On March 3, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen sent a direct appeal to the humanitarian community. Acknowledging the limits of military force in the stabilization and reconstruction effort in Afghanistan, he wants to create a closer partnership with the NGOs.

Rony Brauman répond à Marie Carmagnole, étudiante à l'institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques, sur les concepts de  l'institution humanitaire et son action.

Though independence and innovation are both highly valued concepts, Xavier Crombé questions in this article - thanks to MSF's experiences in Niger in 2005 - the possible interactions between them.

This Cahier du CRASH by Xavier Crombé combines a study of the experience and positions of MSF vis-à-vis occupation contexts since the 1980s, and the minutes of a talk organised by the 'Fondation MSF' in January 2006 on "Humanitarian action in situations of occupation". 

MSF is an independent organisation that carefully protects its autonomy. In this article, Xavier Crombé draws the connection between this founding principle and the issue of security for humanitarian actors.

En 2006, des délégations du mouvement international de Médecins Sans Frontières se réunissaient au Luxembourg pour débattre de leurs visions de l'action de l'association. Ce texte de Rony Brauman sur les limites de l'action humanitaire s'inscrit dans ce cadre.

Rony Brauman et Hugo Slim, responsable de la recherche au Centre du dialogue humanitaire à Genève, défendent des positions radicalement différentes sur le rôle de l'humanitaire dans un moment de crise.

Fabrice Weissman reminds us that while the clarity of the humanitarian emblem is no guarantee of absolute safety, it is nevertheless an essential prerequisite to it.

Using the example of Liberia, Fabrice Weissman examines the public statements of NGOs and their positions with regard to denunciation and/or calls for international intervention. 

For nearly two decades, François Jean practiced humanitarian action based on a deep, pragmatic desire to understand, constant self-questioning, and broad intellectual curiosity. It will be clear to anyone reading his collected works, From Ethiopia to Chechnya: Reflections on Humanitarian Action, 1988-1999, that his writings resonate with dilemmas we face today.

For nearly two decades, François Jean practiced humanitarian action based on a deep, pragmatic desire to understand, constant self-questioning, and broad intellectual curiosity. It will be clear to anyone reading his collected works, From Ethiopia to Chechnya: Reflections on Humanitarian Action, 1988-1999, that his writings resonate with dilemmas we face today.

Il est commun de considérer aujourd'hui que les problèmes de sécurités que rencontre les humanitaires ont pour origine la confusion « militaro-humanitaire ». Il y a certes une part de vrai dans cette explication. Mais n'est-elle pas un peu courte s'interroge Fabrice Weissman.