The complex neutrality of commercial space actors in armed conflict

November 16, 2023 12 mins read Analysis / Communications / Humanitarian Principles / Outer Space / Technology in Humanitarian Action / War, law, and outer space Guoyu Wang

During an international armed conflict, commercial space actors under the jurisdiction or control of a ...

Navigating dilemmas in people-centric humanitarian action

August 31, 2023 17 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Social Inclusion / Social Protection Indu Nepal & Natalie Klein-Kelly

There is now a general consensus that being accountable to people affected by conflict and ...

People, principles, and processes: accountability in humanitarian action

August 29, 2023 15 mins read Accountability / Accountability / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles David Loquercio & Martin Schüepp

In an ever-evolving global landscape, the dynamics of humanitarian work are constantly challenged and shaped ...

Photographing neutrality: a personal reflection from the field

August 10, 2023 5 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Communications / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict Stephanie Xu

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but images taken during modern conflicts ...

Supporting social protection: five considerations for a principled humanitarian approach

June 8, 2023 10 mins read Access / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Localisation / Social Protection Colin Walch

As humanitarian organizations broaden their mindset from saving lives in emergencies to making a more ...

It’s all relative: the humanitarian principles in historical and legal perspective

March 16, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action Marina Sharpe

Humanitarian actors broadly agree on the humanitarian principles’ meanings and their utility in responses to ...

‘Back to basics’ with a digital twist: humanitarian principles and dilemmas in the digital age

February 2, 2023 14 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies Pierrick Devidal

The digital transformation has been a key vector of progress for the humanitarian sector. It ...

Humanitarian neutrality in contemporary armed conflict: a conversation with Nils Melzer

January 26, 2023 13 mins read Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Nils Melzer & Elizabeth Rushing

As with many humanitarian crises in the past, the international armed conflict between Russia and ...

Humanitarian principles in action: a Q&A with the South Sudan Red Cross

November 17, 2022 9 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict John Lobor

On the eve of the declaration of independence by the Republic of South Sudan in ...

What does ‘back to basics’ mean for gender and the fundamental principles?

September 1, 2022 13 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Gender / Gender and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict Ariana Lopes Morey

The recently-launched ICRC blog series ‘Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict’ aims ...

Taking action, not sides: the benefits of humanitarian neutrality in war

June 21, 2022 8 mins read Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles Fiona Terry

In this post – part of our new series ‘Back to basics: humanitarian principles in ...

Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict

June 16, 2022 7 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Call for contributions / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Robert Mardini

As with many conflicts in the past, the Ukraine crisis has revived heated discussions on ...