Independent operational space --- Military presence in humanitarian relief operations is a fact as well as in several conflict contexts such Mali, Niger or others. Civil-military coordination is a reality needed but it is important in terms of perception and neutraliy to promote differentiation and maintain an independent operational space more over when several actors have to negotiate with armed parties in a conflict in terms of access and the organisation can't risk to be a assimilated to a specific idea or other actors.

Source author: María Romero Pardo sohi1z1@hotmail.com