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	<title>The Journal of Humanitarian Assistance &#187; security of humanitarian workers</title>
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		<title>Shrinking Humanitarian Space? Trends and Prospects on Security and Access</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonelle  Lonergan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cynthia Brassard-Boudreau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Hubert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[changing nature of armed conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humanitarian access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humanitarian space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[militarization and politicization of aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security of humanitarian workers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Shrinking humanitarian space describes the situation where the changing nature of armed conflict and the geopolitical shifts, particularly since 9/11, combine to inhibit the provision of humanitarian assistance. By conflating unproven assumptions about unrelated challenges under this single heading, humanitarian organizations have generated an unnecessarily gloomy outlook on future prospects for their security and access. There is no conclusive evidence that humanitarian space is declining over time; the blurring of boundaries between humanitarianism and other international responses to conflict often does more good than harm; and in seeking to maximize security and access, emphasis should be focused on practical strategies rather than simply on the reassertion of traditional humanitarian principles.]]></description>
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