The State of Conflicts Today: Can Humanitarian Action Adapt?

Author(s)
McGoldrick, C.
Publication language
English
Pages
30pp
Date published
21 Nov 2016
Publisher
International Review of the Red Cross
Type
Articles
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Development & humanitarian aid
Organisations
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Link
https://www.icrc.org/en/international-review/article/state-conflicts-today-can-h…

How do the dynamics of contemporary armed conflict shape, and constrain, humanitarian action? Is the international humanitarian "system" really at breaking point, as is often claimed? Or will it adapt to the changing realities not just of warfare but of global geopolitical shifts – as it has done repeatedly in the past – and evolve into something different?