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In 2007 MSF clarified that for nearly 30 years MSF and Kouchner have had public disagreements on such issues as the right to intervene and the use of armed force for humanitarian reasons. Kouchner is in favour of the latter, whereas MSF stands up for an impartial humanitarian action, independent from all political, economic and religious powers.
She joined Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in 1994 [1] and was sent to Yugoslavia to lead humanitarian health responses the Bosnia War. [1] She subsequently led MSF's response in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo ) supporting refugees fleeing the Rwandan genocide , later managing a tuberculosis program in Sudan .
Avril Benoît is the executive director of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the United States (MSF-USA) (as of June 2019). Previously, Ms. Benoît served as Director of Communications and Fundraising with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders at its operational centre based in Geneva, Switzerland.
The head of medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said on Thursday that Gaza faces a catastrophe extending far beyond a humanitarian crisis, describing the situation in the densely ...
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator is a high-level position in the United Nations that heads the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The position has been held since October 2024 by Thomas Fletcher, the sixth Briton in a row to serve in the role.
Joyce Msuya is a Tanzanian microbiologist and environmental scientist who has been serving as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator in the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs since 2021. [1]
President Joe Biden's administration is considering airdropping aid from U.S. military planes into Gaza as land deliveries become increasingly difficult, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. Israel ...
The U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs said funding from USAID would allow the agency's partners to provide food assistance, emergency health care and psychosocial services, and could help with ...