Climate change, environment and humanitarian action in Southeast Asia

March 28, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action Alistair D. B. Cook

Worldwide, millions of people are already facing the harsh reality of climate and environmental crises, ...

Protecting the innocent, the land, and the body: traditional sources of restraint on landmine use

March 23, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict Henrique Garbino & Matthew Breay Bolton

What drives restraint in armed conflict? Recent studies have examined different factors contributing to restraint ...

It’s all relative: the humanitarian principles in historical and legal perspective

March 16, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action Marina Sharpe

Humanitarian actors broadly agree on the humanitarian principles’ meanings and their utility in responses to ...

International humanitarian law and policy in Colombia: progress and challenges

March 9, 2023 12 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Mariana Chacón Lozano & Elizabeth Rushing

Over the last several years, while attention was turned to tackling the impact of the ...

Three lessons on the regulation of autonomous weapons systems to ensure accountability for violations of IHL

March 2, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Vincent Boulanin & Marta Bo

States have agreed on the principle that machines cannot be held accountable for violations of ...

Preventing and eradicating the deadly legacy of explosive remnants of war

February 23, 2023 13 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Weapons Eirini Giorgou

The deadly legacy of armed conflict continues to claim lives long after the fighting is ...

War, law and humanity: the role of the ICRC in international armed conflicts

February 16, 2023 12 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Melina Fidelis

The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has seen the involvement of several humanitarian organizations on the ground – including the International ...

Five types of humanitarian influence

February 7, 2023 12 mins read Analysis / History / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy Hugo Slim

Humanitarian action involves words as well as deeds, influence as well as operations. Every year ...

‘Back to basics’ with a digital twist: humanitarian principles and dilemmas in the digital age

February 2, 2023 14 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies Pierrick Devidal

The digital transformation has been a key vector of progress for the humanitarian sector. It ...

Humanitarian neutrality in contemporary armed conflict: a conversation with Nils Melzer

January 26, 2023 13 mins read Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Nils Melzer & Elizabeth Rushing

As with many humanitarian crises in the past, the international armed conflict between Russia and ...

Present and engaged: how the ICRC responds to armed conflict and violence in cities

January 19, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Urban warfare Charles Deutscher & Chandni Dhingra

How can humanitarian actors better respond to the devastating impact of urban warfare and urban violence? The higher humanitarian stakes in cities – ...

ICRC engagement with armed groups in 2022

January 12, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action Matthew Bamber-Zryd

In line with its mandate, the ICRC engages with all parties to an armed conflict, including non-State armed groups. The ICRC has a ...