Speaking with one language for humanitarian assistance: uniting the different voices during disaster relief operations
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Paper/Presentation Title | Speaking with one language for humanitarian assistance: uniting the different voices during disaster relief operations |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Hingst, Ray |
Editors | Nooriafshar, Mehryar |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Language, Culture and Technology in a Connected World Symposium 2015 |
Number of Pages | 1 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | Nicosia, Cyrpus |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.futureacademy.org.uk/files/menu_items/other/Abstracts2015Australia.pdf |
Conference/Event | Language, Culture and Technology in a Connected World Symposium (sLCT 2015) |
Event Details | Language, Culture and Technology in a Connected World Symposium (sLCT 2015) Event Date 01 Jun 2015 Event Location Toowoomba, Australia |
Abstract | Cyclone Pam, a category five storm struck with devastating effect on Vanuatu on Friday 13 March 2015. The international Humanitarian Community, (HC), was quick to respond, as were the military forces of France. New Zealand, Australia and other Pacific nations, to the Government of Vanuatu’s (GOVU) call for Humanitarian Assistance, (HA), with Disaster Relief, (DR). Uniting the efforts of International Organisations, (IOs), Non-Government Organisations, (NGOs), and various militaries with agencies of the GOVU under the auspices of a United Nations, (UN), led operation required that specific attention was required to bridging and uniting the cultural and sub-cultural differences embodied in this mix of organisations into a coherent and effective ‘language’ for the benefit of the people of Vanuatu. This paper presents on side of a story which unfolded in response to a significant natural disaster in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu; constructing order from chaos in more ways than one. |
Keywords | humanitarian assistance; disaster relief; military disaster relief operations; Cyclone Pam; Vanuatu; humanitarian space |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 451899. Pacific Peoples, society and community not elsewhere classified |
350999. Transportation, logistics and supply chains not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Individual contributions © 2015 Their authors. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Enterprise |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3022/speaking-with-one-language-for-humanitarian-assistance-uniting-the-different-voices-during-disaster-relief-operations
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