The humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality and
impartiality provide an ethical framework that defines and
delineates the humanitarian space within which relief agencies are
supposed to operate. Current experiences, however, show that these
traditional principles were not designed to cope with the
development underlying the increasing merging of humanitarian aid
and politics. To avoid political manipulation, relief organizations
must rethink these principles and face the responsibility of
getting more involved in the broader political arena to be able to
take appropriate action, and to avoid long-term damages on a
society. The author examines the difficult realities in a
heterogenic humanitarian environment, by addressing all the complex
legal and political issues surrounding an emergency, including the
impact of external actors like donors, host governments, and armed
forces. It therefore provides a realistic understanding for
everyone who is working in the field of humanitarian aid and
development policy of the possibilities and limits of being
"neutral" and "impartial" in current crisis responses. In this
regard, the paper further analyzes the 'Sphere' process on how far
it is taking political influences on humanitarian aid into
consideration, and can thus actually be seen as a reasonable
guideline for relief organizations in the 21st century.
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