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 ...

Race, equity, and neo-colonial legacies: identifying paths forward for principled humanitarian action

July 16, 2020 18 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence Saman Rejali

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd in the United States, and the ...

COVID-19 and contact tracing: a call for digital diligence

May 13, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Balthasar Staehelin & Cécile Aptel

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact society worldwide, contact tracing apps are being developed ...

Three reasons why education needs the support of humanitarian actors in conflict zones

December 12, 2019 11 mins read Analysis / Children in conflict / Education in Armed Conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Protracted Conflict Filipa Schmitz Guinote

This week, the ICRC and the IFRC held a side event on education at the ...

The other side of trust

November 26, 2019 6 mins read Accountability / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles Marc DuBois

In the run up its 33rd International Conference, we find that the International Red Cross ...

Facilitating innovation, ensuring protection: the ICRC Biometrics Policy

October 18, 2019 13 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies Ben Hayes & Massimo Marelli

The use of biometric identification systems by humanitarian organisations has been the subject of intense ...