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Militarisation of Humanitarian Aid
In what ways is aid being militarised and is aid being used to support militarisation? Today's wars involve systems of co-operation between military actors and aid agencies. According to International Humanitarian Law, one of the most important principles of humanitarian aid are unconditionality and impartiality ... > READ MORE

Principles and Good Practice of Humanitarian Donorship
Stockholm, 17 June 2003. The objectives of humanitarian action are to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and in the aftermath of man-made crises and natural ... > READ MORE
Humanitarian Action and the "Global War
on Terror"
July 2003. This report, the second in an annual series in which the
Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) reviews key trends in humanitarian policy, focuses on the implications for humanitarian ... >
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Media and the Instrumentalisation of Aid, Military Involvement in Distribution of Aid
24.07.2003. Humanitarian organizations complain that aid is becoming less a response to real need and more a part of military strategy or a reaction to the media spotlight, often ... > READ MORE
Aid Agencies and the Military in Humanitarian Response
January 2002. Since the early 1990s, military forces have become increasingly involved in humanitarian assistance. This encroachment into what has traditionally been seen as ... > READ MORE
Cooperation between Aid Organisations and Armed Forces in Humanitarian Aid
May 2003. In the context of humanitarian aid, the involvement of national and multinational armed forces has been extended considerably since the end of the East-West Conflict ... > READ MORE
Civil-Military Relationships in Complex Emergencies
June 2004. Traditionally in complex emergencies, there has been a distinction between the military and the non-military domains: an approach built upon the principles of internationa ... > READ MORE
Guidelines on the Use of Military Support for UN Humanitarian Activities
March 2003. The following terms are essential for establishing a common understanding of the terminology used by the guidelines as set out in this document. A complex emergency, ... > READ MORE
Country Examples - Humanitarian Aid as a Political Weapon
July 20, 2006. Who..s Using Humanitarian Aid as a Political Weapon?
When Zimbawe’s ZANU-PF government was accused of using food aid to punish political supporters of the Western
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Iraq : Humanitarian-Military Relations with Guidelines
March 2003. Humanitarian aid is most effectively delivered by civilian
humanitarian agencies under UN leadership. Military involvement can compromise the effective delivery of aid and lead
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Civil-Military Relations in Afghanistan with Recommendations
There is a considerable degree of confusion both among the humanitarian community and the Afghan population over the various military forces present in Afghanistan, particularly ... > READ MORE
NATO and Humanitarian Action in the Kosovo Crisis
When NATO warplanes began to unleash their bombs in March 1999 against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, even the most casual observer realized that the situation in Kosovo was ... > READ MORE
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