The Summit of greater uncertainty
Fear and apprehension, just as the expectations that the World Humanitarian Summit inspires are not limited to the French speaking world, let’s say to these “French doctor” NGOs, with a...
Standards and finances: analysis of the report of Ban Ki-moon
The financing for implementing humanitarian action, and the regulatory standards that govern it, no doubt represent the two stumbling blocks on which the participants in the Istanbul Summit will focus...
Partnerships with private operators: the necessary debate among NGOs
To conclude – temporarily – this Focus, Anne-Ael Pohu addresses the particularly enlightening case of “private development companies”, these companies that were created almost exclusively to intervene on the field of development and...
From resilience to localisation, or how slogans are not enough for an in-depth reform of the humanitarian sector
At regular intervals, a new slogan echoes around the humanitarian sector, with unifying virtues that are supposed to embody its reform. Yet fads pass, and often the poor integration of innovations...
Social Impact Bonds or the pyromaniac State
The subject of “social impact bonds” was first raised by Mathieu Dufour in his article, “Are NGOs the sole purveyors of honourable intentions”, published in the previous issue of this...
“It’s a process for de-politicizing NGOs, a shameful capitulation…”
Published on April 8, 2018 Does the pragmatism of some hide an alignment with neo-liberal doctrine and the “healthy and critical distance from the private for-profit sector” of others guarantee...