Humanitarian Aid Without borders. Polish Military Aid for Starving Ethiopia 1985–1987

Abstract

Our world is affected by many problems, including wars, violence, natural disasters and hunger. In many cases, humanity is unable or unwilling to cope with the events that have occurred. The obstacles are often spatial conditions, civilizational events, internal and external conflicts, different interpretations and assessments of phenomena, as well as a simple lack of knowledge and empathy. However, in a complicated reality, there are ideas of helping people in extremely dangerous situations, regardless of political or ideological differences. An example of such action outside these limitations and across borders was the humanitarian aid operation for starving Ethiopia in 1985–1987, carried out by Polish soldiers as part of the air operation of the Polish Relief Helicopter Squadron in Ethiopia.