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Trying to square the circle: the ICRC AI Policy

Trying to square the circle: the ICRC AI Policy

November 28, 2024 16 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Pierrick Devidal

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies brings significant opportunities, and risks, for principled humanitarian ...

The youth of today, on international humanitarian law tomorrow…

The youth of today, on international humanitarian law tomorrow…

February 1, 2024 25 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Humanity in War podcast / IHL / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 / Youth and IHL Julie Lefolle, Kay von Mérey, Silvia Gelvez & Elizabeth Rushing

How do young people today understand and feel about international humanitarian law (IHL) and the ...

The International Review of the Red Cross at 150: What’s changed and what remains the same

The International Review of the Red Cross at 150: What’s changed and what remains the same

October 31, 2019 9 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict / Review-related Ellen Policinski

In 1869, the world was changing at a remarkable pace. Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev developed ...

Beyond binaries: An intersectional approach to humanitarian action

Beyond binaries: An intersectional approach to humanitarian action

October 8, 2019 13 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence Elizabeth McGuinness & Saman Rejali

Where does a lens on ‘men and masculinities’ fit into the frame of humanitarian action? ...

Challenging patriarchy: gender equality and humanitarian principles

Challenging patriarchy: gender equality and humanitarian principles

July 18, 2019 13 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2019 Ricardo Fal-Dutra Santos

This blog seeks to explore the ongoing discourse in the humanitarian sector that portrays gender ...

Are we living through the worst period in history?

Are we living through the worst period in history?

February 15, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Review-related / Sexual Violence Vincent Bernard

Vincent Bernard is the editor in chief of the International Review of the Red Cross. ...

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

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

“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

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

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 ...

Protecting schools from military use: From Ancient Rome to today

Protecting schools from military use: From Ancient Rome to today

September 27, 2016 7 mins read Analysis / Education in Armed Conflict / Humanitarian Action / Special Protections Bede Sheppard

The Safe Schools Declaration, opened for endorsement on 29 May 2015, outlines concrete steps that ...

The New Urban Agenda recognizes the humanitarian impact of urban warfare

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 ...