Humanitarian action in the face of the challenges of the “post-Nine Eleven” world, 2006

01/07/2006

After the golden times when humanitarian aid was a sure and unquestionable value, the time for doubts has come. The post-Cold War period has not kept its promises and conflict remains a significant factor, even if some specialists predict a decrease in the world's dangerousness. The divergence of approaches to crises, the different readings of the world, the diversity of positions on a number of major issues have become more pronounced.