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Disasters are not only increasing in number, they are becoming more complex as natural and man-made crises combine to cause mega-disasters. Rapid urbanization, population growth, political unrest, and migration have created fragile environments in many countries, and boundaries are blurring between complex emergencies and chronic vulnerability in places such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia. These factors have resulted in intense pressure on the UN's humanitarian organizations and partners to respond more quickly when disaster strikes and to be more effective in its response. Globalization, urbanization, the effects of climate change, and asymmetric warfare mean that humanitarian actors must adapt their methods of aid delivery to ensure that the UN continues to work in a coherent and principled way. One major concern for humanitarian practitioners is that the UN is operating in increasingly politicized environments where humanitarian action is used to pursue political or security ends, particularly when political solutions to conflict remain elusive. Adapted from the source document.

Critically assesses several theoretical concepts in the white feminist literature & discusses their relevance for black feminist theory in the UK. Such notions as the family & sexuality, which have become common parlance in the white feminist movement, also contribute to the movement's oppression of black women. Either black women are treated as insignificant by theories that employ these concepts, or they are idealized in a kind of anthropological cultural essentialism. The failure of white feminists to recognize their difference from black women has contributed to the nearly exclusive Eurocentric focus of most theorizing on women's oppression. It is argued that a better feminist theorizing will include a deep understanding of the workings of both imperialism & racism in patriarchy. Moreover, it will involve a synthesis of notions of class, race, gender, & sexuality. The development of this kind of feminist theorizing necessarily entails a greater role for black feminists in the wider feminist conversation. 3 References. D. Ryfe