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Humanitarian Missions in Conflict Areas: What about Security?

On December 3, 2019, at 7:00 pm, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) conducts a public lecture together with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). On December 3, 2019, at 7:00 pm, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) conducts a public lecture together with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The speaker is the former president of MSF Germany, a member of MSF International Board. The lecture will focus on security aspects of humanitarian missions...

27.11.2019

Caroline Ducarme: As a Result of 5 Years of Conflict, the Health System in Yemen Has Collapsed

Interview with MSF Head of Mission in Yemen Just days after the UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths spoke of ‘signs of hope’ toward a political settlement in the country, Caroline Ducarme, MSF Head of Mission in Yemen, sat down with the RIAC editorial team to discuss the collapse of the country’s health system and what MSF’s humanitarian efforts mean for the region. What is the situation in Yemen now? Are there any prospects for stabilizing the situation, at least in terms of civilian...

27.11.2019

Humanitarian Principles: the Word Behind the Deed

... four ones), might be seen as part of military activities supporting the adversary. If the action is not independent or neutral (e.g., a state, indirectly involved in an internal conflict by supporting an armed group in another state, is sending ‘humanitarian aid’ to the conflict zone), it may rise questions in terms of impartiality. If it specifically focuses on that part of population which supports the same armed group, the state-party to the conflict might at least simply not give the ...

19.08.2015
 

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