Beyond access: three considerations for food security and famine prevention during armed conflict

April 14, 2022 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Ariana Lopes Morey, Menty Kebede & Matt Pollard

Over the past year, millions of people living in conflict-affected areas have faced severe and acute food insecurity, and the numbers continue to ...

Carve-out in Kabul: hard won resolution lifts humanitarian roadblock in Afghanistan

February 3, 2022 7 mins read Access / Analysis / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy Helen Durham & Christopher Harland

On 22 December 2021, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution ...

The nature-security nexus and the UN Security Council

October 14, 2021 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / War, law and the environment Florian Titze

The destruction of nature and the world’s ecosystems presents an unprecedented challenge for humanity. With ...

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 ...