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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Humanitarian corridors in Ukraine: the illusion of an ideal solution
05.04.2022History teaches us that it would be a mistake to place too much hope in a temporary and restricted right of passage, write Françoise Duroch and Maelle L'Homme in Geneva Solutions.
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Journal of Humanitarian Affairs: special issue
05.04.2022Duncan McLean (UREPH) and Michaël Neuman (Centre de Réflexion sur l'Action et les Savoirs Humanitaires) have edited this special issue on the politics of infectious disease. It introduces the idea …
Latest publications
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Out of sight, out of mind: Europe's increasing pushback against migrants
Duncan McLean
10.11.2022
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Adapting MSF's sexual violence care training approach to middle eastern contexts: what does this mean in practice?
Françoise Duroch
07.06.2022This article shares the learnings of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s experience of adapting its sexual violence care training for its staff and missions in the Middle East and North Africa…
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Humanitarian corridors: negotiated exceptions at risk of manipulation
Maelle L’Homme
26.05.2022In the absence of a normative framework, the concept of humanitarian corridor lacks a consistent definition and is highly vulnerable to political interpretation. The notion underwent multiple…
Ongoing projects
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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