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Humanitarian Actors and Practices

How do humanitarian aid workers think and act?

This work focuses on how humanitarian organisations operate, including their members, self-portrayals, messages, practices and cultures.

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Gaza Flotilla : humanitarian or political ?

In May 2010, a convoy of six boats loaded with medical equipment, building materials, school supplies and prefabricated shelters, as well as numerous volunteers, headed for Gaza. This "freedom flotilla" aimed to "break the siege of Gaza". It was stormed by an Israeli commando. Nine activists lost their lives. In this article, Rony Brauman questions the terms used to legitimize or disqualify this initiative and the tragedy that followed. Was the flotilla "humanitarian" or "political"? Is there a "humanitarian crisis" in Gaza or not?