Diplomacy Alliance --- Does the "Humanitarian Diplomacy Alliance" refer to the humanitarian actors on the ground? If so, how do we overcome the barrier of competition over funding, access and space? Based on experience, most actors on the ground tend to argue that "humanitarians are not diplomats"; then, they try to shift efforts towards "joint advocacy". However, even in practising this concept, we have fallen short because organisational interests always get in the way of beneficiaries' interests.

Source author: Seyedeh Sepideh Seyed Asgari asgari.spdh@gmail.com