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Millions of people are affected by disasters each year. Effective disaster management is essential to reduce suffering and support those affected. Here are 10 reasons why disaster management is important. 1. Saves Lives During disasters, a crisis is an acute event that is fast moving and changing. Therefore, effective emergency planning and response is vital. A lack of coordination and response to disasters can have serious and long-lasting impacts on a community and can also lead to more deaths. Disaster ... Read more
Many people want to work for NGOs. It can be a fantastic career working to help people all around the world affected by crises, conflicts, and disasters. However, the NGO sector can be notoriously difficult to get started in. Looking at many NGO job adverts and they will ask for many years of previous work experience. However, there are actually several jobs in the sector you can get without any previous experience… read on to find out more. Warehouse Assistant ... Read more
Many people choose to work for non-governmental organisations (NGO) because they want to dedicate their career to helping others. A career in the NGO sector can be highly rewarding. It can give you meaningful work, the chance to travel the world and the opportunity to build a wide range of skills. Money isn’t usually the first thing people think of when they begin to work for an NGO. However, we all have bills to pay and earning a good salary ... Read more
Many people take jobs with NGOs because they want to work abroad. Of course, it’s fantastic to have a career that helps other people and allows you to build experience in your chosen field but having the opportunity to live and work overseas is really one of the best parts of working in the NGO sector. If you already work for an NGO, or are thinking of joining the sector, and want to work overseas, we’ve put together this complete ... Read more
The United Nations is the most powerful and influential international organisation in the world. The objective of the UN is to work towards global peace and security by providing a forum where nations can resolve their disputes through dialogue. The UN is supposed to be a neutral and impartial organisation. However, few feel the United Nations lives up to this ideal. The UN system is complex, some feel it lacks transparency. So, who really has influence at the UN, and ... Read more
There are literally thousands of NGOs in the world. Many countries have thriving NGO sectors with small and grass-roots organisations doing great work. There are also many large international organisations that have a global presence. With so many NGOs, it can be hard to know where to apply for jobs. That’s why we’ve put together a breakdown of some of the NGOs in world widely considered as desirable work places. Médecins Sans Frontières Médecins San Frontières (MSF) is one of ... Read more
There are hundreds of international development organisations in the world. Many are multi-million-dollar operations that employ hundreds of staff in dozens of countries. Others are small organisations working on grassroot projects in developing countries. We’ve all heard of the most famous global development agencies, but what do these, and smaller organisations, actually do? Work To Reduce Poverty A first thing international development organisations do is fight to reduce poverty. 689 million people around the world live in extreme poverty – ... Read more
A career with the United Nations is not only highly rewarding, but also very prestigious. If you work in finance and are interested in joining the UN, there a range of roles open to those with relevant experience. If you are beginning your career and interested in working for the UN, consider training in finance as the UN recruits many different finance positions. We’ve put together this guide to help people interested in working in finance roles in the UN. ... Read more