title: [Continual evolution of government humanitarian action].
abstract: The author gives a brief historical overview of the administrative structures that have progressively been set up for management of governmental humanitarian action. He stresses that governmental humanitarian programs are no longer limited to a strictly administrative functions but now include a new altruistic interface involving consultation with non-governmental organizations. However he also underlines that governmental humanitarian action is still carried out not only as an act of human assistance but also as an act of foreign policy. He ends with a presentation of the recently created Humanitarian Action Commission (HAC) at the French Foreign Office.
authors.affiliation: Ministère des Affaires étrangères, 103, rue de l'Université, 75007 Paris, France. christian.lechervy@diplomatie.gouv.fr
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authors.lastname: Lechervy
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D005602:France; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012066:Relief Work / Q000458:organization & administration*