The translator is a traitor: translation in humanitarian response

December 20, 2022 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action Rasha Mahmoud Abdel Fattah

Translation has often been regarded as an act of ‘betrayal’, for the impossibility of transferring the exact same messages between different languages. Yet, ...

The art of influencing: how to maximize impact in a complex, interconnected world

December 8, 2022 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy Nicholas Hawton

With increasing pressures on the humanitarian environment – shrinking space and shrinking funds first among them – the need to influence authorities and ...

When hostilities end but suffering remains: the necessary continuation of humanitarian activities in the aftermath

November 24, 2022 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / IHL in the aftermath / Law and Conflict Émilie Charpentier

Armed conflicts have long-lasting repercussions on the population affected, even after the conflict has ended. ...

Humanitarian principles in action: a Q&A with the South Sudan Red Cross

November 17, 2022 9 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict John Lobor

On the eve of the declaration of independence by the Republic of South Sudan in ...

‘Nothing about us without us’: including civilians with disabilities in the aftermath

November 15, 2022 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / IHL in the aftermath / Law and Conflict Victoria Riello

As the smoke clears, a range of challenges reveal themselves in the wake of battles ...

Who gets what: how to get climate finance working for the people who need it most

November 10, 2022 12 mins read Analysis / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action Namita Khatri

Global attention is squarely focused on COP27 of the UN Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) ...

Towards a ‘digital emblem’? Five questions on law, tech, and policy

November 3, 2022 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Tilman Rodenhäuser & Mauro Vignati

Doctors who provide care for the war wounded and ICRC delegates who work in areas ...

Dangerous forces: the protection of nuclear power plants in armed conflict

October 18, 2022 25 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Abby Zeith & Eirini Giorgou

As the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine drags on, the international community continues to sound the alarm about the significant risks ...

Safeguarding humanitarian organizations from digital threats

October 13, 2022 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Tilman Rodenhäuser, Balthasar Staehelin & Massimo Marelli

For decades, there has been consensus in the international community that in times of armed ...

The status and protection of third-country nationals in international armed conflict

October 6, 2022 8 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Ramin Mahnad

In international armed conflict, citizens of non-belligerent States can (and do) find their way onto the battlefield. Whether they arrive as volunteers, security ...

Gender inequality, armed conflict and climate change: why militaries can and should map compounded risk

September 29, 2022 15 mins read Analysis / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Jody M. Prescott, Robin Lovell & Team Sandhurst

In areas marked by gender inequality, women and girls are particularly at risk of the ...

Climate and environment considerations for weapon bearers in armed conflict

September 22, 2022 14 mins read Climate change / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action / War, law and the environment Sarah Gale

Why should parties to a conflict care about climate change and the environment? This is ...