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 […]
Tag: humanitarian affairs
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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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Two former child soldiers from Sudan discuss how they are working to provide assistance to the South Sudanese displaced by the conflict that began December 15.
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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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Iran has changed its tone on humanitarian issues and human rights at the UN, though its own record at home seems to be getting worse.
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Fraught with difficulty, can the relationship between humanitarian action, atrocity prevention, and RtoP be improved?
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As Syria’s humanitarian crisis spills over into bordering nations, regional responses are stymied, though areas of mutual interest exist.
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The Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN in Somalia said funding for humanitarian work is still primarily focused on lifesaving operations, and has not yet moved towards building long-term resilience in communities.