The cause of migrants at threat from the rise of nationalisms: what path for international solidarity organisations?
Co-editor of this issue’s Focus with Boris Martin, Editor-in-Chief
The impact of Covid-19 on African civil society organisations
Even though Africa has been relatively spared from the pandemic in terms of both infection and mortality rates, it is a different story for the continent’s organisations. The author draws...
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...
Distorted representation of the Other, neglected modernity and truncated partnerships: why humanitarian advocacy must be decolonised
The call for decolonisation of many areas of social life is increasingly being heard in the international aid sector. For the author, one of the workstreams should concern the advocacy...
Giving ourselves the means to fight against the impunity of attackers of humanitarian workers
A deadly summer. The numerous killings of aid workers in recent months have rekindled the debate in the aid community. Should legal safeguards be added to the acceptance of risks...
Médecins Sans Frontières-France: tensions arising from the “Migration” projects
Can Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) be first responder, advisor and activist, all at the same time? While the organisation has never seemed to be on the front line with regards...
Children as agents of social and political change for water protection advocacy in post-conflict Colombia
At the end of 2016, Colombia – let’s hope so, definitely – turned its back on the conflict that opposed the government and the FARC for over 50 years. As...
Innovating humanitarian practices through socio-anthropological research
The seminar, “Socio-anthropological research at Médecins du Monde: What use is it to act?” was held on 14 December 2018. This day was the opportunity to look back on the ten...