Can Aid Switch Gears to Respond to Sudden Forced Displacement? The Case of Haut-Uélé, DRC
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11403940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katharine Derderian (Médecins Sans Frontières, corresponding author), Liesbeth Schockaert (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-23 |
| Publication date | 1969-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Refuge Canada s Journal on Refuge (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0229-5113 • E-ISSN: 1920-7336 |
| Publisher | York University Libraries (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.25071/1920-7336.34354 |
| OpenAlex | W1897690579 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
How does the aid system respond when insecurity and suddenforced displacement occur in what has long been considered a stable, development context? Can longer-term aid interventions adapt when challenged to “shift gears” to address acute needs resulting from forced displacement? Based on observations from Médecins Sans Frontières projects in Haut-Uélé in northeastern DRC in 2008–2009, this article examines assistance to displaced populations and the residents hosting them in LRA-affected areas—above all, the stakes and dilemmas involved in responding to such a sudden-onset emergency in what international donors and the national government considered an area in development. Initially, a much-needed response to violence and displacement failed to materialize, with little permanent humanitarian presence on the ground, while development approaches failed to adapt and meet emergency needs. Short-term contingency support was provided through development NGOs, but with limited scope and maintaining cost-recovery schemes for health toward an impoverished population facing an increasingly precarious situation. A long-term development approach was simply unable to respond to the sudden population increase and a fragile health situation
Business · Context (archaeology · Contingency plan · Development economics · Displaced person · Displacement (psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Forced migration · Geography · Government (linguistics · Management · Political science · Population · Psychological intervention · Refugee · Scope (computer science · Computer Science · Global Maternal and Child Health · Health and Conflict Studies · Healthcare Systems and Practices · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |