You can’t handle the truth: misinformation and humanitarian action
Misinformation is on the rise, and the humanitarian sector has not escaped the consequences. The misinformation environment not only sustains itself in a vicious cycle, but also increases data protect...
18 Touko 202110min
Who are you calling ‘vulnerable’? Muslim women and inclusive humanitarianism
In generalizing groups as homogeneously ‘vulnerable’, we risk closing our eyes to existing spheres of power, diversity and capacity that exist among populations affected by armed conflict and other si...
18 Touko 20216min
GCIII Commentary: I’m a woman and a POW in a pandemic. What does GClll mean for me?
While a woman’s experience in a prisoners of war (POW) camp may not differ drastically from men in all cases, the Third Geneva Convention (GCIII) operates to ensure equal treatment in a number of ways...
14 Touko 202113min
Disability and sexual violence in the COVID-19 era
While disability inequalities have long been observed, the global COVID-19 crisis has deepened and exposed the problem of exclusion, which renders work on disability inclusion urgent and imperative. A...
14 Touko 20218min
Sexual violence in armed conflict: can we prevent a COVID-19 backslide?
Three months into the pandemic, the ICRC’s Head of Addressing Sexual Violence published a call to humanitarian agencies to urgently address the risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) rising i...
14 Touko 202110min
IHL in action: seven patterns of respect
IHL in action: seven patterns of respect by ICRC Law and Policy
14 Touko 202116min
‘Please, don’t tell anyone!’: healthcare stigma in the COVID-19 era
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in conflict zones and peaceful countries alike have faced countless challenges, including shortages of protective equipment and insufficien...
14 Touko 202111min
COVID-19 vaccines and IHL: ensuring equal access in conflict-affected countries
As countries struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s focus is on developing a vaccine. While the virus itself affects all countries and people without discrimination, containing the pa...
14 Touko 202111min
