Learn About What is it Like Working as a Humanitarian

Join on February 16 at 5 p.m. ET for a discussion with Michael Stone, the president of the Alumni Association of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent. Michael has extensive experience in humanitarian response with special reference to refugees and internally displaced persons and the conflict areas of Afghanistan, Pakistan, former Yugoslavia, former Soviet Union and Iraq. Register for the event.

International Humanitarian Law Resources

With international conflict making the front page of the national and local press, many former Red Crossers are interested in keeping up-to-date on Humanitarian Law issues and the Red Cross response.  Below are some resources that you might find of interest:

1     The ICRC website and database. Those are full of information about the law, violations of IHL, sources of IHL and so much more. 

a.    Glossary of IHL terminology

b.    Geneva conventions and Additional Protocols - Overview in layman’s terms

c.    Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols - Technical language

d.    Successful Implementation of IHLAround the World

e.    Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities

f.     ICRC Blog: New Technologies Commentary on AI in warfare and the need for IHL guidance.

g.    Health Care in Danger Movement

2.    Customary IHL-France https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_cou_fr 

3.    War in Syria https://casebook.icrc.org/highlight/war-syria 

4.    https://www.icc-cpi.int/resource-library/documents/rs-eng.pdf  for the Rome Statute and documents for the International Criminal Court 

5.    Relief Web news and updates from many humanitarian organizations like the UN, ICRC, Save the Children presented here. You can find job openings from some of those organizations. It's put together by the UN OCHA (Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs). 

6.    Inter Cross Blog, brings you stories from the field.