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MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES JEAN-MICHEL PIEDAGNEL INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF MSF


Over 150 years of humanitarian action    

From 1859 – battle of Solferino and creation of Red Cross Movement 1949 Geneva Conventions – International Humanitarian Law 1980s + 1990s – huge growth (Ethiopia, Balkans, Rwanda/Zaire Kosovo) 2000s – politicised humanitarianism (Afghanistan, Iraq) + natural disasters (Haiti earthquake, SE Asia tsunami)

Today:  17 billion USD spent annually – dominated by a few countries eg Sudan, DRC, Afghanistan + natural disasters  4,400 NGOs worldwide  ‘System’ dominated by a few: UN, Red Cross, 5 NGOs (MSF, CRS, SCF, WVI, Oxfam) – +/- 275,000 humanitarian workers


Humanitarian Principles  Independence  Impartiality  Neutrality  Medical Principles? For what?


PEACE & STABILIZATION DEVELOPMENT

HUMANITARIAN

DEMOCRACY

HUMAN RIGHTS


Independence


Bearing Witness



Key Figures 2014  1 billion Euro  8.250,700 Outpatients consultation  194.400 women delivered babies  81,700 major surgeries  2,114,900 malaria patients  229,900 HIV patients  Etc.



384 projects in 63 counties


MSF – defining features  Humanitarian principles  History of temoignage  Logistical capacity  Humanitarian  Medical  International staff  Financial independence


Internal Challenges  Growth - > 1 bill Euros 2013  Western  Balance between specialised, skilled staff and “ first missions”  Retaining staff


International Structure BRAZIL SOUTH AFRICA

NORWAY DENMARK

LUXEMBURG ITALY

SWEDEN

BELGIUM

HONG KONG

OC Brussels AUSTRALIA HOLLAND FRANCE

OC Paris JAPAN

USA

Partber Sections

International General Assembly

OC Geneva

OC Barcelona

SPAIN GREECE East Africa

Latin America

Associations

Canada

UK & IRE

GERMANY

AUSTRIA

SWITZERLAND

Operational Centre

OC Amsterdam


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