Towards national implementation of IHL: Arab states pledge their commitment

February 15, 2024 7 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 Yasmin Bedir & Omar Mekky

The work and contribution of national committees on IHL (NCIHLs) can be relevant in a ...

A human-centered approach to outer space security: how to boost UN efforts in the near-term

November 9, 2023 10 mins read Analysis / Disarmament / Outer Space / Technology in Humanitarian Action / War, law, and outer space Michael Spies

Technological trends and the rapid expansion of activity in outer space are creating a new ...

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 ...

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 ...

‘Catching up with the curve’: the participation of women in disarmament diplomacy

August 25, 2022 12 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Law and Conflict Véronique Christory

Though it cannot be up to women alone to capture gendered impacts in treaty texts ...

The holy grail of virtual diplomacy: how to achieve trust

November 4, 2021 8 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy Nicholas Hawton & Shahrokh Shakerian

The ‘Great Move’ to communication in the virtual world has been underway for some time. ...

Crossing the Rubicon: virtual diplomacy in a changing world

October 20, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Humanitarian Action Nicholas Hawton & Shahrokh Shakerian

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown countries into confusion, devastated economies and caused major disruption to almost every aspect of our lives. The world ...

People power in humanitarian action

February 20, 2020 15 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles Hugo Slim

The principle of “putting people at the centre” of humanitarian action rightly dominates humanitarian policy ...

The 1918 Bern Agreements: repatriating prisoners in a total war

March 29, 2018 10 mins read Detention / Humanitarian Action Cédric Cotter

100 years ago, under the auspices of the ICRC and the Swiss Confederation, the French and German governments signed the Bern Agreements. A ...

A global ban on nuclear weapons: Are we there yet?

May 24, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / Weapons Melina Lito

In the heart of the Cold War, nuclear weapons were the central issue of international peace and security debates, with a devastating nuclear ...

Protected: Humanitarian-private sector partnerships: Never forget why!

January 24, 2017 7 mins read Analysis Stéphane Bonamy, Deputy Head, ICRC Washington

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“On mission for humanity”: Glimpses of the Sommaruga years

November 30, 2016 8 mins read Humanitarian Action / Online publications Raphaël Dallaire Ferland

Historians have made available 1169 speeches – previously unpublished for the most part – by former ICRC President Cornelio Sommaruga (1987-1999). Humanitarian Law ...

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