Sixty years on: why the Fundamental Principles must be lived, not just remembered

October 23, 2025 13 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / History / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Law and Conflict Pierre Krähenbühl

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross ...

Six ways IHL protects mental health

October 16, 2025 12 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / Generating Respect for IHL / Health Care / IHL / Social Protection / Special Protections / Special Themes Giulia Bosi

The impact of armed conflict on mental health is increasingly evident. According to data from ...

Dialogue, dignity, and the humanitarian contribution to peace

October 2, 2025 13 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Law and Conflict Ariana Lopes Morey & Avigail Shai

The number of conflicts continues to rise – with the ICRC currently classifying some 130 ...

Complying with IHL in large-scale conflict: navigating complexities in the Asia-Pacific

September 4, 2025 11 mins read Access / Analysis / Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts / Conduct of Hostilities / Detention / Humanitarian Action / IHL / Law and Conflict / Special Themes Ansha Krishnan & Eve Massingham

The waters stretching from the Eastern Indian Ocean through Southeast and East Asia to the ...

How AI learns, and what it misses: why data selection matters in humanitarian action

August 14, 2025 16 mins read Analysis / Emerging Voices / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies / Special Themes / Technology in Humanitarian Action Maria Haas

Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering humanitarian action at pace, shaping decisions from crisis forecasting to ...

International humanitarian law and connectivity disruptions during armed conflict

July 3, 2025 13 mins read Access / Analysis / Communications / Conduct of Hostilities / Health Care / Health care / Humanitarian Action / IHL / New Technologies / Related bodies of law / Social Protection Tilman Rodenhäuser

“Without information and telecommunication, people don’t know where to go for safety,” the ICRC reported ...

Offline and in danger: the humanitarian consequences of connectivity disruptions

July 1, 2025 11 mins read Access / Analysis / Communications / New Technologies / Social Protection Cléa Thouin

As people around the world become increasingly reliant on digital and telecommunications networks to access ...

Photographing humanity: hope amid crisis in Myanmar

June 27, 2025 7 mins read Analysis / Health care / Humanitarian Action / Social Protection Stephanie Xu

When a powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on 28 March 2025, it tore through communities already ...

Respect for the dead under Islamic law: considerations for humanitarian forensics

June 19, 2025 21 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict / Religion Ahmed Al-Dawoody

In contemporary humanitarian crises, handling the dead presents significant practical and ethical challenges. With a ...

Eighty years on: honouring memory, upholding humanity

May 23, 2025 2 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / History / Humanitarian Action / IHL

This year marks eight decades since the Holocaust, a defining moment of human suffering and ...

From “total war” to “total defence”: tracing the origins of civilian involvement in armed conflict

April 30, 2025 14 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / History / Humanitarian Action / IHL Ruben Stewart

When states adapt “total defence” strategies that mobilize entire populations in preparation for armed conflict, ...

War in cities: a solemn appeal from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

January 7, 2025 6 mins read Access / Accountability / Analysis / Armed Groups / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Humanitarian Principles / IHL

Around the world, civilians in cities at war face immense risks. Urban warfare devastates lives ...