Publikationen

u.a.: Irak: „Sie benötigen alles“ / Mangelernährung im Südsudan: Die Kleinsten leiden zuerst / Patricia Günther im Porträt: „Hier bin ich am richtigen Ort“

A review of the humanitarian aid system’s response to displacement emergencies in conflict contexts in South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Jordan, 2012-13.

The international humanitarian aid system has more means and resources at its disposal and greater know-how than ever before. But, on the ground, whether in Syria, DRC, South Sudan or the Central African Republic, MSF teams have repeatedly seen slow and cumbersome humanitarian responses, UN agencies and INGOs increasingly absent from field locations, many agencies concentrating only on the easiest-to-reach populations and ignoring the more difficult places and much more.

In this report we level criticism at the UN for its lack of flexibility and effectiveness. In particular, we highlight the way the current UN system inhibits good decision-making, in particular in displacement crises where a number of UN agencies have a responsibility to respond. We also put the choices made by INGOs, our peers, in the spotlight.

u.a.: Südsudan: Eine Latrine für 150 Menschen / Afghanistan: Wenn Ärzte unerreichbar sind / HIV und Tuberkulose: „Die Chance auf eine Zukunft“