PERSPECTIVES 1

We Need to De-­‐Westernize International Non-­‐Governmental Humanitarian Aid

Pierre Micheletti

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PERSPECTIVES Papers presented under “Perspectives” introduce original contributions and points of view on issues related to risk and security management of non-­‐profit aid organisations. They are not necessarily commissioned nor authored by SMI, but are issued by SMI as interesting contributions to the debate on risk and security management of non-­‐profit aid organisations.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pierre Micheletti is a physician and former president of Médecins du Monde France (Doctors of the World). He became program director of Médecins du Monde (MDM) in 1996 and was subsequently named member of the national office. From 2006 to 2009 he was President of MDM. Today, Pierre Micheletti teaches at the University of Grenoble, responsible for the program “Santé, solidarité précarité”, and is associate professor for the diploma "International Organisation: IGO-­‐NGO" at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Grenoble. He publishes regularly and widely, among other in Le Monde Diplomatique. His recent book, “Humanitaire, s’adapter ou renoncer”