The NSAG handbook: helping non-State armed groups reduce civilian harm during urban warfare
Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. As the number of people living in cities increases, so does the prevalence of urban warfare, which inevitably entails devastating ...
30 Mar 202310min
Climate change, environment and humanitarian action in Southeast Asia
Worldwide, millions of people are already facing the harsh reality of climate and environmental crises, which act as a risk magnifier and compound the impacts of other global economic, health and food...
28 Mar 202314min
Protecting the innocent, the land, and the body: traditional sources of restraint on landmine use
What drives restraint in armed conflict? Recent studies have examined different factors contributing to restraint behaviour, mainly focusing on strategic incentives, such as seeking legitimacy from in...
23 Mar 202314min
It’s all relative: the humanitarian principles in historical and legal perspective
Humanitarian actors broadly agree on the humanitarian principles’ meanings and their utility in responses to armed conflict and disasters. But this consensus can oversimplify the principles’ origins a...
16 Mar 202315min
Towards common understandings: the application of established IHL principles to cyber operations
Cyber operations have become a reality of today’s armed conflicts, and their use is likely to continue to grow in the future. In light of this trend, the ICRC has long maintained that international hu...
7 Mar 202311min
3 lessons on the regulation of AWS to ensure accountability for violations of IHL
States have agreed on the principle that machines cannot be held accountable for violations of international humanitarian law (IHL), but how would accountability be ensured in practice? In this post...
2 Mar 202314min
Preventing and eradicating the deadly legacy of explosive remnants of war
The deadly legacy of armed conflict continues to claim lives long after the fighting is over. As more and more conflicts take place in population centers, including large towns and cities, so does the...
23 Feb 202317min
War, law and humanity: the role of the ICRC in international armed conflicts
The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has seen the involvement of several humanitarian organizations on the ground – including the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)...
17 Feb 202315min
