Podcast: The ICRC's protection work in Lebanon
In Lebanon, the ICRC's work includes visiting detainees and finding missing persons. We are helping displaced people fleeing war and violence across the region and the communities hosting them. The …
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Lebanon: Families of missing persons meet to share experiences
On Friday January 29, more than 150 relatives of people who have gone #missing during the Lebanese war gathered for an... Posted by اللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر on Tuesday, February 2, …
Syria: Desperate population needs regular unimpeded aid, whatever talks outcome
Geneva/Damascus (ICRC) - The parties battling each other in Syria's nearly 5-year-old conflict must allow a regular flow of aid to reach all those civilians suffering amid the fighting, whatever the …
Missing and consigned to oblivion: the tragedy of Colombia’s unmarked graves
In Colombia there are registers listing some 78,000 missing persons. But we'll never know how many there really are. Many are buried in unmarked graves (bearing the letters 'NN') in hundreds of …
Mali: ICRC visits essential during conflicts, says ex-detainee
Lamine Follé is a 33-year-old soldier now serving with the 3rd company of the Malian National Guard. But in 2012 he was captured by an armed group during fighting in the northern part of the country. …
South Sudan: A pregnant mother’s long walk to a safe birth
Giving birth in South Sudan is often dangerous and difficult. Medical care can be long distances away, forcing pregnant women to give birth at home or to travel on foot late in their pregnancy to a …
Colombia: How do I tell my daughter I was raped?
Sandra feels sick. She has just come out of a counselling session. Reliving it all has turned her stomach. Her daughter is eight months old and won't settle; she only quietens when her mother puts …
Papua New Guinea: Moving forward in the search for Bougainville's missing
The 1989-1997 civil war in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea left up to 20,000 people dead. Many of those who vanished at the outbreak of violence are still unaccounted for and their loved ones are left …
Protection of civilians - ICRC statement to the UN Security Council, 2016
Speech given by Christine Beerli, vice-president of the ICRC, at the UN Security Council debate on the protection of civilians. Mr President, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for …
The use of explosive weapons in populated areas
The Advanced IHL Learning Series are addressed to lecturers and trainers who wish to be abreast of the latest developments in international humanitarian law (IHL) and other related areas. The series …
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