Deprived of freedom: how detainees in conflict zones could benefit from a ‘triple nexus’ approach July 9, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / Detention / Humanitarian Action Colin Walch Detainees are among the most vulnerable groups in society, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected regions. How governments treat the people they detain in ...
Humanitarian Action: The need to scale back, not up June 20, 2019 9 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / The most read blog posts in 2019 Marc DuBois Your father has a heart attack. The ambulance crew arrives in minutes. They save his ...
‘Basics’ won’t do: A response to Marc DuBois’ ‘new humanitarian basics’ November 13, 2018 14 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Protracted Conflict / Sexual Violence Ricardo Fal-Dutra Santos This blog post aims to challenge Marc DuBois’ proposition of a ‘new humanitarian basics’ and ...
A humanitarian-development nexus that works June 21, 2018 11 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Protracted Conflict / The most read blog posts in 2018 Filipa Schmitz Guinote The decades-old discussion on the ‘humanitarian-development nexus’ is again in full swing. At the beginning, ...
Habitat III: The smartest city is a safe city October 24, 2016 5 mins read Events and highlights / Humanitarian Action Hugo Slim The humanitarian commitments in the New Urban Agenda are significant and will form clear policy guidance on urban humanitarian action for national governments ...
The New Urban Agenda recognizes the humanitarian impact of urban warfare August 22, 2016 5 mins read Humanitarian Action Raphaël Dallaire Ferland After intensive negotiations in Surabaya, Indonesia, the latest draft (.pdf) of the New Urban Agenda now gives respect for international humanitarian law and ...
UN development agenda must not obscure humanitarian action, says ICRC policy chief May 18, 2016 1 mins read Videos / World Humanitarian Summit The editors In this video interview, Hugo Slim explains ICRC’s approach to the World Humanitarian Summit, held in Istanbul on 23-24 May 2016. The ICRC ...
International Review: Principles guiding humanitarian action April 15, 2016 5 mins read Counterterrorism / Online publications / Religion / Sexual Violence The year 2015 was marked by a major anniversary for the International Red Cross and ...
Conference cycle: Principles guiding humanitarian action April 13, 2016 11 mins read Events and highlights / Videos The seven Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are the expression of a set of values and experiences ...
