Desirable protection outcomes in a time of prolonged armed conflict and civilian harm can be achieved with practical and creative…
In armed conflicts around the world, destruction of civilians’ property and assets, public services, and critical civilian infrastructure has resulted…
Since its inaugural meeting in February 2020, the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement has worked toward its goal of identifying recommendations…
Over the past decade, armed conflict has been too often characterized by immense human suffering resulting from the actions of…
On November 7, 2019, Patricia McIlreavy, InterAction’s Vice President of Humanitarian Policy and Practice, delivered the keynote address at Villanova…
Chemical weapons (C.W.) invoke a unique, inherent fear in people in a way most conventional weapons do not, making…
In the aftermath of World War II, States sought to strengthen the preservation of humanity in times of war.
Conflict is now the leading cause of acute hunger worldwide. Approximately 49 million people facing acute hunger live in…
Alex de Waal writes that modern famines do not occur by chance, but are rather the consequence of deliberate acts committed by political-military elites in pursuit of their strategic objectives.
When warfare takes place in cities, civilians experience direct and indirect harm, from physical violence and injury to disruption of…
