International humanitarian law and policy in Colombia: progress and challenges March 9, 2023 12 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Mariana Chacón Lozano & Elizabeth Rushing Over the last several years, while attention was turned to tackling the impact of the ...
Towards common understandings: the application of established IHL principles to cyber operations March 7, 2023 9 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Kubo Mačák & Tilman Rodenhäuser Cyber operations have become a reality of today’s armed conflicts, and their use is likely ...
Three lessons on the regulation of autonomous weapons systems to ensure accountability for violations of IHL March 2, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Vincent Boulanin & Marta Bo States have agreed on the principle that machines cannot be held accountable for violations of ...
Preventing and eradicating the deadly legacy of explosive remnants of war February 23, 2023 13 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Weapons Eirini Giorgou The deadly legacy of armed conflict continues to claim lives long after the fighting is ...
War, law and humanity: the role of the ICRC in international armed conflicts February 16, 2023 12 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Melina Fidelis The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has seen the involvement of several humanitarian organizations on the ground – including the International ...
Five types of humanitarian influence February 7, 2023 12 mins read Analysis / History / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy Hugo Slim Humanitarian action involves words as well as deeds, influence as well as operations. Every year ...
‘Back to basics’ with a digital twist: humanitarian principles and dilemmas in the digital age February 2, 2023 14 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies Pierrick Devidal The digital transformation has been a key vector of progress for the humanitarian sector. It ...
Humanitarian neutrality in contemporary armed conflict: a conversation with Nils Melzer January 26, 2023 13 mins read Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Nils Melzer & Elizabeth Rushing As with many humanitarian crises in the past, the international armed conflict between Russia and ...
Present and engaged: how the ICRC responds to armed conflict and violence in cities January 19, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Urban warfare Charles Deutscher & Chandni Dhingra How can humanitarian actors better respond to the devastating impact of urban warfare and urban violence? The higher humanitarian stakes in cities – ...
ICRC engagement with armed groups in 2022 January 12, 2023 11 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 ...
The translator is a traitor: translation in humanitarian response December 20, 2022 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action Rasha Mahmoud Abdel Fattah Translation has often been regarded as an act of ‘betrayal’, for the impossibility of transferring the exact same messages between different languages. Yet, ...
The art of influencing: how to maximize impact in a complex, interconnected world December 8, 2022 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy Nicholas Hawton With increasing pressures on the humanitarian environment – shrinking space and shrinking funds first among them – the need to influence authorities and ...
