Caroline Thirion/MSF
In the media
03/27/2021
Rony Brauman
À l’occasion de la journée mondiale des ONGs, Rony Brauman a participé à une interview pour France Info sur le rôle des ONGS dans la société civile en tant que créatrices d'emplois et formatrices d'acteurs humanitaires.
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Robin Meldrum/MSF
Analysis
11/22/2019
Fabrice Weissman
This article discusses the policy of absolute secrecy on abductions adopted by aid organisations. It argues that the information blackout on past and current cases is to a large extent a function of the growing role of private security companies in the aid sector, which promote a ‘pay, don’t say’ policy as a default option, whatever the situation. The article contends that secrecy is as much an impediment to resolving current cases as it is to preventing and managing future ones. It suggests abandoning the policy of strict confidentiality in all circumstances – a policy that is as dangerous as it is easy to apply – in favour of a more nuanced and challenging approach determining how much to publicise ongoing and past cases for each audience, always keeping in mind the interests of current and potential hostages.
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Siegfried Modola
Articles and blog
05/12/2016
Michaël Neuman
In "Saving Lives and Staying Alive: Humanitarian Security in the Age of Risk Management" Michaël Neuman and his colleague Fabrice Weissman analyze some of the drivers of professionalization in the context of humanitarian security and its subsequent impact on humanitarian practices through a collection of MSF case studies.
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Sara Creta
Analysis
03/29/2016
Michaël Neuman
This review of Larissa Fast's " 'Aid in Danger'. The Perils and Promise of Humanitarianism" was published in the International Review of the Red Cross (Volume 96 / Issue 894)
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