First, do no harm

 Across the years, all the way from back in the beginnings of the United Nations, determining when humanitarian action is justified has always been a hot topic and who should get the priority of care. It's still a dilemma between countries' rights to supremacy and people's rights to protection and help, but also between equity and equality. This is reflected in the guiding principles of humanitarian action such as humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. Let's take a look at how those shape the questions regarding humanitarian intervention.   Humanity:  This is the principle the most related to human beings themselves. This one seeks to represent the very core purpose of humanitarian action: making sure that everyone's life, health and decency is protected. For some, this is the concept that should be adhered the most rigidly in missions and in decisions surrounding them. Therefore, it is sometimes used as a reason to act in countries without explicit co...