Point de vue

Bertrand Taithe (HCRI, University of Manchester), Juliano Fiori (Save the Children UK) and Michaël Neuman (MSF-Crash) discuss the important role of constructive criticism in the future of humanitarian assistance.

Les organisations humanitaires sont-elles confrontées à des défis sécuritaires fondamentalement nouveaux ? L'histoire de l'assistance humanitaire montre que dès la fin du 19ème siècle, l'aide médicale a toujours été « dans la ligne de mire ».

Quels que soient les termes appropriés pour qualifier la sanglante opération "Bordure protectrice", une chose est sûre : l'écrasante majorité des quelque 2 000 morts palestiniens sont des femmes, des enfants et des vieillards.

Clémentine Olivier, Conseillère aux Affaires Humanitaires au sein de la section canadienne de MSF, propose un commentaire critique d'un rapport d'OCHA, 'Saving Lives Today and Tomorrow', publié en mars 2014.

A few days after the start of the operation 'Protective edge', Jonathan Whittall, Head of Humanitarian Analysis at MSF posted an opinion in which he questions MSF's role in Gaza. Michaël Neuman, Director of research at MSF Crash responds.

While MSF has just recently launched a report, 'Where is everyone?', aiming at exposing the limitations and deficiencies of the international aid response to crises, Bertrand Taithe (HCRI) asks whether the approach taken and the question asked are the right ones.

Michaël Neuman has just published paper, in Humanitarian Exchange Magazine focusing on the exposure to risk for medical personnel working in MSF projects in Yemen. 

For a few months now, the world's response to the organized expulsion of the Muslim community out of the Central African Republic (CAR) can best be described as strikingly mute.

Claire Magone has just published a paper, in Humanitarian Exchange Magazine #60 focusing on gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian crises. 

The social rejection of the polio eradication campaign in endemic countries challenges an assumption underlying the goal itself: the full compliance of an entire population to a public health programme. 

John Tucker exposes his opinion of some aspects of MSF security management in the Kenyan capital. In particular, he asks: how to balance the benefits of a lower exposure to risks and the issues raised by the restrictions to one's individual freedom.

Rony Brauman revient sur la notion de « responsabilité de protéger » dans le cadre de la résolution 2127 adoptée le 5 décembre 2013 par le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, et qui concerne les forces françaises en RCA.