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Humanitarian corridors: negotiated exceptions at risk of manipulation

Maelle L'Homme

26.05.2022

In 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...

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Humanitarian corridors in Ukraine: the illusion of an ideal solution

Françoise Duroch, Maelle L'Homme

10.03.2022

"Humanitarian corridor". In just a few days, these two words have become a common theme in public speeches about Ukraine, evoking the illusion of an ideal solution to the suffering of people trapped ...

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The Business of Conflict: Humanitarian Assistance and the War Economy in Syria

Duncan McLean

03.09.2021

The Syrian crisis is one of the most serious humanitarian disasters in recent history. Yet the widely reported numbers–more than 6 million displaced, including 5 million refugees–reflect...

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Research and humanitarian aid: navigating the unpredictable, limiting the avoidable

Duncan McLean

26.07.2021

In the world of international assistance, unsolicited visits by researchers – whether sent from the headquarters of the organisation or from other structures – have long generated conflicting...

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Radical Objects: The Obelisk of Axum and the Complexities of Restitution

Duncan McLean

08.04.2021

As aid agencies struggle to access and respond to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Tigray, a comparatively minor note of physical destruction has understandably garnered little attention. In a...

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Should we discriminate in order to act? Profiling: a necessary but debated practice

Françoise Duroch

28.01.2021

In October 2020, MSF organised a workshop in Dakar on staff profiling in operations in the Sahel. Profiling involves the selection of staff based on non-professional criteria, including nationality,...

Les conséquences humanitaires d’une réaffirmation de la souveraineté de l’État

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Humanitarian implications of a re-assertion of State sovereignty

Duncan McLean

20.11.2018

Whilst there is indeed a trend towards the strengthening of State sovereignty, this concept is more multifaceted and ambivalent than it might appear. The author invites us to take stock of its...

Secourir sans périr: la sécurité humanitaire à l'ère de la gestion des risques

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The Shadow Theatre of Kidnappings: an account of Arjan Erkel's rescue

Duncan McLean

29.03.2016

In Saving Lives and Staying Alive, the authors look at the drivers of the professionalisation of humanitarian security and its impact on humanitarian practices, with a specific focus on Syria, the...

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Opportunities, limits and challenges of perceptions studies for humanitarian contexts

Caroline Abu-Sada

2016

This article aims to advance understanding and discussion of perceptions studies as a method for strengthening humanitarian performance. Perceptions studies are qualitative studies produced for and...

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Working in a prison in Myanmar: Médecins Sans Frontières’ experience working in Insein prison

Jean-Marc Biquet

2014

Working in a prison for a humanitarian organisation is not easy, particularly because of the specific characteristics of such places. Médecins Sans Frontières’ experience working in Insein...

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Juego de espejos: Reflexiones sobre la percepción de MSF y la acción humanitaria

Caroline Abu-Sada

2014

What are the ethical issues involved in providing humanitarian aid? What is the real impact of humanitarian groups? MSF sought to answer these questions in the Perception Project, a study that...

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Humanitarian work in prisons: the experience of Médecins Sans Frontières

Jean-Marc Biquet

2014

Humanitarian action by NGOs in detention centres is quite rare and poorly documented. Despite the fact that prisoners are among those who have the least access to quality health care services, MSF...

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