Problem
Threats to nongovernmental organizations engaged on hazardous duties
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Nature:
There are three broad categories of threats: (1) threats to personnel, such as assault and rape; (2) threats to property (NGO cash, equipment, vehicles, personal property and relief items), such as burglary or pilferage; and (3) threats directed against property, but which may harm personnel, such as car-jacking.
Threats emanate from three types of causes: (1) Crime/banditry-Actions by persons with malicious, financial or personal motivations (such as robbery) not connected with larger political or military efforts; (2) Direct threats-Actions taken by a belligerent (usually to aid in a political or military effort) for which NGOs are the intended target (such as robbing a food aid convoy); and (3) Indirect threats-Actions taken by a belligerent for which the local population or other belligerents are the intended target, but NGOs are unintentionally affected, such as NGOs hitting a landmine on a road. (This may be called "getting caught in the cross-fire," though gunfire is only one such type of threat).
Broader Problems:
Abuse of relief statusInternational insecurityObstacles to effective international nongovernmental organizations Narrower Problems:
Kidnapping of nongovernmental staff engaged on hazardous dutiesHijacking of nongovernmental transport engaged on hazardous dutiesInsecurity of nongovernmental personell engaged on hazardous dutiesTheft of nongovernmental organization assets during complex emergenciesObstruction of nongovernmental organizations engaged on hazardous dutiesLack of coordination among nongovernmental organizations engaged on hazardous dutiesLack of cooperation between military and nongovernmental organizations engaged on hazardous duties Related Problems:
Official harassment of nongovernmental organizations engaged in humanitarian works Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST