Humanitarian transition

In two centuries, modern humanitarian action has experienced several fractures often linked to crises. Although its professionalism and intervention force remain indisputable, it faces, since the 2000s, a new context that limits its ability to act and confronts it with new dilemmas, even though it m...

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Published inM.S. Médecine sciences Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 211 - 216
Main Authors Mattei, Jean-François, Troit, Virginie
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.02.2016
Subjects
Altruism
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
International Cooperation - history
International Cooperation - legislation & jurisprudence
Population Dynamics - trends
Professional Autonomy
Sociological Factors
State Government
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Summary:In two centuries, modern humanitarian action has experienced several fractures often linked to crises. Although its professionalism and intervention force remain indisputable, it faces, since the 2000s, a new context that limits its ability to act and confronts it with new dilemmas, even though it must deal with needs for aid of unprecedented scale. These difficulties reveal a humanitarian transition period that was not anticipated. This transition period reflects the change from a dominant paradigm of North-South solidarity of Western origin to a much more complex model. This article provides a summary of the current mutations that are dominated by the States' assertion of sovereignty. Among the possible solutions, it argues for an ethical approach and a better integration of the research carried out in the Global South, prerequisites for building a true partnership and placing the victims at the heart of the operations which involve them.
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ISSN:1958-5381
DOI:10.1051/medsci/20163202016