COVID-19, conflict and sexual violence: reversing the burden of proof June 19, 2020 5 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Sophie Sutrich Sexual violence in armed conflict, while prohibited by international humanitarian law, remains a brutal reality. ...
GCIII Commentary: ICRC unveils first update in sixty years June 18, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict Jean-Marie Henckaerts Taking prisoners in international armed conflicts has been a common practice for centuries. The Third ...
Living below the cyber poverty line: strategic challenges for Africa June 11, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling Determining appropriate strategic responses to cyber threats poses an evolving challenge to all States. As ...
Hacking humanitarians: operational dialogue and cyberspace June 4, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Massimo Marelli & Martin Schüepp As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant upon new technologies and the digital ...
Reflecting on our inner child through the lens of children affected by war May 28, 2020 10 mins read Children in conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Religion / Review-related / Sexual Violence Sai Sathyanarayanan Venkatesh In wartime, children are especially vulnerable. They are all too often drawn into hostilities and ...
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 ...
The world tomorrow: COVID-19 and the new humanitarian May 20, 2020 14 mins read Analysis / Counterterrorism / COVID-19 and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles Raphael Gorgeu Two months in, the COVID-19 crisis has sent shock waves throughout the humanitarian sector, prompting ...
COVID-19 and contact tracing: a call for digital diligence May 13, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Balthasar Staehelin & Cécile Aptel As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact society worldwide, contact tracing apps are being developed ...
Hacking humanitarians: mapping the cyber environment and threat landscape May 7, 2020 12 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Massimo Marelli & Adrian Perrig As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant upon new technologies and the digital ...
COVID-19 and Islamic burial laws: safeguarding dignity of the dead April 30, 2020 16 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Islamic Law / Religion Ahmed Al-Dawoody & Oran Finegan As the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths continues to rise across all regions of the world, Ahmed Al-Dawoody, ICRC’s legal advisor on Islamic ...
From the ‘Spanish Flu’ to COVID-19: lessons from the 1918 pandemic and First World War April 23, 2020 10 mins read COVID-19 and conflict / History Cédric Cotter The influenza pandemic from 1918-1919, commonly known as the ‘Spanish Flu’, was the most severe health disaster in recent history. The chaos and ...
COVID-19 response in conflict zones hinges on respect for international humanitarian law April 16, 2020 9 mins read COVID-19 and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict Cordula Droege In our collective response to COVID-19 in conflict zones, it is vital that key provisions ...
