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Dialogue 9: International justice - pragmatism or principle?
MSF UK organised two roundtable discussions to gather various perspectives on the history, principles and practice of the responsibility to protect (R2P) doctrine. R2P relates to states' responsibilities towards its population and to the international community’s responsibility to protect populations "from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity." |
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Dialogue 8: Responsibility to protect
MSF UK organised two roundtable discussions to gather various perspectives on the history, principles and practice of the responsibility to protect (R2P) doctrine. R2P relates to states' responsibilities towards its population and to the international community’s responsibility to protect populations "from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity." |
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Dialogue 7: Co-operation with private security and military companies
Dr. Dominick Donald, an academic expert and chief analyst for Aegis Research and Intelligence, Nick Downie, Head of Security for the Emergencies Team at Save the Children Fund, and Dr. Kevin O’Brien, Director of Alesia PSI Consultants discuss the issue of humanitarian organisations and their cooperation with private military and security companies. |
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Dialogue 6: Nutrition
MSF nutritionist Valerie Captier, Paluku Bahwere of Valid International, Steve Wiggins of Rural Policy and Governance Group (ODI) and Jean-Michel Grand of Action Contre Le Faim discuss the causes of and approaches to tackling malnutrition. |
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Dialogue 5: Independence and innovation
Does independence contribute to, or impede, innovation in the field of humanitarian action? What factors favour innovation? And can the humanitarian sector be considered innovative? Xavier Crombé of MSF, and Ajaz Ahmed Khan and Willem van Eekelen of Islamic Relief discuss the issue. |
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Dialogue 4: Protection
Marc DuBois, Head of Humanitarian Affairs, MSF and Katy Barnett, Emergency Protection Advisor, Save the Children debate protecting civilians in conflict zones. Are NGOs capable of filling the 'protection gap'? Should they even try to?
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