UNHCR: Safeguarding humanitarian space

Nonetheless, not all humanitarian actors are in agreement that humanitarian space is in fact shrinking. During the Cold War many conflict-affected areas (such as parts of Afghanistan, Angola and Mozambique) were off-limits to aid workers. The diversion and manipulation of aid has also been a perennial feature of the operating landscape. What has changed is the nature of the challenges to principled humanitarian action, underpinned by significant shifts in the global political and security context.

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