MSF Analysis - Page 4 of 4 - Reflections on Humanitarian Action

Expats: The Useful Idiots of Impartiality

The ‘humanitarian community’ is as much of a myth as the ‘international community’, suggesting a central set of values or a coordinated leadership that does not exist. In short, neither […]

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The McDonald’s Index of Humanitarian Access

In understanding why access is sometimes denied for humanitarian workers, what is often overlooked are the ideological and tactical factors that feature in this decision making process for those that […]

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Either Or: Building Resilience is Still Not Compatible With Humanitarian Aid

In Paul Harvey’s latest contribution to the resilience debate he […]

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Building Resilience by Deconstructing Humanitarian Aid

Over the past 10 years, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders […]

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Less is More: The Case for a Purely Humanitarian Response in Emergencies

MSF has realised recently that it is a reluctant – […]

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Without Precedent or Prejudice? UNSC Resolution 2098 and its Potential Implications for the Humanitarian Space in Eastern Congo and Beyond

In 2013, a climate of insecurity persists in the eastern […]

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Health at Risk in Immigration Detention Facilities

Since 2004, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has provided medical and psychosocial support for asylum seekers and migrants held in immigration detention facilities across Europe (in Greece, Malta, Italy and Belgium), […]

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Losing Principles in the Search for Coherence? A Field-Based View on the EU and Humanitarian Aid

With the international intervention in Mali in 2013, humanitarians once […]

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Humanitarian Responses in the Protection Gap

Often a combination of factors pushes people to leave their country, and the voluntary character of their departure remains debatable, challenging humanitarians both to meet needs and to adapt to […]

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Government Faces in Non-Governmental Organisations

Humanitarian agencies appointing senior political figures to spearhead their organisations undermines their claims of independence. The appointment of David Milliband as President and CEO by a major relief agency is […]

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My Enemy’s Doctor is My Enemy

What do the Syrian National Coalition, a foreign jihadi group, a Gulf State and the Iranian and American governments all have in common? All are providing varying degrees of ‘humanitarian’ […]

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Looking Beyond Legal Status to Human Need

What humanitarians can expect more of in the future is more mixed flows defying rigid categorisation and calling for a humanitarian response based on common needs for assistance and protection. […]

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