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Call for papers – Humanitarian issues and political reconfigurations in the Sahel region

The review Humanitarian Alternatives is issuing a call for papers for its next issue, which will be published in November 2026 and will focus on the following theme: “Humanitarian issues and political reconfigurations in the Sahel region” (provisional title). If you are a researcher, a player or an...

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Social action and humanitarian action: a much-needed broadening of the scope of solidarity

Frédéric Meunier - Vincent Léger

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Social urgency, local resilience and resistance: when humanitarian players get involved in France

Johanna Baché - Véronique de Geoffroy

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Bridging humanitarian and social action through mental health and psychosocial support: towards ethical and context-sensitive responses in a polarised world

Lourdes Carrasco Colom - Maria Bray

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How operating in a domestic context fast-tracks a humanitarian organisation’s existing concerns

Arthur Maurus - Hélène Quéau - Mathilde Fassolette

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Aid in danger

Building tomorrow’s INGOs – towards a more collaborative sector

Published on 27 November 2025 This article is an extension of our special issue “Aid in danger: After the shock of 2025, the consequences and the response” published in November 2025. According to the author, as bilateral donors slash budgets and autocrats weaponise localisation, INGOs face an existential moment. Collaboration, not competition, offers the only […]

Aid in danger

Aid interrupted: what Myanmar’s crisis reveals about humanitarian system’s fragility

Published on 13 November 2025 This article is an extension of our special issue “Aid in danger: after the shock of 2025, the consequences and the response” published in November 2025. According to the author, forty years after their creation, refugee camps on the Thai-Burmese border reveal their Achilles heel: a deadly dependence on external […]

Aid in danger

After the funding stops: the human cost of aid dependency in Côte d’Ivoire

Published on 13 November 2025 This article is an extension of our special issue “Aid in danger: after the shock of 2025, the consequences and the response” published in November 2025. According to the two authors, Côte d’Ivoire’s HIV success story masks a dangerous vulnerability. When PEPFAR funding vanished, community workers kept showing up unpaid […]

Aid in danger

A new era for aid: prioritising people and protecting progress

Published on 4 November 2025 As donor budgets shrink and crisis-hit populations face abandonment, IRC charts a data-driven path forward. Through evidence-based targeting, proven innovations, and local partnerships, the organisation demonstrates how strategic action can maximise impact even amid unprecedented cuts. Humanitarian aid is facing a make-or-break moment. While global needs and extreme poverty are […]

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Les chiffres comme déclencheurs de l’émotion : enjeux des données dans la communication et le plaidoyer humanitaires

Figures as emotional triggers: data issues in humanitarian communication and advocacy

Sometimes, “killer facts” rival shock photos in humanitarian communications. These hard-hitting statistics are certainly intended to mobilise public opinion, but their increasing politicisation calls into question their credibility. How can we produce reliable data and preserve their power of conviction in a world of post-truth and widespread mistrust? For several decades, understanding and measuring the […]

Émilie Poisson

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From traumatic stress to stress at work: providing psychological care for Médecins Sans Frontières staff

Over the past thirty years, as the humanitarian sector has become increasingly professional, and society has recognised the importance of psychological well-being, Médecins Sans Frontières’ managers have accepted that an employer is responsible for the mental health of its employees. Following on from the mental-health theme of our last issue, the authors describe how employers […]

Ludovic Joxe - Nicolas Veilleux

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The “Officials of 40 Street” in N’Djamena: a phenomenon outside the humanitarian field

The capital of Chad is experiencing a phenomenon which is common to many other African cities. These young people who “come to the city”, being neither refugees nor displaced persons, pass under the radar of humanitarian workers and politicians alike. They nevertheless represent a situation which ought to concern them both.

Emmanuel Bossennec

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Interview with Bertrand Bréqueville: “At no time in its history has institutionalised humanitarianism been built in opposition to capitalism”

In his third essay, Contre-histoire de l’humanitaire, Bertrand Bréqueville continues the critical reflection begun in L’Humanitaire sous l’emprise du néolibéralisme (2021) and L’Humanitaire à l’épreuve de l’impérialisme (2024 [all published in French]). Interviewed on 25 November at a presentation of his book at Médecins du Monde – France, he defends a radical thesis: institutionalised humanitarianism […]

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Ukraine-Gaza: Exchange of views

Published on 29 April 2024. The discussion took place on 4 April 2024, as an introduction to the Alternatives Humanitaires General Assembly. The reason why these two conflicts are attracting so much international attention is because they undeniably mark a turning point that Humanitarian Alternatives felt duty-bound to analyse. A complex and ambitious issue of […]

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The Ukraine war as seen by press cartoonists

On the publication of Fichez-nous la paix ! (Leave us in peace!) in the Cartooning for Peace collection, published by Gallimard and in partnership with Amnesty International, Kak and Vladimir Kazanevsky explain the importance of their profession: press cartoonists. Joint interview by Nicolas Foucher of Amnesty International. The president of Cartooning for Peace, Kak is […]

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Interview with Plantu and Reza: “Infuriating doves of peace”

The renowned photographer Reza and Le Monde’s iconic cartoonist Plantu have just published a book in which they revisit eighty or so of their respective photos and cartoons. The publication, which covers a vast range of historical events and global issues – from the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 to the genocide of the Tutsis […]

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Call for papers – Humanitarian issues and political reconfigurations in the Sahel region

10 Years of Humanitarian Alternatives – Our Top 10 articles

Social action and humanitarian action: a much-needed broadening of the scope of solidarity

Social urgency, local resilience and resistance: when humanitarian players get involved in France

Bridging humanitarian and social action through mental health and psychosocial support: towards ethical and context-sensitive responses in a polarised world

How operating in a domestic context fast-tracks a humanitarian organisation’s existing concerns

Our publications

Aid in danger

Building tomorrow’s INGOs – towards a more collaborative sector

Aid interrupted: what Myanmar’s crisis reveals about humanitarian system’s fragility

After the funding stops: the human cost of aid dependency in Côte d’Ivoire

A new era for aid: prioritising people and protecting progress

Our current selection

Figures as emotional triggers: data issues in humanitarian communication and advocacy

From traumatic stress to stress at work: providing psychological care for Médecins Sans Frontières staff

The “Officials of 40 Street” in N’Djamena: a phenomenon outside the humanitarian field

Interviews

Interview with Bertrand Bréqueville: “At no time in its history has institutionalised humanitarianism been built in opposition to capitalism”

Ukraine-Gaza: Exchange of views

The Ukraine war as seen by press cartoonists

Interview with Plantu and Reza: “Infuriating doves of peace”

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