The ‘fog of war’ . . . and information

March 30, 2021 8 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Sandrine Tiller, Pierrick Devidal & Delphine van Solinge

Misinformation, disinformation and hate speech (MDH) has become a ubiquitous feature of the ‘information’ or ‘digital’ age. In conflict settings, so-called ‘fake news’ ...

COVID-19 vaccine: three considerations for equitable access within countries at war

March 24, 2021 9 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Charles Deutscher

Equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines will be the defining global issue of ...

You can’t handle the truth: misinformation and humanitarian action

January 15, 2021 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Rachel Xu

Misinformation is on the rise, and the humanitarian sector has not escaped the consequences. The ...

Disability and sexual violence in the COVID-19 era

December 3, 2020 7 mins read Sexual Violence NG’AA Michael Mwendwa

While disability inequalities have long been observed, the global COVID-19 crisis has deepened and exposed the problem of exclusion, which renders work on ...

Sexual violence in armed conflict: can we prevent a COVID-19 backslide?

November 25, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence May Maloney

Three months into the pandemic, the ICRC’s Head of Addressing Sexual Violence published a call ...

‘Please, don’t tell anyone!’: healthcare stigma in the COVID-19 era

November 12, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Paola Forgione

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in conflict zones and peaceful countries ...

COVID-19 vaccines and IHL: ensuring equal access in conflict-affected countries

November 5, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Alexander Breitegger

As countries struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s focus is on developing a ...

Crossing the Rubicon: virtual diplomacy in a changing world

October 20, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Humanitarian Action Nicholas Hawton & Shahrokh Shakerian

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown countries into confusion, devastated economies and caused major disruption to almost every aspect of our lives. The world ...

COVID-19 and its impact on persons with disabilities

September 17, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action Jess Markt

Jess Markt, ICRC Disability Sport & Inclusion Advisor, is an internationally-acclaimed wheelchair basketball coach who ...

August 12th: hopes and wishes?

August 12, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / History / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence British Red Cross-ICRC customary IHL research team

Today’s 71st anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions is an opportunity to recall once more ...

Deprived of freedom: how detainees in conflict zones could benefit from a ‘triple nexus’ approach

July 9, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / Detention / Humanitarian Action Colin Walch

Detainees are among the most vulnerable groups in society, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected regions. How governments treat the people they detain in ...

Palliative care, COVID-19 and humanitarian action: it’s time to talk.

July 2, 2020 14 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action Rachel Coghlan

For countries already gripped by war or disaster, COVID-19 is magnifying existing challenges to healthcare. ...

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