Dr. Volker Türk of UNHCR spoke with IPI’s Jérémie Labbé about the challenges of protecting civilians during forced displacements caused by violent conflicts.
Author: Jérémie Labbé
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Abdou Dieng, former Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic, discusses the complexity of the humanitarian situation in the country with IPI’s Jérémie Labbé.
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An open letter to the UN on crossborder aid to Syria signed by thirty-five prominent experts has the potential to influence the interpretation of international humanitarian law.
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In this interview, Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier, legal director of Doctors Without Borders, discusses the relevance of humanitarian law in today’s conflicts.
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The president of the Dominican Republic faced a tough question after the 2010 earthquake hit Haiti and left hundreds of thousands of Haitians homeless—should he open his borders to them? There was no international law to guide the president’s decision, said Walter Kälin, former Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally […]
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A heated debate triggered over whether humanitarian aid should also build longer-term resilience in communities should consider the context.
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François Grünewald of Groupe URD says there is a lot still unknown about the political actors in northern Mali, and this is making humanitarian work even more difficult.
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Aid worker attacks were at their highest levels last year.
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Over 200 groups are working in the surrounding countries to help the between 2-3 million Syrian refugees.
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As Syria’s humanitarian crisis spills over into bordering nations, regional responses are stymied, though areas of mutual interest exist.
