The Research Unit of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Switzerland was created in 2006 and aims to improve the way MSF projects are implemented in the field and to participate in critical thinking on humanitarian and medical action, notably by producing publications and organizing conferences and debates.
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World Humanitarian Day
05.04.2022August 19th marks World Humanitarian Day. The RTS podcast "Tout un monde" discusses the risks taken by teams in the field with guests from the ICRC, Médecins du Monde Suisse and Françoise Duroch…
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Humanitarian corridors: negotiated exceptions at risk of manipulation
05.04.2022The diverse range of situations in reference to which the terms ‘humanitarian corridor’, ‘relief corridor’ or ‘access corridor’ are used, often interchangeably, is matched only by the…
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"Desperate times call for desperate measures"
05.04.2022What it takes to make humanitarian corridors work for civilians – and why they are not an ideal solution. Read the article (in German)
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"Wichtig ist, Frauen in den Teams zu haben"
Françoise Duroch
12.03.2023How far do aid organisations go to be able to deliver assistance in authoritarian states? A conversation with Françoise Duroch about difficult compromises, working with the Taliban and whether the…
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Total, entre caution morale et greenwashing
Françoise Duroch
02.03.2023Early February, TotalEnergies announced that it had appointed Jean-Christophe Rufin to launch an assessment of the humanitarian situation in northern Mozambique. The mandate of this former…
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Les ONG et l'autre moitié du monde
Françoise Duroch
25.01.2023At the end of December, the humanitarian sector was informed that women in Afghanistan were banned from working for non-governmental organisations on the grounds that some had been seen working…
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JOURNAL OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
Duncan McLean is an editor at the JHA, an open access journal contributing to current thinking around humanitarian governance, policy and practice, and challenging contributors and readers to think critically about humanitarian issues.
Latest issueMORAL EXPERIENCES
This ongoing project acknowledges the importance of moral questions in the conduct of humanitarian action and provides staff with a space to share stories and strategies to prevent or alleviate moral distress.
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