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Climate, conflict and crises: first and foremost, do no harm

Climate, conflict and crises: first and foremost, do no harm

February 27, 2020, Analysis / Climate Change and Conflict / Humanitarian Action
Janani Vivekananda

The combined effects of climate change and conflict increase the number and intensity of crises ...

Industrial cyber attacks: a humanitarian crisis in the making

Industrial cyber attacks: a humanitarian crisis in the making

December 3, 2019, Analysis / Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies
Sergio Caltagirone

Industrial control systems manage almost every aspect of daily life, from water supply to electricity ...

The other side of trust

The other side of trust

November 26, 2019, Accountability / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles
Marc DuBois

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

The masculine condition in contemporary warfare

The masculine condition in contemporary warfare

May 14, 2019, Gender / Humanitarian Action / Identity
Gilbert Holleufer

Hugo Slim, in a piece entitled Masculinity and war—let’s talk about it, puts his finger on a modern-day paradox: although men have been ...

Protecting the digital beneficiary

Protecting the digital beneficiary

June 12, 2018, Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action
Gus Hosein

We are much more than our physical selves. We are also digital. Every moment we ...

Everything you always wanted to know about engagement and accountability … (but were afraid to ask)

Everything you always wanted to know about engagement and accountability … (but were afraid to ask)

April 17, 2018, Analysis / Humanitarian Action
Tina Bouffet

Your five-buzzword guide to better understanding how people affected by conflict and violence can take the lead in humanitarian action. Stranded in the ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross and the localization of aid: Striving toward meaningful complementarity

The International Committee of the Red Cross and the localization of aid: Striving toward meaningful complementarity

January 19, 2018, Humanitarian Action / Localisation
Jérémie Labbé

In 2015, the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement (hereafter ‘the Movement’) sent a strong message of support for strengthening the role of ...