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A perilous journey across Central America

Full credit to our partner CartONG for drawing up a map of this “forgotten subcontinent” that presents the scale of the migrations that take place there. It also tells us about the dangers facing people on the move and the instability it can cause in local societies. Each year, an estimated 150,000 to 400,000 individuals […]

CartONG

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Central America: between insecurity and population displacement, what roles can humanitarian organisations play?

François Audet

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Revealing a transnational neglected crisis through interlinked projects in Central America

Marcos Tamariz

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Temporary labour migration in Central America: ethical issues and the work of non-governmental organisations

François de Montigny

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Responding to a non-traditional humanitarian crisis: the case of Northern Central America

Julio E. Rank Wright

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To trust or not to trust? Learning from migrants perspectives on humanitarian action in Honduras

Magdalena Arias Cubas - Norma Archila Salgado

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What are the effects of the fight against terrorism on humanitarian action?

Caught up in spite of themselves in the “war on terror” launched following the 9/11 attacks, non-governmental organisations are still suffering from the collateral damage linked to this policy. Its reactivation in recent years has been associated with increasing threats and constraints for humanitarian actors. In this article, Julien Antouly gives a legal overview of this […]

Julien Antouly

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Humanitarian implications of a re-assertion of State sovereignty

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 developments, its complexity and the implications for humanitarian work.

Duncan McLean

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Interview with Jan Egeland: “We should be as ambitious in protection of civilians as we have become in assistance”

Former United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland is Secretary General of the NGO Norwegian Refugee Council. Last January, he gave us an interview during which he reviewed the current major humanitarian issues.

Jan Egeland

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Humanitarian aid in Palestine: reconsidering neutrality through child protection

In November 1947 the Partition Plan for Palestine was adopted, which would open the chapter of the Arab-Israeli wars. Seventy years later, the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory continues to deteriorate, particularly in the Gaza Strip, caught up in a process of “de-development”. Joan Deas and Elise Reslinger, through the lens of Palestinian […]

Elise Reslinger - Joan Deas

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The Ukraine war as seen by press cartoonists

On the publication of Fichez-nous la paix ! (Leave us in peace!) in the Cartooning for Peace collection, published by Gallimard and in partnership with Amnesty International, Kak and Vladimir Kazanevsky explain the importance of their profession: press cartoonists. Joint interview by Nicolas Foucher of Amnesty International. The president of Cartooning for Peace, Kak is […]

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Interview with Plantu and Reza: “Infuriating doves of peace”

The renowned photographer Reza and Le Monde’s iconic cartoonist Plantu have just published a book in which they revisit eighty or so of their respective photos and cartoons. The publication, which covers a vast range of historical events and global issues – from the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 to the genocide of the Tutsis […]

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Interview with Bruno Cabanes : “Humanitarian Photography”: an historian’s point of view

Bruno Cabanes is an historian, specialised in contemporary history. He is the Donald G. and Mary A. Dunn Chair in Military History at Ohio State University in the United States. He has written several books on the First World War and the post-war era, including The Great War and the Origins of Humanitarianism, 1918-1924 (Cambridge […]

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Interview with Joël Glasman: Humanitarian statistics

Joël Glasman is a historian and professor at the University of Bayreuth (Germany). Here, the author discusses his book with Vincent Hiribarren, Senior Lecturer in Modern African History, World History and Environmental History at King’s College London. What prompted you to write a book on humanitarian statistics? Statistics have become central to humanitarian decision-making. The omnipresence of […]

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A perilous journey across Central America

Central America: between insecurity and population displacement, what roles can humanitarian organisations play?

Revealing a transnational neglected crisis through interlinked projects in Central America

Temporary labour migration in Central America: ethical issues and the work of non-governmental organisations

Responding to a non-traditional humanitarian crisis: the case of Northern Central America

To trust or not to trust? Learning from migrants perspectives on humanitarian action in Honduras

Our publications

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What are the effects of the fight against terrorism on humanitarian action?

Humanitarian implications of a re-assertion of State sovereignty

Interview with Jan Egeland: “We should be as ambitious in protection of civilians as we have become in assistance”

Humanitarian aid in Palestine: reconsidering neutrality through child protection

Interviews

The Ukraine war as seen by press cartoonists

Interview with Plantu and Reza: “Infuriating doves of peace”

Interview with Bruno Cabanes : “Humanitarian Photography”: an historian’s point of view

Interview with Joël Glasman: Humanitarian statistics

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