How AI learns, and what it misses: why data selection matters in humanitarian action

August 14, 2025 16 mins read Analysis / Emerging Voices / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies / Special Themes / Technology in Humanitarian Action Maria Haas

Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering humanitarian action at pace, shaping decisions from crisis forecasting to ...

An evitable catastrophe: reclaiming humanity from the nuclear brink

August 7, 2025 10 mins read Analysis / Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Special Themes / Weapons Dominique Loye

On August 6th and 9th 1945, Hiroshima and Nagasaki became the first – and so ...

Verses of mercy: how Somali oral traditions can mitigate conflict and support IHL

June 5, 2025 17 mins read Analysis / Emerging Voices / Generating Respect for IHL / Identity / IHL / Islamic Law / Localisation / Related bodies of law / Special Themes Ayan Abdirashid Ali

The universality of international humanitarian law (IHL) assumes that its principles transcend cultural, geographical, and ...

Reaffirming IHL’s specific protection of hospitals

May 27, 2025 15 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Health Care / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes / Upholding humanity in war: the Global IHL Initiative Supriya Rao & Alexander Breitegger

In today’s armed conflicts, hospitals are increasingly being attacked or misused for military purposes, undermining ...

Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts: detention operations in international armed conflicts

May 15, 2025 17 mins read Analysis / Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts / Detention / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Special Themes Sylvain Vité & Isabelle Gallino

Large-scale detention operations in international armed conflicts (IACs) pose significant humanitarian, legal, and operational challenges. ...

The imperative to protect water and water systems during armed conflict

April 24, 2025 15 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Special Themes Tadesse Kebebew

Amid the complexities of contemporary armed conflicts, damage to water infrastructure and the use of ...

Addressing landmine pollution: how the ‘polluter pays’ principle can help

April 17, 2025 14 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Special Themes / Weapons Goran Sandić

Landmines, a persistent threat in post-conflict zones, pose severe risks to both human lives and ...

Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts: key preparedness measures

April 3, 2025 12 mins read Analysis / Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Law and Conflict / Special Themes / Topics / Type of post Isabelle Gallino & Sylvain Vité

As states increasingly focus on strengthening their defense capabilities, discussions on military preparedness are gaining ...

Environmental destruction in conflict: broadening accountability in war

March 20, 2025 8 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / IHL / Law and Conflict / Related bodies of law Iryna Rekrut

International law recognizes the importance of environmental protection during armed conflict. Additional Protocol I of ...

Hospitals under fire: legal and practical challenges to strengthened protection

March 6, 2025 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / Health Care / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes Khang Phan & Thao Nguyen

Amid the devastation of armed conflict, hospitals stand as fragile sanctuaries, overwhelmed by demand and ...

AI, war and (in)humanity: the role of human emotions in military decision-making

February 20, 2025 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / New Technologies / Weapons Joanna L D Wilson

Contemporary armed conflicts are increasingly complex and, through rapid technological development, increasingly remote. This calls ...

A call to make international humanitarian law a political priority

February 6, 2025 8 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian diplomacy / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Special Themes / Upholding humanity in war: the Global IHL Initiative Mirjana Spoljaric

As the devastating impacts of armed conflicts continue to mount, civilians are enduring unimaginable suffering. ...