Deprived of freedom: how detainees in conflict zones could benefit from a ‘triple nexus’ approach

July 9, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / Detention / Humanitarian Action Colin Walch

Detainees are among the most vulnerable groups in society, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected regions. How governments treat the people they detain in ...

Palliative care, COVID-19 and humanitarian action: it’s time to talk.

July 2, 2020 14 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action Rachel Coghlan

For countries already gripped by war or disaster, COVID-19 is magnifying existing challenges to healthcare. ...

COVID-19, conflict and sexual violence: reversing the burden of proof

June 19, 2020 5 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Sophie Sutrich

Sexual violence in armed conflict, while prohibited by international humanitarian law, remains a brutal reality. ...

Living below the cyber poverty line: strategic challenges for Africa

June 11, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling

Determining appropriate strategic responses to cyber threats poses an evolving challenge to all States. As ...

Hacking humanitarians: operational dialogue and cyberspace

June 4, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Massimo Marelli & Martin Schüepp

As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant upon new technologies and the digital ...

Reflecting on our inner child through the lens of children affected by war

May 28, 2020 10 mins read Children in conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Religion / Review-related / Sexual Violence Sai Sathyanarayanan Venkatesh

In wartime, children are especially vulnerable. They are all too often drawn into hostilities and ...

The world tomorrow: COVID-19 and the new humanitarian

May 20, 2020 14 mins read Analysis / Counterterrorism / COVID-19 and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles Raphael Gorgeu

Two months in, the COVID-19 crisis has sent shock waves throughout the humanitarian sector, prompting ...

COVID-19 and contact tracing: a call for digital diligence

May 13, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Balthasar Staehelin & Cécile Aptel

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact society worldwide, contact tracing apps are being developed ...

Hacking humanitarians: mapping the cyber environment and threat landscape

May 7, 2020 12 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Massimo Marelli & Adrian Perrig

As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant upon new technologies and the digital ...

We are not at ‘war’ with COVID-19: concerns from Italy’s ‘frontline’

April 9, 2020 5 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action Adriano Iaria

Editor’s Note – The views of the author expressed in this blog are those of ...

Out of sight, out of mind? Transgender people in humanitarian emergencies

March 31, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Sandra Smiley

The world over, transgender people and others belonging to sexual and gender minority groups are ...

Climate, conflict and crises: first and foremost, do no harm

February 27, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action Janani Vivekananda

The combined effects of climate change and conflict increase the number and intensity of crises ...