Emergency Management - Coursework Example

Emergency management is the tactical procedure of guaranteeing the protection of an organization from disasters. Examples of global emergency management organizations include ‘Red Cross’, ‘United Nations’ and ‘World Bank’. Although emergency management is mandated to protect, I think it continues to be ineffectively institutionalized and ineffectively supported among governmental organizations across the US. This study explores the unprofessionalism that existing in these organizations.

SummaryThere are various unprofessionalism cases in the emergency management organizations they are; fund misappropriation, aid misappropriation, and international laws.1. Funds misappropriationthe Red Cross was accused of exploitation of funds in Haiti quake. They received $354million in donations and allocated $106 million, the rest $248 million was not allocated. Haiti victims demonstrated, and the Red Cross was questioned, only to reveal that they were holding the money and defending Red Cross by stating it has a system and process of fund disbursement (Burns, 2006).

This act is extremely unprofessional, and it decreases organization reputation and integrity (Taori, 2005).2. Relief misappropriationRelief in tragedy incapacitated areas is in the form of foodstuff, drugs, clothing, and shelter. Some of these commodities never reach the intended victims, which is unprofessional for the company ((Taori, 2005). This is known since even after the donation of these items, cases of lack of them are reported by journalists who cover the stories. An example is the floods that wrecked the ‘Red River Valley’ in Minnesota and ‘North Dakota’ in 1997 spring.

Red Cross did not release the donations as a report issued by the Attorney General indicated that people still had corroded basements and foundations. In addition, they had inconveniences caused by flood induced by mould and mildew.ConclusionIn my opinion, I feel that there are fragmentation and misunderstanding within and outside the organizations. The reason for the inefficiency is that these non-governmental emergency management organizations lack enough support.