Welcome to Inspired: your window into innovation at the ICRC

For us, innovation is much more than a buzzword. It is an opportunity to change for the better: for the populations we serve, for our organization, and for our partners. ...

The Biometrics Minefield

26 February 2021, Data and digitalization / New technologies / Proximity and access

Biometric data collection appears to offer a variety of potential benefits: technological efficiency, transparency and ...

Niger: how to build an innovative delegation

5 February 2021, Economic security / Environmental sustainability / Health care / ICRC Innovates

Poverty, climate change and violence are a daily reality in the Sahel region, including in ...

Taking sustainable energy to the next level: from challenge to transition

25 January 2021, Environmental sustainability / ICRC Innovates / New financing models

One important, long-term innovation initiative focuses on improving access to safe, resilient, and sustainable energy ...

When diversity and inclusion are matters of life and death

23 November 2020, Diversity & Inclusion / Security

The ICRC’s primary goal is to protect and assist conflict-affected populations. But keeping their humanitarian staff safe is equally as important. Now the ...

Using Virtual Reality to drive public engagement

28 October 2020, Behavior change / New financing models / New technologies

In its continual effort to engage supporters and donors, the ICRC has partnered with the ...

Finding fit-for-purpose tools in the fight against chronic disease

12 October 2020, Health care / ICRC Innovates

Humanitarians are increasingly aware that underlying non-communicable diseases compound the acute crises they are more focused on. The understanding that emergency response is ...