Critics have lost sight of the key message of the World Humanitarian Summit in the Secretary-General’s report: the plight of the people in humanitarian crises is not a fallout from global affairs; it is a global affair.
Does the fundamental construct of humanitarian action need to change from providing aid to facilitating people’s access to help?
Beyond the strong international outrage over the suffering of the Rohingyas and other affected communities in Myanmar and Bangladesh, it appears there is still no meaningful concerted action at the international and regional levels. This presents some basic but critical questions:…
Ivory Coast is three months out from the final departure of its UN peacekeeping mission (UNOCI), but recent mutinies and unrest among former rebels within the military…
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