Climate action in conflict and fragile settings: closing the implementation gap

November 12, 2024 12 mins read Access / Analysis / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action / Social Protection / Special Themes Catherine-Lune Grayson & Amir Khouzam

Communities in conflict-affected areas are direly impacted by growing climate risks and shocks. Over the ...

ICRC engagement with armed groups in 2024

October 31, 2024 14 mins read Access / Analysis / Armed Groups / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian diplomacy Matthew Bamber-Zryd

In line with its mandate, the ICRC engages with all parties to an armed conflict, ...

IHL and the challenge of maintaining food security in armed conflict

October 17, 2024 11 mins read Access / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Special Protections Matt Pollard

Food insecurity remains a critical issue in modern armed conflicts, exacerbated by the mutually reinforcing ...

Protecting essential service personnel is a vital part of humanitarian action

October 10, 2024 9 mins read Access / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / IHL / Special Protections Marnie Lloydd, Peter Herby, Caroline Baudot & Tobias Ehret

Water and wastewater pipelines, electricity lines and telecommunication installations permeate contemporary urban landscapes and form ...

What are the transformative potentials of sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian assistance: a feminist inquiry

April 18, 2024 12 mins read Access / Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health Care / Health care / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence / Social Inclusion / Social Protection / Special Themes Peixuan Xie

From frontline female combatants with the People’s Defence Force in Myanmar to queer Syrian refugees ...

The transmission of information by the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency in international armed conflicts

February 29, 2024 11 mins read Access / Analysis / Communications / Detention / Social Protection / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 Natalie Klein-Kelly, Karen Loehner & Jelena Milosevic Lepotic

Two years ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Central Tracing Agency activated ...

Unblocking aid: the EU’s 2023 shift in sanctions policy to safeguard humanitarian efforts

January 23, 2024 16 mins read Access / Analysis / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 Sophie Huvé, Guillemette Moulin & Tristan Ferraro

The year 2023 marked a significant shift in how the EU makes space for humanitarian ...

Protecting education from attack during armed conflict

September 13, 2023 29 mins read Access / Analysis / Children in conflict / Education in Armed Conflict / Humanity in War podcast / IHL Michel Anglade, Mark Chapple & Elizabeth Rushing

Attacks on and military use of education facilities frequently occur during armed conflict, disrupting and ...

Persons with disabilities in armed conflict

July 13, 2023 27 mins read Access / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Disabilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Persons with disabilities Elizabeth Rushing, Nawaf Kabbara, Veronica Ngum Ndi & NG’AA Michael Mwendwa

Persons with disabilities constitute approximately fifteen percent of the global population – a figure that ...

Towards a disability-inclusive IHL: ICRC views and recommendations

July 6, 2023 10 mins read Access / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Disabilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict / Persons with disabilities Alexander Breitegger

As a 2022 global report by the World Health Organization estimates, about 1.3 billion people ...

Responsible data sharing between humanitarian organizations and donors: towards a common approach

June 22, 2023 7 mins read Access / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Vincent Cassard, Stuart Campo & Jonas Belina

Humanitarian organizations are facing increased incentives to collect and share disaggregated data about their operations. ...

Supporting social protection: five considerations for a principled humanitarian approach

June 8, 2023 10 mins read Access / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Localisation / Social Protection Colin Walch

As humanitarian organizations broaden their mindset from saving lives in emergencies to making a more ...