Protecting the innocent, the land, and the body: traditional sources of restraint on landmine use

March 23, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict Henrique Garbino & Matthew Breay Bolton

What drives restraint in armed conflict? Recent studies have examined different factors contributing to restraint ...

A plea for COP26: don’t forget people affected by conflict

October 27, 2021 9 mins read Analysis / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action Catherine-Lune Grayson

Communities enduring conflict are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Paradoxically, they are also ...

IHL in action: seven patterns of respect

November 19, 2020 16 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict / Religion Juliane Garcia Ravel & Madalena Vasconcelos Rosa

While violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) are seemingly pervasive and remain a brutal reality ...

Protecting education from attack during COVID-19: a new day, a new call to action

September 9, 2020 8 mins read Analysis / Children in conflict / COVID-19 and conflict / Education in Armed Conflict / Humanitarian Action / Religion Bede Sheppard

Efforts to protect students, teachers, and schools during times of armed conflict will get extra ...

Cultural property protection: a humanitarian concern

February 13, 2020 8 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / History / Law and Conflict / Religion / Sexual Violence Jennifer Price-Jones

Historic cities, monuments, antiquities and cultural ceremonies transcend human generations, helping construct a sense of ...

When rain turns to dust: climate change, conflict and humanitarian action

December 5, 2019 7 mins read Analysis / Call for contributions / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action Catherine-Lune Grayson

Earlier this week the 25th UN Climate Conference, known as COP25, opened in Madrid, Spain ...

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