Andrew Thomson

Andrew Thomson is a Canadian humanitarian aid worker and author born in 1967. He co-wrote the memoir *Emergency Sex (and Other Desperate Measures): True Stories from a War Zone* (2004) with fellow UN workers Kenneth Cain and Heidi Postlewait. The book chronicles their experiences working for the United Nations in conflict zones including Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Somalia during the 1990s. Thomson's writing combines raw honesty with dark humor, offering an unflinching critique of international humanitarian intervention and exposing the moral complexities faced by aid workers in war zones. The memoir became an international bestseller and sparked controversy within UN circles for its candid portrayal of organizational failures.