Digital Risks in Situations of Armed Conflict
You can now download the final event report for this Symposium here . The Challenge Digital technologies can offer many opportunities to improve the lives of conflict-affected populations. But there …
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Humanizing borders
Borders were created to protect States and their citizens. Border management should also take into account humanitarian considerations including on issues related to immigration detention, use of …
Humanitarium
The Principle of Proportionality under IHL – Launch of the ICRC International Expert Meeting Report
On 26 November 2018, the ICRC and the University of Laval invite leading experts for an interactive panel discussion to launch their recent report on 'The Principle of Proportionality in the Rules …
Migration and Displacement: Complementarity and Gaps in Legal Protection
Event Video Event Information This conference, organized alongside the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition, looked into how migrants and refugees are …
Role of academia in promoting and developing IHL: Paul Reuter Prize Award Ceremony
International humanitarian law (IHL) is undoubtedly shaped by States and other armed actors. At the same time, numerous scholars, researchers and professors contribute their ideas on what the law is …
Data Protection in Humanitarian Action 2nd Working Series
ICDPPC 2018 Side Event in Brussels in association with the ICRC, VUB Brussels Privacy Hub and the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs VIDEO : …
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Book launch: Humanitarian Action and Ethics
Humanitarian action is perceived by many as a laudable endeavor, and as a duty to the less privileged, the politically forgotten, and the most vulnerable. Traditionally, humanitarian response has …
Search and rescue in the age of Aquarius
If you see someone drowning, would you not help them? The answer might seem obvious. When it comes to migrants and refugees, for some it seems less so. This discussion focused on the legal …
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IHL course for humanitarian practitioners and policy-makers in Geneva – September 2018
Is this training for you? Are you working with an international or local organization dealing with humanitarian issues on a daily basis? Are you working in a situation of armed conflict and/or …
Report launch: Displaced in cities
Internal displacement is increasingly urban. Significant efforts have been made to develop an adequate humanitarian response to displacement in urban settings in the last few years, but major …