Reimagining Humanitarian Aid | Hugo Slim

29.7.2021

The New Postnormal

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Neutrality has long been a foundational principle of humanitarian action, with international actors often viewed as the only ones who can provide aid without taking sides. But there is nothing wrong with having a political view and hoping your side will win, and the belief that there is delegitimizes locally led aid at a time when it is desperately needed.

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Neutrality has long been a foundational principle of humanitarian action, with international actors often viewed as the only ones who can provide aid without taking sides. But there is nothing wrong with having a political view and hoping your side will win, and the belief that there is delegitimizes locally led aid at a time when it is desperately needed.

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Reimagining Humanitarian Aid | Hugo Slim

The New Postnormal

Weitere Episoden von „The New Postnormal“

Imprisoned by the Infosphere | Peter Pomerantsev

The Politics of Urgency and Inevitability | Ivan Krastev

The Gig Economy 2.0 | Jessica Bruder

What Is Missing from the Inequality Debate | Peter Singer

Post-Normal Policymaking | Silvio O. Funtowicz

Rage Against Productivity | Jenny Odell

Reimagining Humanitarian Aid | Hugo Slim