he thought that it was going to be better than India. When he arrived to Canada he found himself not fitting in with the people around him, and constantly questioning why he moved to Canada. It says, “water imagery in my life is reoccurring” (Mistry 376).
A recent press report by the Huffington Post "Put the 'Humanitarian ' back in Humanitarian interventions" outlined the concerns that external intervention is not the solution to ending violence. (Marshall, 2014) Humanitarian intervention has always been a contentious issue among International Organisations (IO) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). They have moral obligations to help yet bounded by structural rigidities of the organisation and the self-interests of participating states . IO and NGOs such as the United Nations (UN) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) are restricted by the challenge of trying to put together a divided international committee. This essay will discuss the moral and material limits of humanitarian intervention by IO and NGOs, relating to the interests of states involved, power of IOs and NGOs, their delay in responding to emergency situations and lastly limitations due to the sovereignty of states. International operations in Afghanistan, Rwanda, Kosovo and Somalia will serve as examples.
When it comes to enhancing the capabilities of poor countries and keeping the world peaceful, there are two major categories of organizations that are actively attempting to address these issues: intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). IGOs, such as the European Union (EU), United Nations (UN) and World Trade Organization (WTO) set out to preserve peace between member nations through conflict resolutions and provide a forum for nations to reach resolutions to disputes and, hopefully, reach cooperative, mutually beneficial outcomes. NGOs, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam International emphasize humanitarian issues, promote human rights, and attempt to raise social development in poor countries.
Humanitarians' actions are known globally for their main goals of saving lives, alleviate suffering and maintaining human dignity after conflicts, shocks as well as natural disasters. The reconstruction and relief funds also help in the financing of projects in case of a disaster, during or after the crisis, where they offer social and economic support to the victims. Some of the globally known organizations that are involved include WFP, CARE, IFRC, AAH, exam international, UNICEF and Red Cross. With the current problems facing different countries, poverty, vulnerability and humanitarian need continue to challenge the world's capacity to prevent, respond and restoration after a crisis. There is a need to support these programs through donations so that they can spread to all parts of the world.
An image of a three-year-old young boy Alan Kurdi washed up on the Turkish shoreline has become photographic sensation that rapidly spreading around the world and prompting international responses on the issues of immigration and Syrian refugee crisis. This tragedy happened while the family of Alan was trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Turkey to a Greek Island Kos on an inflatable boat that capsized. A Turkish journalist Nilufer Demir took photographs of Alan’s body and after published, this suddenly and instantly changed the way people were talking about refugee and migration on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
Along with this, significant efforts have been taken following the end of the war, in relation to international coordination of security policy, hence, the establishment of International Organisations such as the United Nations, in an attempt to keep the peace, and provide resolutions to any future conflict. International organisations play a central role in the politics of international legitimacy surrounding conflict resolution and peace enforcement, as well the implementation of the measures deemed necessary to diffuse conflict. There has always been a strong norm against interstate aggression but intervention form international organisations to bolster international peace and security is increasingly acceptable. The multilateral organisations have a more credible claim to speak for the international community than any other entity. Moreover, since their collective decision-making procedures require at least some transcendence of individual states particularistic interest’s international organisations are seen as able to make less biased distinctions between genuine peace enforcement and aggression.
countries would offer assistance because they are aware that the same can happen to them and
Fifteen minutes. That’s the time I spend in each lifeguard stand before rotating to the next. I ascend the white, grooved ladder rungs of the stand. One, two, three, turn around, sit down. I slip off my shoes, exposing the embarrassingly obvious tan lines on my feet. With the rescue tube strap tossed over my head and arm, and the red foam tube resting across the armrests of the chair, I bring the plastic whistle to my mouth. A shrill, rolling sound is released: a signal to the eager children, stationed at the edge of the pool and giddy with anticipation, that the day has officially begun. The pool is open. The first fifteen minutes.
If humanitarian intervention is, indeed, an unacceptable assault on sovereignty, how should we respond to a Rwanda, to a Srebrenica, to gross and systematic violation of human rights that offend every precept of our common humanity?