5+ hour, 8+ min ago  (549+ words) In an age when anyone can denounce violations online or on social media, the ICRC's confidential approach saves lives. Here we explain why confidentiality remains central to our work, when we speak out, and how our approach is recognized in…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (250+ words) ICRC ICRC working paper on six ICT-related threats faced by civilian populations As States convene in the United Nations Global Mechanism on Developments in the Field of ICTs in the Context of International Security and Advancing Responsible State Behaviour in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (438+ words) One of the concerns is the dual-use and sometimes multiple-use nature of unmanned systems that are used for military purposes, and for humanitarian operations such as disaster response and delivery of aid. Boris Kelecevic, Acting Head of the ICRC Regional…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (204+ words) ICRC Life or Death: What happens when tech companies enter the battlefield Now more than ever, civilians pay the costly price of war. Civilians living through wars are highly dependent on the digital world, for everything from access to water,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (290+ words) The first thing that you see when you come into the Gaza strip is just the scale of the destruction. The scale of the destruction that, we've been witnessing going from Rafah, which doesn’t exist anymore to further north, where…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (525+ words) The support focused on families headed by women or with a single parent in areas where the need is greatest and access is most challenging within the three regions. The humanitarian operation was rolled out between early May and 22 June…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (534+ words) The use of cyber operations as means or methods of warfare in armed conflicts poses a real risk of harm to civilians. It is essential to understand how international humanitarian law protects civilians, civilian infrastructure and civilian data against cyber…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (896+ words) Despite the ceasefire, access to water is not getting easier for many across Gaza. This makes daily life harder for thousands of people forced to live in an increasingly small space, nearly three years since the escalation of armed conflict....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (192+ words) ICRC Implementing the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations: The ICRC’s plan of action 2025–2027+ In May 2021, the ICRC adopted the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations, highlighting our commitment to help communities enduring conflict and other violence adapt…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (490+ words) The Cairo event was convened by the Government of Egypt, in its capacity as co-chair of the Naval Warfare workstream, in collaboration with the League of Arab States (LAS), the African Union (AU) and the ICRC. The two-day event forms…...