Non-governmental organizations: an indispensable player of humanitarian aid

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The article discusses the significance of the private not for profit dimension of the humanitarian landscape. Concerning NGOs, the author argues that faced with a transnational environment, a growing demand for accountability and difficult choices to make, they must be more humanitarian in the approach they take.

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