Carve-out in Kabul: hard won resolution lifts humanitarian roadblock in Afghanistan
On 22 December 2021, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution on Afghanistan introducing, for the only the second time in 30 UN sanction regimes, an explicit humanit...
3 Helmi 202210min
Explosive weapons with wide area effects: a deadly choice in populated areas
The use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area in populated areas is one of the main causes of civilian harm in today’s armed conflicts. Despite their widespread and reverberating effects, they ...
25 Tammi 202216min
Shifting the narrative: not weapons, but technologies of warfare
Debates concerning the regulation of choices made by States in conducting hostilities are often limited to the use of weapons . . . but our understanding of weapons is outdated. New technologies – esp...
20 Tammi 202215min
Four pathways of climate insecurity: a guide for humanitarians
If the 2021 IPCC report is a code red for humanity, then humanitarian organizations are the first responders. Humanitarian organizations do not just deal with climate-related disasters, they also ofte...
13 Tammi 202211min
Mine action in action: influencing law and policy on toxic remnants of war
In conjunction with the movement to prevent the environmental impacts of armed conflict has come a growing recognition of the need to address the harm that has already occurred. Mine action, which aim...
21 Joulu 202116min
Mitigating the environmental impacts of explosive ordnance and land release
Environmental considerations are rightly gaining increased prominence and awareness. Environmental experts agree that unprecedented changes in climate and biodiversity are taking place, threatening na...
16 Joulu 202114min
Reporting sexual violence in a conflict zone
Sexual violence is widespread and prevalent in many modern armed conflicts. Interviewing the people who have endured sexual violence is one of the most challenging tasks for any journalist. In this p...
9 Joulu 20218min
Sexual violence in armed conflict: the historical limits of humanitarian action & ICRC in the 20thC
Despite clear legal prohibitions, sexual violence remains widespread and prevalent during armed conflicts and other situations of violence, with grave humanitarian consequences. Sexual violence is oft...
2 Joulu 202114min
