US EditionFirms led by US military veterans deliver aid in Africa and Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups
- Last week, Fogbow, a U.S.-based firm led by retired military officers, conducted an air drop of 16 tons of food over South Sudan's Upper Nile state amid ongoing conflict.
- South Sudan enlisted Fogbow partly as a response to reductions in U.S. aid and its ongoing recovery from a violent conflict since gaining independence in 2011, which resulted in the deaths of close to 400,000 individuals.
- The air drop took place near recent fighting between government and opposition forces, with few civilians present and questions raised about the government’s motives and Fogbow’s role.
- Fogbow’s president Michael Mulroy, speaking in Juba, emphasized the company’s humanitarian efforts and stated that they collaborated with the United Nations World Food Program to help ensure that aid reached the civilian population.
- The use of private military-led firms in aid delivery is controversial, with humanitarian groups warning this trend risks politicizing assistance and enabling combatants to control populations.
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Military vets lead aid deliveries_ cause some alarm
ON A PLANE OVER UPPER NILE STATE, South Sudan — Swooping low over the banks of a Nile River tributary, an aid flight run by retired American military officers released a stream of food-stuffed sacks over a town emptied by ...
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Winston-Salem JournalMilitary vets lead aid deliveries, cause some alarm
ON A PLANE OVER UPPER NILE STATE, South Sudan — Swooping low over the banks of a Nile River tributary, an aid flight run by retired American military officers released a stream of food-stuffed sacks over a town emptied by…
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Military veterans lead aid deliveries, cause some alarm
ON A PLANE OVER UPPER NILE STATE, South Sudan — Swooping low over the banks of a Nile River tributary, an aid flight run by retired American military officers released a stream of food-stuffed sacks over a town emptied by…
Aid for hire: For-profit contractors deliver aid in war zones, alarming humanitarian groups
Private companies, operated by military veterans, are being used to deliver aid in war zones including South Sudan and Gaza. Aid groups say it's a militarized, politicized and profit-seeking trend that could allow warring parties to use life-saving aid to control desperate civilian populatio
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