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Politicisation of Humanitarian Aid and Its Consequences for Afghans
Author(s) -
Atmar Mohammed Haneef
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/1467-7717.00181
Subject(s) - conditionality , humanitarian aid , political science , development aid , population , welfare , aid effectiveness , power (physics) , public administration , economic growth , medicine , developing country , politics , environmental health , law , economics , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper outlines the implications of international approaches to humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, focusing in particular on the period since the Taliban assumed power. It argues that international efforts to use conditionality on humanitarian assistance have proved ineffective in influencing the Taliban's policies, and have been implemented despite the negative impact on the welfare of the whole population. Efforts to adopt a principled approach to aid programming in this environment have also raised many ethical dilemmas which are likely to remain major challenges in that country and elsewhere.