War, law and humanity: the role of the ICRC in international armed conflicts

February 16, 2023 12 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Melina Fidelis

The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has seen the involvement of several humanitarian organizations on the ground – including the International ...

Looking for answers: accounting for the separated, missing and dead in international armed conflicts

April 11, 2022 14 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Helen Obregón Gieseken & Ximena Londoño

Armed conflicts affecting all regions of the world today continue to result in the separation of families and in people going missing and ...

A new Solferino moment for humanitarians

February 10, 2022 11 mins read Analysis / History / Humanitarian Action Hugo Slim

This year marks the 160th anniversary of the publication of Henri Dunant’s classic text, ‘A Memory of Solferino’, in 1862. Dunant’s powerful book ...

Walking the talk on SGBV: an implementation checklist to narrow the gaps between international law and domestic practice

November 25, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Rachael Kitching, Vanessa Murphy & Kelisiana Thynne

Thirty years ago today, 23 women launched the ‘16 Days of Action’ against gender-based violence.[1] ...

Signaling legal protection in a digitalizing world: a new era for the distinctive emblems?

September 16, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Health care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Tilman Rodenhäuser, Laurent Gisel, Larry Maybee, Hollie Johnston & Fabrice Lauper

The use of digital technology in armed conflict is rising sharply. Such developments come with ...

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