Bernard Kouchner is a French socialist politician, activist, diplomat, and doctor. He is co-founder of the Nobel prize-winning Doctors Without Borders and has held ministerial positions with different French governments
From 1999 to early 2001, he was the special representative of the secretary-general and the head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.
Kouchner is the author of several books and co-founder of two news magazines. He is the recipient of several human rights awards including the Dag Hammarskjold Prize and the Prix Europa.
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SEP 22, 2004 • Article
Morgenthau Lecture: The Changing Role of Humanitarianism: A Study Guide to the Work of Bernard Kouchner
This Morgenthau Lecture is a guide to Doctors Without Borders co-founder Bernard Kouchner's work, including an excerpt from his book "The Warriors of Peace."
MAR 2, 2004 • Transcript
The Future of Humanitarianism
Kouchner argues that the globalization of compassion and human rights is a sign of substantial moral progress that can count some successes--most notably, in Kosovo ...