Perspectives

Biafra: at the heart of postcolonial humanitarian ambiguities

In short, this is where it all began: history and legend, ambiguities and dilemmas, principles and their limits. Drawing on her recent book on Biafra, Marie-Luce Desgrandchamps looks back at what took place in Nigeria fifty years ago. Pierre Micheletti and Bruno-Georges David then discuss how images and representations of humanitarian work have evolved over […]

Marie-Luce Desgrandchamps

“The portrayal of humanitarianism has, to say the least, dramatically changed in 50 years”

Bruno-Georges David - Pierre Micheletti

Haiti: tensions between aid relief and development in the health sector

Andréanne Martel - Nicolas Lemay-Hébert - Patrick Robitaille

Humanitarians in the age of counter terrorism: rejected by rebels, co-opted by States

Michiel Hofman

The Rohingya refugee crisis: forgotten then, forgotten now

Tarik Kadir

Humanitarian aid in Palestine: reconsidering neutrality through child protection

Elise Reslinger  - Joan Deas 

Humanitarian aid as a deterrent in Greece

Arjun Claire

Sheltering, hosting or receiving refugees: the unresolved ambiguities of the La Linière refugee camp

Franck Esnée - Michaël Neuman

Yemen: a conflict behind closed doors

François Frison-Roche

World Humanitarian Summit: a lost opportunity?

Antonio Donini

Engaging with National Authorities: Médecins Sans Frontières’s experience in Guinea during the Ebola epidemic

Marc Poncin

Humanitarian action in times of “war on terror”

Jean-Christophe Rufin