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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've always wondered why you only see white people (U.S. and European) going to help in countries in crisis, whether it's somewhere in Africa (Liberia, Sierra Leone) or the Middle East.  Doctors w/o Borders, etc.

Why aren't more black people or people of color in general helping out in situations like these?[/quote]

I think you are looking in the wrong places.  Doctors without Borders might be predominantly white because they are a European (French) organization. But there are many other organizations that provide the same assistance in international humanitarian contexts, and those are often staffed by host country and third country nationals who are also from the Global South.

UNHCR has tons of people from the targeted regions working in their ranks, in fact it can be next to impossible to get into the UN as a US or European citizen because the competition is so fierce.  The International Committee of the Red Cross/Red Cresent also hires from the region.  Not to mention all of the development and humanitarian assistance organizations that are based in the target country and run by local nationals.  [/quote]

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