Article
Natascha Hryckow
5 June 2014
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Toute action de l’esprit est aisée si elle n’est pas soumise au réel.
- Marcel Proust
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Humanitarian laws and principles were largely formulated and written between 1860 and 1930. Those ideas are being tested by the complex reality of today. Those...
Article
Laurent Saillard
4 November 2013
Much has been written about aid delivery in conflict-affected environments, with particular areas of concern being the shrinking humanitarian space, civil-military interaction, and the blurring of lines between humanitarian and military interventions. In 2009 and 2010 I was the director of ACBAR, a...
Article
Re-balancing the civil-military dialogue toward the humanitarian side
Gloria Martinez
28 March 2013
Working in civil-military affairs for the humanitarian sector, I have come to witness the progress that has been made in the way donors approach peace and stability operations. We often refer to the politicization of foreign policy and aid and there is also, arguably, a process of militarization...
Article
Kateri Carmola
7 March 2013
The rise of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in conflict zones and humanitarian spaces worldwide has had profound effects on how humanitarian work is conducted. As providers of the entire spectrum from unarmed security and risk reduction services to different kinds of armed services...
Thematic note
Julian Lehmann
27 April 2014
In March, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, urged world powers not to forget the Syrian conflict and warned that the new quarrel could increase dissent over Syria in the UN Security Council. But a worsening situation in Ukraine and in Crimea may also have repercussions on the...
Thematic note
Kateri Carmola
10 December 2013
Last week in Geneva, the UN hosted its second annual forum on Business and Human Rights. Over three days, nearly 2000 representatives from NGOs, states, and transnational corporations gathered to assess the impact of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, a document which was endorsed...
