Responding to climate risks in conflict settings: in search of solutions

November 23, 2023 10 mins read Analysis / Climate change / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action Catherine-Lune Grayson & Amir Khouzam

At COP28, states and organizations will adopt a Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery and Peace, ...

Reducing harm in military security operations

November 21, 2023 14 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Stephen Kilpatrick, Philippe Cholous, LT COL Susan Mwanga & Elizabeth Rushing

Responsibility for maintaining law and order generally falls to civil authorities such as the police ...

The complex neutrality of commercial space actors in armed conflict

November 16, 2023 12 mins read Analysis / Communications / Humanitarian Principles / Outer Space / Technology in Humanitarian Action / War, law, and outer space Guoyu Wang

During an international armed conflict, commercial space actors under the jurisdiction or control of a ...

A human-centered approach to outer space security: how to boost UN efforts in the near-term

November 9, 2023 10 mins read Analysis / Disarmament / Outer Space / Technology in Humanitarian Action / War, law, and outer space Michael Spies

Technological trends and the rapid expansion of activity in outer space are creating a new ...

How would IHL apply to hostilities in outer space?

November 2, 2023 16 mins read Analysis / IHL / Outer Space / Scope of application / War, law, and outer space Svenja Berrang

Despite the longstanding efforts of the international community to prevent an arms race in outer ...

Protecting civilians against digital threats: four worrying trends and recommendations to address them

October 19, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / New Technologies Cordula Droege, Laurent Gisel, Tilman Rodenhäuser & Joelle Rizk

In situations of armed conflict, access to digital technology can save lives. But the use of cyber, information, and other digital operations by ...

Foghorns of war: IHL and information operations during armed conflict

October 12, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Communications / Humanitarian Action / IHL / Technology in Humanitarian Action Tilman Rodenhäuser & Samit D’Cunha

“In war, truth is the first casualty” is perhaps one of the best known aphorisms ...

ICRC engagement with armed groups in 2023

October 10, 2023 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action Matthew Bamber-Zryd

In line with its mandate, the ICRC engages with all parties to an armed conflict, including non-state armed groups. The ICRC has a ...

8 rules for “civilian hackers” during war, and 4 obligations for states to restrain them

October 4, 2023 12 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Tilman Rodenhäuser & Mauro Vignati

As digital technology is changing how militaries conduct war, a worrying trend has emerged in which a growing number of civilians become involved in ...

Sexual and gender-based violence in migration contexts: does faith sensitivity matter?

September 21, 2023 20 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Migration / Religion / Sexual Violence Sandra Iman Pertek, Ahmed Al-Dawoody & Amjad Saleem

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is tragically widespread along migration journeys, especially when these take ...

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 ...

Protecting education from non-state armed group attacks

September 12, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Armed Groups / Children in conflict / Education in Armed Conflict / IHL / Protection of education Jerome Marston

Non-state armed groups are responsible for a significant proportion of attacks that kill and injure ...