Climate action in conflict and fragile settings: closing the implementation gap
Communities in conflict-affected areas are direly impacted by growing climate risks and shocks. Over the last few years, political will to strengthen climate action in these settings has been growing....
12 Nov 202417min
Dehumanizing detention: degrading our collective humanity
Language matters and the protections of international law are crucial when facing global trends of dehumanization. Dehumanizing narratives strip people of their dignity, making it easier to justify i...
7 Nov 20248min
ICRC engagement with armed groups in 2024
In line with its mandate, the ICRC engages with all parties to an armed conflict, including non-state armed groups. The ICRC has a long history of confidential humanitarian engagement with armed group...
31 Okt 202418min
Applying IHL with a gender perspective in the planning and conduct of military operations
Gender can still be a confusing and contested subject for international humanitarian law (IHL) and military practitioners. But just as practitioners keep abreast of astonishing technological advanceme...
24 Okt 202421min
The Geneva Conventions at 75: the role of the Int'l Conference in securing protection for civilians
The 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent will take place 28-31 October 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. At this meeting, states party to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the comp...
22 Okt 202420min
IHL and the challenge of maintaining food security in armed conflict
Food insecurity remains a critical issue in modern armed conflicts, exacerbated by the mutually reinforcing effects of conflict, economic shocks, and climate change. In response, the ICRC's 2024 Chall...
17 Okt 202415min
Internment by non-state armed groups: legal and practical limits
Detention by non-state armed groups is a widespread, diverse, and legally complex occurrence in armed conflicts across the globe. In 2023, the ICRC assessed that around 70 non-state armed groups in no...
15 Okt 202410min
Protecting essential service personnel is a vital part of humanitarian action
Water and wastewater pipelines, electricity lines and telecommunication installations permeate contemporary urban landscapes and form complex, interdependent service networks, which populations rely o...
10 Okt 202412min
