Issue 31 - Humanitarian action and social action: a common front?

Mar

2026

Issue 31 - Humanitarian action and social action: a common front?

Social action and humanitarian action: a much-needed broadening of the scope of solidarity

Frédéric Meunier, Vincent Léger

It has long been argued – and rather simplistically so – that the purpose of humanitarian action is to treat the physical ailments of populations in foreign countries affected by political crises (conflicts) or natural disasters, whereas social action aims to mitigate health, legal or economic shortcomings within the “domestic” space of a given country. […]

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