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Ethical considerations around the use of humanitarian imagery

Françoise Duroch, Maelle L'Homme

The growth of social media has reduced the world to a “global village” in which images travel fast and far. When they feature vulnerable people, the impact can be disastrous. Starting from a...

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Out of sight, out of mind: Europe's increasing pushback against migrants

Duncan McLean

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Adapting MSF's sexual violence care training approach to middle eastern contexts: what does this mean in practice?

Françoise Duroch

This 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

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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Silent wounds

Maelle L'Homme

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic made visible to the general public some of the many challenges associated with humanitarian work. Suddenly mortality rates, shortages of medical supplies and the...

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Solidarité sélective?

Françoise Duroch

The war in Ukraine acts as a catalyst for the resurgence of xenophobic discourse thought to be forgotten, especially when they are hiding behind selective solidarity. Two specialists from Médecins...

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Humanitarian corridors in Ukraine: the illusion of an ideal solution

Françoise Duroch, Maelle L'Homme

"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 Politics of Infectious Disease - editors' introduction

Duncan McLean

In this issue, both the special section on the politics of infectious disease, and the other contributions, highlight and return to concerns that have long plagued humanitarianism. For example, all...

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Les 50 ans de MSF, ou comment l'humanitaire reste une épine dans le pied des dirigeants

Duncan McLean

Dresser le bilan de cinquante années d’action humanitaire de Médecins Sans Frontières tout en faisant l’inventaire des défis à venir est un exercice délicat. Avec des activités dans plus ...

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Humanitarian discourse and the challenges of migration: the European exception?

Maelle L'Homme

Are non-governmental organisations also guilty of double standards? Reviewing humanitarian actors’ approaches to migration in Europe, the author analyses the demands, intentions and dilemmas that...

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

Duncan McLean

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

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...