Afghanistan: Stories from the north
174 families received an emergency delivery of food and household essentials in the Sancharak and Kohistanat districts of Afghanistan's Saripul province in August 2016. Most had fled fighting around …
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Kenya: IGAD and ICRC hold seminar on the Kampala Convention
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized a joint seminar to discuss the ratification and implementation of the Kampala …
Philippines: Providing support to weapon-wounded in Mindanao
Internal armed conflicts and other situations of violence have affected the region of Mindanao in southern Philippines for decades. As a consequence, many lives are lost while others are permanently …
The rule of law at the national and international levels: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2016
United Nations General Assembly, 71st session, Sixth Committee, Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross, October 2016 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recognizes …
Humanity under fire
Bombed hospitals. Health and first-aid workers killed. Heavily populated urban areas bombarded. What can be done to ensure respect for the rules of war? It's a sad and familiar pattern: April 2015 : …
The ICRC’s global engagement with the Judicial Sector on international humanitarian law
The ICRC supports the efforts of States Party to the Geneva Conventions to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) by providing States with technical expertise on IHL, …
Speech by ICRC president at Brussels Conference on Afghanistan
Speech by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, 5 October 2016. Excellencies, Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, When …
'They die unnoticed.' Medical crisis grows in South Sudan
The 17-year-old would have been the mother of twins. Nyandieng's first child was delivered at the family's simple mud and straw home. But complications prevented the second twin's birth. Seeking …
Flowers of Tomorrow: The stone of hope for Gaza youth
“I want to be handsome,” says Ahmed Habib, while performing a sketch. Ahmed, 15, is a boy from Shujaeya neighbourhood in Gaza City, which was heavily affected by the 2014 conflict. To this day, …
Georgia: Finding dead son's remains ends ambiguity for mother
Badri Gamgebeli went missing in September 1993 during the armed conflict in Abkhazia. Over the ensuing 23 years, his family heard various stories indicating that he was still alive. Some days, …
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