Published in Issue 29 - Communication challenges in the era of fake news and ‘post-truth’

Humanitarian aid for young people

*L’Action Humanitaire [Humanitarian action]* Philippe Lévêque, Illustrations de Rémi Saillard, Éditions Privat Jeunesse, 2025 (from 9 years old) (published in French)

Editor’s note

Editor’s note

What are NGOs? Who is the poorest person in the world? Is it better to give money or clothes? What is the connection between humanitarian aid and the climate?

Discover the world of international aid, immerse yourself in the reality of humanitarian missions and discuss ways of taking sustainable action together.

50 illustrated questions and answers to help you understand humanitarian aid and the issues it faces today and in the future.

Philippe Lévêque: A graduate of HEC and Knight of the Légion d’honneur. He joined Médecins du Monde in the 1990s. He was CEO of the NGO CARE France from 2000 to 2022. He is currently on the Supervisory Board of the Care International Foundation and on the Don en confiance accreditation committee.

Rémi Saillard: After graduating from the École supérieure des arts décoratifs in Strasbourg in 1986 and working in an advertising agency, he has published many books for young people.

Translated from the French by Louise Bongiovanni

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