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 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
“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 ...
How humanitarians safeguard the law of armed conflict October 25, 2016 8 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict The editors In situations of armed conflicts and violence across the world, humanitarian actors operate amidst recurring violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). Not only ...
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 ...
