Verses of mercy: how Somali oral traditions can mitigate conflict and support IHL June 5, 2025 17 mins read Analysis / Emerging Voices / Generating Respect for IHL / Identity / IHL / Islamic Law / Localisation / Related bodies of law / Special Themes Ayan Abdirashid Ali The universality of international humanitarian law (IHL) assumes that its principles transcend cultural, geographical, and ...
What can the humanitarian community learn from the Colombian Truth Commission’s LGBTIQ-subchapter? March 21, 2024 13 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health care / Humanitarian Action / Localisation / Sexual Violence / Social Inclusion / Social Protection Elias Dehnen As part of the historic 2016 peace agreement, the “Commission for the Clarification of Truth, ...
‘Basics’ won’t do: A response to Marc DuBois’ ‘new humanitarian basics’ November 13, 2018 14 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Protracted Conflict / Sexual Violence Ricardo Fal-Dutra Santos This blog post aims to challenge Marc DuBois’ proposition of a ‘new humanitarian basics’ and ...
Going local, going safely August 8, 2018 10 mins read Humanitarian Action / Localisation Adelicia Fairbanks The role of local actors in supporting humanitarian efforts and the security of aid workers is not new. They have been at the ...
