Call for papers – Artificial intelligence: uses, tensions and issues
With a view to publishing its 32nd issue in July 2026, the review Humanitarian Alternatives is issuing a call for papers for the focus of this edition, whose provisional title...
Information issues in contemporary humanitarian communication
In relations between the media and humanitarian players – which have long been observed and analysed – a strategic interdependence between the two sectors stands out. What also stands out...
The crucial role of humanitarian communication in the fake news and “infoglut” era
As privileged witnesses in the field, humanitarian NGOs are more than ever crucial sources of information in a world saturated with fake news. But between information inflation and political manipulation,...
The value of testimony in the age of artificial intelligence
AI is undoubtedly revolutionising content creation, while also calling into question the authenticity of humanitarian testimonies. Between productivity gains and the risk of manipulation, organisations are having to redefine their...
Trust, authenticity and the representation of suffering in the age of images produced by artificial intelligence: how humanitarian actors are adapting
How can we maintain trust in humanitarian images in the age of AI? Between new ethical standards and image generation tools, organisations are navigating a transformed visual landscape. Faced with...
New technologies put to the test of humanitarian ethics
Danielle Tan and Pierre Gallien are members of the editorial board and co-editors of this issue’s Focus Innovation is not a new phenomenon for leading actors of international solidarity. A...
The use of digital tools at large scale: lessons from a health programme in Burkina Faso
The first article of this Focus is feedback from a digital health project Terre des hommes has led for almost eight years. This timeframe makes it possible for the authors...
The arbitration required between possibilities of new technologies and usefulness for populations
The resurgence of new technologies requires humanitarian actors to take stock of their possibilities, applicability and interest for populations.
At the era of “humanitarian digitisation”, lifting the veil of newness
Applications of digital information communication technologies (ICTs) are now commonplace across the disaster response cycle. But some gaps leave a critical and emerging set of risk factors largely unaddressed in...
Fostering good practices in the use of information and communications technologies
Integrating the use of new technologies within an NGO cannot be improvised. This is the key message Maëve de France and Nina-Flore Eissen pass on here. The two authors present...