The #WorldRiskReport 2024 is here! Now available at: weltrisikobericht.de. #Weltrisikobericht2024 #CrisisPrevention #GlobalRisks #MultipleCrise #DisasterPreparedness #ClimateActionNow #HumanitarianAid Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft Ruhr-Universität Bochum l.rub.de/ee270549

Klimakrise, Corona, Krieg in der Ukraine: "Multiple Krisen" führen zur Überforderung der Betroffenen und des Hilfesystems. Der #WeltRisikoBericht2024 von Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft und IFHV zeigt, wie eng globale Herausforderungen miteinander verflochten sind. weltrisikobericht.de

"Climate change, conflicts and pandemics: The time for simple solutions is over. The #WorldRiskReport shows how closely various risks are linked and what measures are needed to reduce their impact." — Dr. Katrin Radtke l.rub.de/ee270549 Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft Ruhr-Universität Bochum

"The #WorldRiskReport brings together scientific findings and practical solutions to illustrate the importance of evidence-based research for disaster prevention." — Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft Ruhr-Universität Bochum l.rub.de/ee270549

"Climate change will not only mean that current extreme weather events will occur more frequently and more intensively, but also that the change between different extremes will occur more quickly." — Daniel Weller Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft Ruhr-Universität Bochum l.rub.de/ee270549

Dr. Mareike Meis, Senior Researcher at IFHV, along with Dr. Eva Johais, CMI Bergen, published a new paper in the peer-reviewed journal Critical Studies on Security that examines memetic warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict: ifhv.de/news/meis-crit…

The editorial board of the Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (#JILPAC) invites authors to submit papers to be published in the 1st issue of 2025 with a focus on "International Courts on Armed Conflict". ifhv.de/news/jilpac-cf…

The launch of this year’s #WorldRiskReport with the focus topic “Multiple Crises” was extensively covered in the media, including through interviews with involved researchers from the IFHV. ifhv.de/news/wrr-2024-…

Call for Abstracts 🚨 The ICRC‘s Study of Customary IHL turns 20 next year, and my colleagues at the IIPSL and the IFHV are hosting a workshop to revisit this influential body of research. Find our full cfa here. We look forward to your ideas! iipsl.jura.uni-koeln.de/yrw-2025

🔬 Young Researchers Workshop 2025 – Revisiting Customary #IHL Together with the Institute for Int'l Peace and Security Law (Universität zu Köln) we are hosting a workshop for early career researchers. Read our Call for Abstracts here: ifhv.de/news/young-res…

🌪️🔥🌍 Join our upcoming conference "Der Schutz der natürlichen Lebensgrundlagen als Herausforderung an das Völkerrecht, das Verfassungsrecht und das Verwaltungsrecht", taking place on 19 November at Blue Square in Bochum City. ifhv.de/news/challenge…

International law - a toothless tiger? 🐯 Maximilian Bertamini IFHV delivers convincing replies to international law skeptics.🤨 He shows, international law is just as easy to defend as to criticize: voelkerrechtsblog.org/de/defending-i… #internationallaw #lawyer #criticism

On United Nations's 79th birthday, Executive Director Thielbörger shared his insights on WDR 5, reflecting on the UN's work and how it continues to address challenges in peacekeeping, humanitarian aid, & conflict resolution. ifhv.de/news/thielboer…

Dennis Dijkzeul, Professor in Conflict & Organization Research at IFHV, recently co-authored a literature review of Glasman's "Humanitarianism and the Quantification of Human Needs: Minimal Humanity", published in the Int'l Review of the Red Cross (IRRC). ifhv.de/news/dijkzeul-…

🌍 Join us 2024's second the Knut Ipsen Lecture with Prof. Dr. Ramona Vijeyarasa on AI's impact on the North-South divide & the right to development. 📅 20 Nov 2024 🕙 10 a.m. CET 📍 Blue Square, Bochum City 🔗 ifhv.de/news/kils-2024…

In his analysis, IFHV's Jack Provan, examines the Great Convention, a legal framework in Frank Herbert’s Dune universe, drawing parallels to contemporary laws regulating armed conflict, particularly regarding nuclear warfare.

A new BOFAX about the US Election by our Executive Director Professor Dr. Pierre Thielbörger was just published on the Völkerrechtsblog. BOFAXE are a cooperation between the IFHV and the Völkerrechtsblog: scientific snapshot of up-to-the minute news in international law.

📢 New IFHV Working Paper! "Reforming Ukraine’s Schools & the Impact of German Education on Ukrainian Refugees" explores how war disrupts education & what refugee experiences in 🇩🇪 mean for Ukraine’s future. 🔗 ifhv.de/news/wp-14_01 #Ukraine #EducationInCrisis

🌍 The IFHV released a new working paper by Sören Schneider. It explores the critical role of local actors and knowledge in designing effective and context-sensitive triggers for anticipatory humanitarian action (AA). ifhv.de/news/wp-14_02

In their recent post on Verfassungsblog, Theresia Degener and our Research Associate Vanessa Bliecke discuss the reform of German abortion law in light of the CRPD and argue for a non-discriminatory approach. ifhv.de/news/bliecke-v…