Humanitarian Aid and Independence: do no harm?

Contributor(s): Geoffrey Dennis, James Kliffen, Bernard Pécoul, Dr Edward Simpson | Humanitarian NGOs find themselves increasingly providing aid in conflict situations alongside military actors and private companies. Is this compromising their principles of neutrality and independence? Geoffrey Dennis is executive director of Care International UK. James Kliffen is head of fundraising at Midecins Sans Frontihres, UK.