What can the humanitarian community learn from the Colombian Truth Commission’s LGBTIQ-subchapter? March 21, 2024 13 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health care / Humanitarian Action / Localisation / Sexual Violence / Social Inclusion / Social Protection Elias Dehnen As part of the historic 2016 peace agreement, the “Commission for the Clarification of Truth, ...
From content to harm: how harmful information contributes to civilian harm February 27, 2024 10 mins read Analysis / Communications / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Social Protection Chris Brew From traditional media to social media, coordinated information campaigns or operations, the ways in which ...
Unblocking aid: the EU’s 2023 shift in sanctions policy to safeguard humanitarian efforts January 23, 2024 16 mins read Access / Analysis / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 Sophie Huvé, Guillemette Moulin & Tristan Ferraro The year 2023 marked a significant shift in how the EU makes space for humanitarian ...
Victim/survivor-centeredness, data protection and open-source collection in accountability: lessons from IIIM-Syria January 9, 2024 9 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Rayyan Ghuma & Birhane Wossen Reta The extent to which a victim/survivor-centered approach (VSCA) should be incorporated into data protection remains ...
Online violence: real life impacts on women and girls in humanitarian settings January 4, 2024 11 mins read Analysis / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Gender and conflict / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Megan O’Brien Online violence is not contained by the digital sphere – it is killing women and ...
Israel and the occupied territories: how international humanitarian law applies December 19, 2023 18 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Cordula Droege & Elizabeth Rushing Since the 7th of October, the world has witnessed a new and unimaginable wave of ...
Not child’s play: protecting children’s data in humanitarian AI ecosystems December 14, 2023 8 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Children in conflict / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Roxana Radu & Eugenia Olliaro In times of crisis and conflict, advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (AI/ML) might ...
Mobile phones for participation: building responsible public-private humanitarian partnerships December 7, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Technology in Humanitarian Action Susanna Acland & Barnaby Willitts-King Mobile phones are a powerful tool for participation and engagement in humanitarian crises. Responsible public/private ...
Deploying OSINT in armed conflict settings: law, ethics, and the need for a new theory of harm December 5, 2023 16 mins read Analysis / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Human Costs of Cyber / IHL / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Ed Millett The deployment of open-source intelligence, or OSINT – information gathered from publicly available data sources ...
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 ...
Algorithms of war: The use of artificial intelligence in decision making in armed conflict October 24, 2023 14 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Autonomous Weapons / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Ruben Stewart & Georgia Hinds In less than a year, Chat-GPT has become a household name, reflecting astonishing advances in ...
