Navigating dilemmas in people-centric humanitarian action

August 31, 2023 17 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Social Inclusion / Social Protection Indu Nepal & Natalie Klein-Kelly

There is now a general consensus that being accountable to people affected by conflict and ...

People, principles, and processes: accountability in humanitarian action

August 29, 2023 15 mins read Accountability / Accountability / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles David Loquercio & Martin Schüepp

In an ever-evolving global landscape, the dynamics of humanitarian work are constantly challenged and shaped ...

Photographing neutrality: a personal reflection from the field

August 10, 2023 5 mins read Analysis / Communications / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict Stephanie Xu

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but images taken during modern conflicts ...

Ethiopia: operational and legal response to armed conflict

June 1, 2023 15 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Romaric Ferraro & Elizabeth Rushing

The ICRC has been present in Ethiopia since the 1977 Ethio-Somalia armed conflict. However, the ...

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

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

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

What does ‘back to basics’ mean for gender and the fundamental principles?

September 1, 2022 13 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Law and Conflict Ariana Lopes Morey

The recently-launched ICRC blog series ‘Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict’ aims ...

Shielding prisoners of war from public curiosity

June 28, 2022 9 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict Ramin Mahnad

Recent media reports on prisoners of war (POWs) and deceased combatants have raised questions among ...

Taking action, not sides: the benefits of humanitarian neutrality in war

June 21, 2022 8 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict Fiona Terry

In this post – part of our new series ‘Back to basics: humanitarian principles in ...

Armed conflict in Ukraine: a recap of basic IHL rules

March 17, 2022 11 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict Cordula Droege

For the past two weeks, the world has watched a humanitarian crisis unfold across Ukraine. ...

The SolarWinds hack: lessons for humanitarians

March 18, 2021 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies Massimo Marelli

As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant upon new technologies and the digital ...

Cashless cash: financial inclusion or surveillance humanitarianism?

March 2, 2021 7 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies Pierrick Devidal

Cash has been an exceptional vector of progress in humanitarian action, empowering people, protecting dignity, ...

We may need more humanitarian bureaucracy, not less

February 4, 2021 5 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence Aaron Clark-Ginsberg & Mary Kate Adgie

In the humanitarian sector, bureaucracy has been faulted for everything from ageism and the suppression ...