Humanitarian diplomacy in a world gone mad

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Mar 31, 202530:18Science & Medicine

Humanitarian diplomacy is a broad landscape and possibly one with internal contradictions. For example, traditionally humanitarian agencies have sought to distance themselves from mediation and human rights activism. The...

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