Socially Engaged Buddhism and Principled Humanitarian Action During Armed Conflict

In this paper, we will highlight the correspondences between the Socially Engaged Buddhism movement, especially as defined in the practice of the late Thich Nhat Hanh, and the core principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence originally adopted by the International Red Cross and...

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Published in:Contemporary buddhism
Authors: Ha Vinh, Tho 1951- (Author) ; Favoreu, Edith (Author) ; Trew, Noel Maurer (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Contemporary buddhism
Further subjects:B Socially Engaged Buddhism
B Red Cross
B humanitarian principles
B Red Crescent
B OCHA
B armed conflict
B humanitarian action
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Summary:In this paper, we will highlight the correspondences between the Socially Engaged Buddhism movement, especially as defined in the practice of the late Thich Nhat Hanh, and the core principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence originally adopted by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. These principles also underpin the neutral, impartial and independent approach to humanitarian action, used by agencies working under the auspices of the United Nations’ Inter-Agency Standing Committee and Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, along with those who have signed the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations in Disaster Relief. We hope this paper is a modest but useful contribution to create better understanding and to generate dialogue among different stakeholders in the humanitarian field, particularly in the context of armed conflict.
ISSN:1476-7953
Contains:Enthalten in: Contemporary buddhism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14639947.2022.2134538