South Sudan - Why humanitarians should stop hiding behind impartiality : Joshua Craze and Alicia Luedke / The New Humanitarian


Traditional humanitarian principles, especially impartiality, can be problematic when applied without consideration of political contexts.

In South Sudan, political elites often manipulate aid distribution for their own ends. Climate crises and displacement are used by politicians to control populations and gain support. Aid distribution can intensify existing conflicts and inequalities between different ethnic groups.

The authors suggest a more nuanced approach that considers political realities and addresses structural inequalities.

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"Time and again, humanitarian aid has become a tool of government politics, used to control displaced people."
 
"While the humanitarian community sees needs assessments as snapshots of physical needs at a given point in time, they can instead be engines that exacerbate structural inequalities on the ground."

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