Out of sight, out of mind? Transgender people in humanitarian emergencies

March 31, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Sandra Smiley

The world over, transgender people and others belonging to sexual and gender minority groups are ...

Where are the carrots? Positive discipline for armed groups

March 19, 2020 14 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Anki Sjöberg

We read about violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law on a ...

Cultural property protection: a humanitarian concern

February 13, 2020 8 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / History / Law and Conflict / Religion / Sexual Violence Jennifer Price-Jones

Historic cities, monuments, antiquities and cultural ceremonies transcend human generations, helping construct a sense of ...

The future is now: time to scale up climate mitigation and adaptation measures

February 6, 2020 8 mins read Analysis / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Cécile Aptel

Far from a distant threat, climate change is already a crisis, contributing to extreme weather ...

A New Year’s resolution: bringing IHL home

January 21, 2020 8 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Eva Svoboda

As the old year bids farewell and the new year takes shape, we tend to ...

‘Act today, shape tomorrow’: the 33rd International Conference

December 10, 2019 7 mins read Counterterrorism / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence Helen Durham & Kosuke Onishi

Today we launch the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, a ...

Children and war: upcoming Review edition

November 19, 2019 6 mins read Call for papers / Children in conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence / Special Protections Ellen Policinski

The International Review of the Red Cross has an upcoming edition on Children and war due ...

Two truths and a lie: seventy years of the Geneva Conventions

November 14, 2019 7 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2019 Jean-Marie Henckaerts

This year’s anniversary of the Geneva Conventions provides the space for humanitarian practitioners and legal ...

Trust Me – I’m a Humanitarian

October 24, 2019 12 mins read Accountability / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2019 Hugo Slim

The question of trust has become a major issue in humanitarian action. Can parties to ...

Beyond binaries: An intersectional approach to humanitarian action

October 8, 2019 13 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence Elizabeth McGuinness & Saman Rejali

Where does a lens on ‘men and masculinities’ fit into the frame of humanitarian action? ...

Black magic, zombies and dragons: a tale of IHL in the 21st Century

September 3, 2019 14 mins read Armed Groups / Conduct of Hostilities / Counterterrorism / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Scope of application / Sexual Violence / Technology in Humanitarian Action / Terrorism and IHL / The most read blog posts in 2019 Helen Durham

As we marked the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions last month, I want to ...

Challenging patriarchy: gender equality and humanitarian principles

July 18, 2019 13 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2019 Ricardo Fal-Dutra Santos

This blog seeks to explore the ongoing discourse in the humanitarian sector that portrays gender ...