No Way Out, a multimedia documentary on the 10 years of war in Syria
Published on March 5, 2021 Ten years after the start of the war in Syria, 6.6 million people have been displaced by the fighting and violence tearing the country apart....
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...
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...
Engaging with National Authorities: Médecins Sans Frontières’s experience in Guinea during the Ebola epidemic
The Ebola epidemic continues to be instructive. This was indeed the conclusion of the “Focus” on this subject in our inaugural issue: the magnitude of this unprecedented crisis, its failures...
MSF in Grande-Synthe: lessons from an unlikely coalition of actors
Vivid symbol of the migratory crisis, the situation of refugee camps in the north of France gives way to many erroneous representations. Angélique Muller and Michaël Neuman bring forward in...
Tough choices: moral challenges experienced by aid workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
The truly unprecedented nature of the Covid-19 pandemic has mobilised and confused humanitarian NGOs and their staff as much. Forced inaction mixed with setting up programmes within a context of...
Integration, inclusion, induction: how Médecins Sans Frontières welcomes new generations
As an organisation with a strong history and an iconic image, Médecins Sans Frontières has thought about the integration of new generations coming on board. Taking a practical, trial-and-error approach,...
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...
Médecins Sans Frontières in Borno State, Nigeria: a critical look at our operations
Published on December 15, 2019 In 2016, the Operations Department commissioned a critical review of the operations carried out between 2015 and 2016 in Borno State by Médecins Sans Frontières...
Should Médecins Sans Frontières join the fight against global warming?
Our issue on climate change has clearly fuelled the debate within the Médecins Sans Frontières movement. Following an article co-written by members of the Swiss and Canadian sections, Fabrice Weissman presents a...
Interview with Pierre-Alain Gourion: U-Man, a new humanitarian radio programme.
Pierre-Alain Gourion is the founder of Bubble Art, a Lyon-based multi-cultural association that has launched “U-Man” a radio and video programme on humanitarian action that intends to become a sounding board....
About the possibility of controlling an HIV epidemic hotspot
Designed to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS in a Kenyan district, a Médecins Sans Frontières project successfully exceeded the “90-90-90” target set by UNAIDS. A look back on the results...