Resources

In 2016 the Secretary General presented a report titled  One Humanity: Shared Responsibility. The report identifies five core responsibilities that will be the focus of discussion and proposed action. The JLIF&LC has prepared evidence briefs linked to each of these responsibilities. Each…

The Myanmar Media and Society Project (M.MAS, a collaboration between the Programme on Modern Burmese Studies at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford and MIDO, the Myanmar ICT for Development Organization) was initially set up to do research into the…

"Faith-based Interventions in Peace, Conflict and Violence: A Scoping Study" was launched at the World Humanitarian Summit on May 23, 2016 at the JLIF&LC & Soka Gakkai International Side Event "Evidence on Religious Groups' Contributions to Humanitarian Response". For more…

With the unexpected and disconcerting reemergence of religion as a first order cleavage in global politics, scholars and policy makers have been scrambling to bring some analytical order to the phenomenon. In this article, the author seeks to show why…

This research brief attempts to contribute on the current challenge in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Based on a series of interviews with foreign fighters and their families, the researchers find that traditional approaches to stabilization and development are unlikely…

Conflicts and humanitarian crises affect men, women, girls, and boys differently due to their different societal roles and the deep-rooted socio-cultural and economic inequalities which become exacerbated during crises. Men and boys form the vast majority of direct victims of…

repost from USIP With international assistance and a measure of justice and stability, Iraq’s ancient minority groups may stand a chance https://youtu.be/oOAtPW2nR9U Three years ago this week, the extremist Islamic State group stormed across north-central Iraq, launching a deadly assault…

This article will examine hybridity as it relates to three different spheres of influence within the operational environment. Firstly, experts increasingly focus on today's hybrid threats often stemming from radically inspired terrorism. Secondly, whole of government efforts to stabilize and…

This file contains the message of Shahabeddin Mohammadi Araghi, Under Secretary General,  Iranian Red Crescent Society, speaking on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The message included the Fundamental Principles, which outline the ethical basis…

This paper sets out to explore the connections between Mahayana Buddhism and international humanitarian law (IHL). Based on the Shakyamuni’s Lotus Sutra as interpreted by Zhiyi and Nichiren, it examines how specific Buddhist ethics are related to IHL principles. From…