Armed conflict and the pandemic accord: what states should do next for conflict-affected populations

September 6, 2023 10 mins read Analysis / Health Care / Health care / History / Humanitarian Action / Social Protection Micaela Serafini & Avigail Shai

Armed conflict and other humanitarian emergencies disrupt health systems in many ways: making healthcare less ...

COVID-19 vaccine: three considerations for equitable access within countries at war

March 24, 2021 9 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Charles Deutscher

Equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines will be the defining global issue of ...

GCIII Commentary: I’m a woman and a POW in a pandemic. What does the Third Geneva Convention mean for me?

December 8, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Gender and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Heleen Hiemstra & Vanessa Murphy

While a woman’s experience in a prisoners of war (POW) camp may not differ drastically ...

Sexual violence in armed conflict: can we prevent a COVID-19 backslide?

November 25, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence May Maloney

Three months into the pandemic, the ICRC’s Head of Addressing Sexual Violence published a call ...

‘Please, don’t tell anyone!’: healthcare stigma in the COVID-19 era

November 12, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Paola Forgione

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in conflict zones and peaceful countries ...

COVID-19 vaccines and IHL: ensuring equal access in conflict-affected countries

November 5, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Alexander Breitegger

As countries struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s focus is on developing a ...

COVID-19 and its impact on persons with disabilities

September 17, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action Jess Markt

Jess Markt, ICRC Disability Sport & Inclusion Advisor, is an internationally-acclaimed wheelchair basketball coach who ...

Palliative care, COVID-19 and humanitarian action: it’s time to talk.

July 2, 2020 14 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action Rachel Coghlan

For countries already gripped by war or disaster, COVID-19 is magnifying existing challenges to healthcare. ...

Call by global leaders: work together now to stop cyberattacks on the healthcare sector

May 26, 2020 9 mins read COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies

Today, the ICRC’s president, Peter Maurer, added his name to a list of more than ...

Cyber attacks against hospitals and the COVID-19 pandemic: How strong are international law protections?

April 2, 2020 12 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Kubo Mačák, Tilman Rodenhäuser & Laurent Gisel

Editor’s Note – The views of the authors expressed in this blog are those of ...

Equal treatment for women in State armed forces: Three practical implications for medical care

March 8, 2019 13 mins read Gender and conflict / Health Care / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Helen Durham & Vanessa Murphy

Today marks International Women’s Day, providing us with an opportunity to pause and reflect on ...

Status of medical personnel: Clear as mud?

February 25, 2019 10 mins read Conduct of Hostilities / Health Care / Law and Conflict Rain Liivoja

The protection of the wounded and sick, and of medical personnel, stands as the cornerstone of international humanitarian law (IHL). Indeed, the first ...