From content to harm: how harmful information contributes to civilian harm
From traditional media to social media, coordinated information campaigns or operations, the ways in which harmful information can enable or aggravate risks of harm for civilians are constantly evolvi...
27 Feb 202414min
Towards national implementation of IHL: Arab states pledge their commitment
The work and contribution of national committees on IHL (NCIHLs) can be relevant in a range of circumstances, whether a country is at peace, emerging from conflict, still affected by past conflict or ...
15 Feb 20249min
Responding to the humanitarian impacts of improvised anti-personnel mines
Though remarkable progress has been made towards the eradication of anti-personnel landmines (APM) since the adoption of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) in 1997, casualties from APM are...
8 Feb 202416min
Unblocking aid: the EU’s 2023 shift in sanctions policy to safeguard humanitarian efforts
The year 2023 marked a significant shift in how the EU makes space for humanitarian action in the design of sanctions, a foreign policy tool that has traditionally raised concerns due to its potential...
23 Jan 202417min
Victim/survivor-centeredness, data protection and open-source collection: lessons from IIIM-Syria
The extent to which a victim/survivor-centered approach (VSCA) should be incorporated into data protection remains an emerging issue for accountability actors. What does a VSCA look like when collecti...
9 Jan 202412min
Online violence: real life impacts on women and girls in humanitarian settings
Online violence is not contained by the digital sphere – it is killing women and adolescent girls in offline spaces. It seeps into their daily lives, infecting their psychological and physical well-be...
3 Jan 202415min
Not child’s play: protecting children’s data in humanitarian AI ecosystems
In times of crisis and conflict, advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) might become as much part of the problem as the solution. An ever-growing number of children in need risk...
13 Dec 202311min
Mobile phones for participation: building responsible public-private humanitarian partnerships
Mobile phones are a powerful tool for participation and engagement in humanitarian crises. Responsible public/private partnerships are increasingly unleashing their potential. In this post, part of a...
7 Dec 202315min
