Hospitals under fire: legal and practical challenges to strengthened protection March 6, 2025 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / Health Care / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes Khang Phan & Thao Nguyen Amid the devastation of armed conflict, hospitals stand as fragile sanctuaries, overwhelmed by demand and ...
Armed conflict and the pandemic accord: what states should do next for conflict-affected populations September 6, 2023 10 mins read Analysis / Health Care / Health care / History / Humanitarian Action / Social Protection Micaela Serafini & Avigail Shai Armed conflict and other humanitarian emergencies disrupt health systems in many ways: making healthcare less ...
‘Please, don’t tell anyone!’: healthcare stigma in the COVID-19 era November 12, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Paola Forgione Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in conflict zones and peaceful countries ...
COVID-19 vaccines and IHL: ensuring equal access in conflict-affected countries November 5, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Alexander Breitegger As countries struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s focus is on developing a ...
Modern conflict: Address by ICRC’s vice-president to SWIRMO 2016 October 27, 2016 13 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict Mme Christine Beerli, vice-president of the ICRC Address by Mme Christine Beerli, vice-president of the ICRC, at the opening of the Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military Operations (SWIRMO), ...
