Protecting civilians in conflict: the urgency of implementing the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

April 22, 2024 9 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Urban warfare / Weapons Laura Boillot, Laurent Gisel, Paul Holtom, Frederik Siem, Dina Abou Samra & Juliana Helou van der Berg

The widespread use of heavy explosive weapons has reached alarming levels, exacting a staggering toll ...

What are the transformative potentials of sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian assistance: a feminist inquiry

April 18, 2024 12 mins read Access / Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health care / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence / Social Inclusion / Social Protection / Special Themes Peixuan Xie

From frontline female combatants with the People’s Defence Force in Myanmar to queer Syrian refugees ...

What can the humanitarian community learn from the Colombian Truth Commission’s LGBTIQ-subchapter?

March 21, 2024 13 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health care / Humanitarian Action / Localisation / Sexual Violence / Social Inclusion / Social Protection Elias Dehnen

As part of the historic 2016 peace agreement, the “Commission for the Clarification of Truth, ...

From content to harm: how harmful information contributes to civilian harm

February 27, 2024 10 mins read Analysis / Communications / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Social Protection Chris Brew

From traditional media to social media, coordinated information campaigns or operations, the ways in which ...

Unblocking aid: the EU’s 2023 shift in sanctions policy to safeguard humanitarian efforts

January 23, 2024 16 mins read Access / Analysis / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy Sophie Huvé, Guillemette Moulin & Tristan Ferraro

The year 2023 marked a significant shift in how the EU makes space for humanitarian ...

Victim/survivor-centeredness, data protection and open-source collection in accountability: lessons from IIIM-Syria

January 9, 2024 9 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Rayyan Ghuma & Birhane Wossen Reta

The extent to which a victim/survivor-centered approach (VSCA) should be incorporated into data protection remains ...

Online violence: real life impacts on women and girls in humanitarian settings

January 4, 2024 11 mins read Analysis / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Gender and conflict / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Megan O’Brien

Online violence is not contained by the digital sphere – it is killing women and ...

Israel and the occupied territories: how international humanitarian law applies

December 19, 2023 18 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Humanity in War podcast / IHL in the aftermath / Law and Conflict Cordula Droege & Elizabeth Rushing

Since the 7th of October, the world has witnessed a new and unimaginable wave of ...

Not child’s play: protecting children’s data in humanitarian AI ecosystems

December 14, 2023 8 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Children in conflict / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Roxana Radu & Eugenia Olliaro

In times of crisis and conflict, advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (AI/ML) might ...

Mobile phones for participation: building responsible public-private humanitarian partnerships

December 7, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Technology in Humanitarian Action Susanna Acland & Barnaby Willitts-King

Mobile phones are a powerful tool for participation and engagement in humanitarian crises. Responsible public/private ...

Deploying OSINT in armed conflict settings: law, ethics, and the need for a new theory of harm

December 5, 2023 16 mins read Analysis / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Human Costs of Cyber / IHL / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Ed Millett

The deployment of open-source intelligence, or OSINT – information gathered from publicly available data sources ...

Reducing harm in military security operations

November 21, 2023 14 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Stephen Kilpatrick, Philippe Cholous, LT COL Susan Mwanga & Elizabeth Rushing

Responsibility for maintaining law and order generally falls to civil authorities such as the police ...