Humanitarianism at breaking point? New roles for local and international actors August 19, 2016 13 mins read Humanitarian Action / Review-related Claudia McGoldrick Is humanitarianism really at breaking point? The gap between today’s overwhelming needs and the constraints on international humanitarian actors’ efforts to address them, ...
Towards a humanitarian ban on nuclear weapons August 4, 2016 10 mins read Humanitarian Action Elizabeth Minor Over the past six years, a concerted effort by committed States, international organizations and civil society to reframe the international discourse on nuclear ...
Why educating students on humanitarian norms and values matters July 29, 2016 10 mins read Events and highlights / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Etienne Kuster & George Dvaladze Apart from the renowned Jean-Pictet Competition, there are dozens of student competitions in international humanitarian ...
Remember the millions of people living in urban violence July 4, 2016 6 mins read Videos Hugo Slim With all eyes on the upcoming Habitat 3 Conference in Quito, Ecuador, and the New Urban Agenda which will be adopted there, the ...
e-Briefing: Principles guiding humanitarian action May 27, 2016 1 mins read Online publications The editors This e-briefing traces the latest developments in the in the contemporary debate on the seven “Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and ...
Istanbul dispatch: A first look back at the World Humanitarian Summit May 26, 2016 6 mins read World Humanitarian Summit Raphaël Dallaire Ferland On the eve of the World Humanitarian Summit, Hugo Slim was reflecting on what failure and success would look like for the large-scale ...
Uphold the norms that safeguard humanity – Speech by Peter Maurer May 24, 2016 1 mins read World Humanitarian Summit On 24 May 2016 at the World Humanitarian Summit, ICRC President Peter Maurer gave a speech in which he called on parties to ...
Meeting people’s urgent needs – ICRC’s statement to the World Humanitarian Summit May 23, 2016 1 mins read World Humanitarian Summit Head of Policy Hugo Slim delivered ICRC’s official statement to the World Humanitarian Summit, on 23 May in Istanbul. Speaking in a plenary ...
Greater respect for the law will ease the suffering of forced displacement – ICRC President May 23, 2016 1 mins read Events and highlights / Videos / World Humanitarian Summit The editors On 23 May 2016 at the World Humanitarian Summit, ICRC President Peter Maurer addressed the high-level roundtable “Leaving no one behind: A commitment ...
Introducing Humanitarian Law & Policy May 19, 2016 3 mins read Sexual Violence / World Humanitarian Summit Raphaël Dallaire Ferland & Vincent Bernard Today marks the launch of Humanitarian Law & Policy, a digital forum for those concerned with how to better protect and assist people affected by conflict and violence. ...
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 ...
