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Avril Benoît is the US Executive Director of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known by its English-language name, Doctors Without Borders. It is an independent humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency medical aid quickly, effectively, and impartially. It received the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.
Avril will speak with us about MSF’s work, and in particular, about the practical and ethical challenges in delivering humanitarian relief in the modern world.
How can humanitarian organisations reconcile the neutrality they must observe, to provide care in conflict zones, with the moral imperative they must retain, to speak out on the human rights violations they witness? How do they balance the provision of urgent care to meet immediate needs, while pressing for long-term changes to prevent future emergencies?
Today’s Talk co-moderators will be u/DieYouFool3 and u/AkaashMaharaj, with support by u/Tetizeraz.
13:00 EDT / 17:00 UTC
Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders
Avril Benoît
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