A last say on refugees, NGOs and the role of the State

Resumen

During the last decades, narratives related to migration and refugees, in different parts of the globe, have challenged the classical approach to security and solidarity proposed by nation-states. The rising number of people affected by destitution and destruction, due to the occurrence of war or by being a citizen of a failed state, has been posing serious questions to the international community about the way it should deal with these crises. Considering the international dimension of this phenomenon and given the multiplication of International Organizations and multilateral fora of discussion in the last century, new concepts such as humanitarian assistance and international cooperation have contributed to enrich the way many states, mainly Western, interpret foreign policy. For instance, the decision to include “international cooperation” as a structural component of Foreign Affairs Ministries in many western countries proves the relevance attributed to these types of practices in the relationship between states.