Interview with Dr. Shahbaz Israr Khan (Life Achievements and Peacebuilding Efforts)

COVID-19 AND THE HUMANITARIAN WORLD

COVID-19 AND THE HUMANITARIAN WORLD By Shahbaz Israr Khan Covid -19 has gripped the world in pan-crisis w ith remarkable impact on world affairs and has/ will impact the humanitarian interventions across the world . In this article I hereby present humanitarian sector dilemmas related to Covid -19 situation which has impacted and will further impact the humanitarian programs across the world and need to be addressed on priority basis . Firstly, Covid -19 impact on world's economy has already started taking its toll on humanitarian budget by donor countries and decrease in contributions by individuals leading to new perceived program priorities, for instance in Africa malaria program and other diseases are highly impacted due budget cuts , re-routing of funds to Covid interventions domestically and overburdened health systems . Covid has to be prioritized but should not be on the expense of other diseases like malaria , Tuberculosis and Hiv which kill hundred thou...

Peace for All

Most of the researches which study young people, present youth as a risk or in conflict paradigms. These approaches portray male youth (particularly in developing country) as potential of violence and woman as victims. Such notions highlights male more important and eventually female youth are excluded and are presented only as victims and thus less focused in policies and programs. The present research adopts feminist approach and a qualitative research methodology that studies female and male youth in peace and conflict paradigms and examines power, experiences and actions in their home culture and environment. In doing so, it captures human experiences in their own voices and identifies multiple factors based on their perceptions that can help to create a secure and healthy environment. The research unveils the discriminatory practices and gender differences that create violence against youth (particularly female youth) in cultural, social, economic and politic...

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