At the core of humanitarian action is the notion of humanity between humans, which leads to an inherent and inevitable struggle with real moral dilemmas. It means showing solidarity to one person and having to explain to another why you can't make resources available to them.

Du Tchad au Darfour en passant par la République Démocratique du Congo, de nombreuses organisations humanitaires militent pour l'envoi de troupes internationales afin de « protéger les populations civiles ».