Humanitarian work & assistance vs development vs human rights organisations --- Over the years there has been an increase in the number of international organisations with some being more specialised in a particular field than others. For those who don't work in the humanitarian sector or not familiar with the sector all three type of organisations in the title are the same, which may lead to suspicion about motives etc. How can the sector better explain these differences to avoid ambiguity?

Source author: Marwa Shabbar marwashabbar@yahoo.com.au