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Media debate their reporting of conflict and disaster

It's not the media's job to look after the sick and wounded, but they play a vital role in times of war and disaster. By shining a spotlight on the misery, the media stops the world from looking the …

African Union: Protection of health care services in armed conflict and other emergencies

Violence against the sick, the wounded, health-care personnel, health facilities and medical vehicles is an all too common occurrence during conflicts and other emergencies.  Topics The laws …

Humanity in War: Frontline photography since 1860 at the Braid, Ballymena

When: 11 September - 28 October 2014 Where: The Braid, Ballymena Town Hall, 1-29 Bridge St, Ballymena, County Antrim BT43 5EJ, United Kingdom Since the second half of the nineteenth century, …

Is there still a place for impartial humanitarianism?

Speaker: Yves Daccord, Director-General, ICRC. Where:  Chatham House, London When:  04.09.2014 Chair : Lord Mark Malloch-Brown Listen to an audio recording from this event on Chatham House's …

Challenges raised by increasingly autonomous technologies

The 24th of June 2014 was a day dedicated to the victims of armed conflicts in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the first Geneva Convention. On this occasion, the Geneva Academy of …

Soldier enhancement: New technologies and the future battlefield

As part of the Research and debate cycle on new technologies and the modern battlespace , the ICRC Australia Mission hosted a panel discussion on "New technologies and the future battlefield", …

Internet in bello: International humanitarian law and cyber operations

Cyber warfare figures prominently on the agenda of policymakers and military leaders around the world. New units to ensure cyber security are created at various levels of government, including in the …

Humanitarium, Geneva

New warfare technologies, new protection challenges

This humanitarian action webcast, co-produced by the ICRC and the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action (ATHA), explores contemporary technological developments and discusses the resulting …

The challenges of new technologies in warfare

The first panel of the Research and Debate Cycle on new technologies and the modern battlespace addresses the various ethical, legal, scientific, and military issues that new technologies raise for …

Humanitarium