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Climate resilience is not optional: what people in fragile, urban settings should expect from WASH
Climate change is intensifying water insecurity in fragile urban settings, where ageing infrastructure, rapid urbanization, and inequality already st…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Life teaches before school does: the invisible curriculum of the super child
Refugee education is often framed in terms of access, infrastructure, and policy – but for children who grow up inside camps, meaningful learning beg…
3 months ago
Why Africa should act now on explosive weapons in populated areas: Malawi’s case for action
Across contemporary armed conflicts, the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA) has emerged as one of the gravest threats to civilians. …
3 months, 1 week ago
Collaboration without over-reliance: the role of industry in making military AI "lawful by design"
In the policy debate on artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain, there is a growing consensus that international humanitarian law (IHL) m…
3 months, 1 week ago
Three lives, one vision: how Dunant, Demidoff and Abdelkader shaped modern humanitarianism
The brutal effects of war have long prompted efforts to limit suffering and preserve humanity in times of conflict. Across cultures, religions, and l…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Enforced disappearances: universal responses to a worldwide phenomenon
Enforced disappearances remain an issue of profound seriousness, with lasting consequences for the families of those affected. These realities contin…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Lebanon's wartime decision to ban anti-personnel mines
Lebanon’s accession last week to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) comes not in a time of peace, but amid ongoing conflict – precisely w…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Attacks on the medical mission: identification of issues and good practices
During the last decade, attacks against hospitals have been a hallmark of almost every conflict. What humanitarian medical practitioners have witness…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Gender (re)balancing: the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
International humanitarian law (IHL) has long been critiqued for its gendered fault lines, specifically the marginalization of violence and harm to w…
4 months ago
Upholding IHL protections against the risks of ICT activities in armed conflict
Across the world, essential civilian services increasingly depend on information and communication technologies (ICTs). These same technologies are a…
4 months, 1 week ago