Amplifying Pacific voices: the region’s crucial role in advancing IHL

July 2, 2026 11 mins read Analysis / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / IHL / Upholding humanity in war: the Global IHL Initiative Hannah Crothers & Catherine Thornton

Pacific Island states have long demonstrated leadership in promoting peace, disarmament, and humanitarian values. From ...

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 ...

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 ...

Digital safe havens: sheltering civilians from military cyber operations

July 1, 2021 6 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Isabelle Peart

In the spring of 2021, the ICRC and Geneva Academy jointly organized a student essay ...

Stepping into the breach: military responses to global cyber insecurity

June 17, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling

As the global geo-political landscape continues to experience increasing fragmentation, cyberspace grows in importance as ...

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 ...

Cyber operations during armed conflict: 7 essential law and policy questions

March 26, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Helen Durham

In the current UN-mandated cyber discussions, many issues have been raised on the legal and ...

Hacking humanitarians: moving towards a humanitarian cybersecurity strategy

January 16, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Massimo Marelli

As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant upon new technologies and the digital ...

Industrial cyber attacks: a humanitarian crisis in the making

December 3, 2019 10 mins read Analysis / Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Sergio Caltagirone

Industrial control systems manage almost every aspect of daily life, from water supply to electricity ...

Cyber operations and international humanitarian law: five key points

November 28, 2019 10 mins read Analysis / Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Laurent Gisel & Tilman Rodenhäuser

Cyber operations are high on legal and policy agendas, with States convening two intergovernmental processes ...