05-05-2016 13:49 via theguardian.com

MSF brands humanitarian summit 'a fig-leaf of good intentions' as it pulls out

Médecins Sans Frontières cites concern over accountability of governments and flouting of humanitarian laws as it withdraws from Istanbul summitOne of the world’s most prominent and outspoken charities, Médecins Sans Frontières, has pulled out of this month’s landmark world humanitarian summit, describing it as a “fig-leaf of good intentions” that will do little to protect the planet’s most vulnerable people or those trying to help them.T
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