21 August 2026

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

CFP: International Review of the Red Cross [info]
- Contributions sought for a special issue on "Protection of Civilians and International Humanitarian Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." Submit proposals by 1 September 2026.

Short pieces:

AI is revolutionising everything (ALNAP Commentary, May 2026) 
- Part 1: Why do evaluations still look the same?
- Part 2: Where can (human) evaluators add the most value?

"AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns," The Guardian, 29 July 2026 [text]
- Focuses on the UK.

Ceuta, Spain – How Social Media Can Make a Spectacle of Tragedy (USCRI, Aug. 2026) [text]

The Government’s Unexplained Reversal on Social Media Disclosure Requirements (Just Security, Aug. 2026) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

How Ukrainian refugees in the UK negotiate identity and whiteness online (LSE European Politics Blog, Aug. 2026) [text]

U.S. Tech Companies Owe a Duty of Care to Afghan Girls Too – of a Different Kind (Just Security, Aug. 2026) [text]

Reports:

Digital Community Engagement in Protracted Crises: A Methodological Framework for Longitudinal Research using the Upinion Platform, HADRI Global Development Working Paper, no.2 (Western Sydney Univ., 2026) [text]

Role of AI and Automated Decision-Making Systems in Asylum and Migration (European Student Think Tank, Aug. 2026) [access]
- Country analyses are provided on Lithuania, Turkey, France, Cyprus, Italy and Germany.

Resource:

Stories & Insights (UNHCR Innovation) [access]
- Posts to UNHCR Innovation's Medium page are in the process of being shifted to a new section of their "recently refreshed website." Once all content has been moved, that page will be retired. 

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