First Multireligious Forum on Missing Persons and their Families in Sri Lanka 28/04/2026 On 27 November 2025, the ICRC delegation in Sri Lanka held its first multireligious forum on religious perspectives on the issue of missing ...
Faith in Humanity Film 06/03/2026, Humanitarian Affairs While states have ratified key international legal conventions, people often are bound more to their religious beliefs and traditions than the abstract texts ...
Book Launch: Burmese Language Edition of “Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law” 06/03/2026, Buddhist Circles The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pleased to announce the publication of a new Burmese language edition of the book ...
Practical Buddhist Guidance for Contemporary Fighting Forces 02/03/2026, Buddhist Circles The ICRC Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Project has brought together a wide range of resources relevant to the humanitarian conduct of ...
Reducing Anger in Armed Conflict: Buddhism and the Principle of Humanity 09/02/2026, Buddhist Circles In this article, published in Kervan, International Journal of African and Asian Studies, Professor Claudio Cicuzza examines a selection of Buddhist texts that ...
Daoism, Peace-building and Humanitarianism: Chinese origins of humanitarian action 16/12/2025, Other Traditions In this paper, Dr Ashley South explores how the ancient wisdom of Daoism can contribute towards peace-building, conflict transformation, and the comparative study ...
Hindu Nitishastra and the Rules of War 12/09/2025, Hindu Circles Krishna Chandra Chalisey Former Head of Communications and IHL ICRC Kathmandu, Life Member, Nepal Council of World Affairs Introduction Nitishastra encompasses a comprehensive ancient ...
Introduction to International Humanitarian Law and Islam 12/09/2025, Islamic Circles Mohd Hisham Mohd Kamal & Farid Sufian Shuaib Edited by Alejandro Laguna Cardenas Executive Summary Armed conflicts today continue to generate widespread human ...
Sexual Violence During Armed Conflict and Other Situations of Sexual Violence in the Islamic Historical Perspective 12/09/2025, Islamic Circles Syed Muaz Shah Edited by Alejandro Laguna Cardenas Executive Summary This article examines sexual violence during armed conflict and other situations of violence ...
Can African proverbs be of value in the current climate of conflict on the African continent? 04/07/2025, Other Traditions Ntokozo Sibanyoni The ICRC Regional Delegation in Southern Africa (Delegation) launched version 2.0 of the Tool on African Traditions and the Preservation ...
