A humanitarian duty to integrity April 8, 2021 6 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Sean McDonald The digital transformation of humanitarian operations raises (at least) two existential issues: one, how do humanitarians preserve what is unique about their work ...
Humanitarian engagement in social protection: implications for principled humanitarian action February 11, 2021 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Cristina Quijano Carrasco Protracted conflict and unprecedented levels of displacement have broken down the barriers between development and humanitarian work, prompting humanitarian organizations to engage more ...
We may need more humanitarian bureaucracy, not less February 4, 2021 5 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles Aaron Clark-Ginsberg & Mary Kate Adgie In the humanitarian sector, bureaucracy has been faulted for everything from ageism and the suppression ...
Living below the cyber poverty line: strategic challenges for Africa June 11, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling Determining appropriate strategic responses to cyber threats poses an evolving challenge to all States. As ...
Climate, conflict and crises: first and foremost, do no harm February 27, 2020 9 mins read 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 December 3, 2019 9 mins read 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 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 ...
The masculine condition in contemporary warfare May 14, 2019 12 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity Gilbert Holleufer Hugo Slim, in a piece entitled Masculinity and war—let’s talk about it, puts his finger ...
Protecting the digital beneficiary June 12, 2018 10 mins read 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) April 17, 2018 10 mins read 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 January 19, 2018 6 mins read 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 ...
