Beyond binaries: An intersectional approach to humanitarian action October 8, 2019 13 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence Elizabeth McGuinness & Saman Rejali Where does a lens on ‘men and masculinities’ fit into the frame of humanitarian action? ...
Courage, responsibility and the path towards a world without nuclear weapons: a message to youth August 21, 2019 10 mins read Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Weapons Magnus Løvold The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted in July 2017, is the first ...
Vincent de Paul: A groundbreaking humanitarian August 14, 2019 11 mins read History / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Religion Keltoum Irbah More than 350 years after his death in 1660, the life and trailblazing humanitarian work ...
The Power of Humanity: On Being Human Now and in the Future July 30, 2019 12 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Identity / The most read blog posts in 2019 Hugo Slim In December 2019 the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement will meet in Geneva ...
Challenging patriarchy: gender equality and humanitarian principles July 18, 2019 13 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2019 Ricardo Fal-Dutra Santos This blog seeks to explore the ongoing discourse in the humanitarian sector that portrays gender ...
The Missing: What’s in this edition of the Review July 2, 2019 7 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Online publications / Religion / Special Protections Ellen Policinski The International Review of the Red Cross launched an edition on The Missing earlier this ...
The importance of psychosocial support for families missing loved ones – Review edition launch June 26, 2019 5 mins read Events and highlights / Humanitarian Action Ellen Policinski On 29 March 2019, the International Review of the Red Cross edition on ‘The Missing’ was launched at the Galle Face Hotel in ...
Humanitarian Action: The need to scale back, not up June 20, 2019 9 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / The most read blog posts in 2019 Marc DuBois Your father has a heart attack. The ambulance crew arrives in minutes. They save his ...
Digital risks for populations in armed conflict: Five key gaps the humanitarian sector should address June 12, 2019 8 mins read Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / Technology in Humanitarian Action Delphine van Solinge The Digital Revolution is affecting the lives of people around the world, from connected citizens ...
Potential human costs of cyber operations—Key ICRC takeaways from discussion with tech experts May 29, 2019 11 mins read Conduct of Hostilities / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / The most read blog posts in 2019 Laurent Gisel & Lukasz Olejnik Cyber attacks and their consequences are on top of the agenda around the world. Cyber ...
Intro to blog series on human costs of cyber operations May 23, 2019 2 mins read Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Cyber attacks, defence and security are increasingly high on the agenda of legal, policy and ...
Masculinity and humanitarianism May 20, 2019 9 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence Graham Parsons As I write, a boy, no older than 2, is bouncing around the café, laughing ...