Link to News article here: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/faith.groups.engaged.in.humanitarian.work.are.feeling.sidelined.but.they.also.recognise.theyve.made.some.mistakes/63495.htm
Reviews faith based organizations, primarily Christian organizations, and the history of their development and the context in which they operate. The roles these organizations play and challenges they face are also discussed.
The statement makes reference to the December 2012 UN High Commissioner Dialogue on “Faith and Protection”, the “Welcoming the Stranger: Affirmations for Faith Leaders” document, as well as statelessness among the refugee populations.
The role of faith in the humanitarian sector is not easy to measure. Faiths generally advocate welcoming the stranger and there are many organisations and individuals inspired by their faith or religion to provide protection and assistance. Yet it is easier to measure the activities inspired by faith than to measure the difference that having that faith makes, and secularly inspired standards for such activities can appear to be in tension with the faith inspiration. FMR 48 includes 36 articles on ‘Faith’ plus seven ‘general’ articles. – See more at: http://www.fmreview.org/faith#sthash.9G2V0abz.dpuf
Every year, millions of people around the world are affected by humanitarian crises, both natural and man-made. A significant proportion of people living with HIV (PLHIV) are also affected by conflict, disasters or displacement. HIV can spread quickly in conditions of poverty, powerlessness and social instability, conditions that are often at their most extreme during emergencies.