The main motives that encourage states to participate in humanitarian diplomacy are studied, and the main directions are highlighted.
Attention is also paid to the humanitarian diplomacy of states, and the diversity of national models is noted. The role of the United Nations in creating a humanitarian partnership with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is acknowledged. It is established that nonstate actors play an important political role in hymanitarian negotiations aimed at modern conflicts resolution. Then, the tools of humanitarian diplomacy are analyzed and the similarities and differences with traditional official diplomacy tools are highlighted. The main approaches of foreign and Russian researchers to the concepts of humanitarian diplomacy are examined. The main discussions about approaches to the concept of humanitarian diplomacy that arose against the background of the idea of “humanism 2.0,” about the spread of the practice of humanitarian negotiations, and about the creation of humanitarian spaces are considered. This study is focused on the humanitarian sector of diplomacy. Modern trends in global development have significantly pushed the boundaries of modern diplomacy, an area that should be an effective tool for global dialogue.
