Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
Description: This course introduces the structure and operations of international humanitarian coordination systems, types of emergency response, morbidity and mortality associated with emergencies, and actors and institutions involved. Best practices in international emergency response to natural disasters and complex emergencies led by the United Nations (UN) Cluster System are presented.
Learning Objectives: 1. Meet leaders in various sectors of international humanitarian relief and understand their roles.
2. Describe the United Nations Cluster System and how the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) operates and coordinates all actors in the field.
3. Provide information on the effects of UN Resolution 46/182 and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response and the impact they have had on health outcomes in countries affected by natural and complex emergencies.
4. Describe current issues facing humanitarian aid work.
5. Engage in interdisciplinary thinking and discussion on disaster relief and humanitarian aid.
