Working under a military umbrella in a conflict zone such as Libya can distort the neutral role in which humanitarians are seen.

The warning came from the Director of the Humanitarian Futures Programme, Dr. Randolph Kent, in a BBC World Service broadcast. He told The World Today that peculiarly, he was less concerned about the immediate humanitarian situation in Libya and more worried about the very survival and development in democratic terms, of the region as a whole .

Dr. Kent was asked by presenter, Julian Keane, whether he thought the coalition offensive against Col. Gadaffi’s forces could be justified for humanitarian reasons.

You can listen to the interview below: