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 ...
The Mine Ban Convention, Article 5 & 2019 Review Conference: need for urgent action October 15, 2019 10 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Landmines and the Law / Law and Conflict / Religion / Weapons Chris Loughran The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) entered into force 20 years ago this year. It ...
The importance of psychosocial support for families missing loved ones – Review edition launch June 26, 2019 5 mins read Events and highlights / Humanitarian Action Ellen Policinski On 29 March 2019, the International Review of the Red Cross edition on ‘The Missing’ was launched at the Galle Face Hotel in ...
The price of virtual proximity: How humanitarian organizations’ digital trails can put people at risk December 7, 2018 6 mins read Accountability / Humanitarian Action / Technology in Humanitarian Action Tina Bouffet & Massimo Marelli Your text messages, phone calls, social media posts and cash transfers can say a lot ...
5 operational realities of detention in contemporary armed conflict November 30, 2018 12 mins read Counterterrorism / Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Terrorism and IHL Laurent Saugy & Tilman Rodenhäuser Hidden behind thick walls and barbed wire, detention realities are generally little known to the ...
Respect for the dead under Islamic law: Considerations for humanitarian forensics November 1, 2018 22 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict / Religion Ahmed Al-Dawoody During armed conflict, forensic specialists encounter huge challenges in ensuring the proper and dignified management ...
How identity affects the internal threats aid workers face October 18, 2018 9 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2018 Adelicia Fairbanks The #AidToo movement has shown that aid workers are not invulnerable to internal security threats ...
Internal displacement: Some reflections on cracking the urban challenge September 23, 2018 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Protracted Conflict Catherine-Lune Grayson The world is rapidly urbanizing and so is internal displacement. Yet we—humanitarians—often fail to properly understand how displaced people cope in such settings ...
Bombs & blast waves: Why children in conflict need special care September 13, 2018 9 mins read Analysis / Children in conflict / Humanitarian Action / Stories Paul Reavley I’ve deployed numerous times during my career in the military, and on every deployment, I ...
The human nature of international humanitarian law August 23, 2018 10 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Conduct of Hostilities / Law and Conflict Eric Talbot Jensen International humanitarian law (IHL) regulates the use of force in armed conflict. It inherently provides ...
Protecting the digital beneficiary June 12, 2018 11 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 ...
War on your doorstep: A visual journey through the everyday realities of urban warfare May 31, 2018 5 mins read Humanitarian Action / Stories Vincent Bernard In 2017 the ICRC unveiled ‘War in Cities / Villes en Guerre’—an exhibition on the catastrophic impact that urban warfare has on the ...
