Helping mothers improve child nutrition in Somalia
Somalia has been ravaged by decades of armed conflict which has disrupted livelihoods and thrown the social fabric into disarray. Seasonal occurrences of drought and floods deepen the crisis by …
Somalia has been ravaged by decades of armed conflict which has disrupted livelihoods and thrown the social fabric into disarray. Seasonal occurrences of drought and floods deepen the crisis by …
By Tadateru Konoe, President, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross Consider a shocking reality: …
A round table to present the Montreux Document to the Malagasy authorities was held on 18 June 2015 in the capital Antananarivo. This initiative was taken by the National International Humanitarian …
Avtandil lost a leg to one of the universal consequences of armed conflict – landmines. But he continues to run his farm, with ICRC support. As I set out for Monaster, named after the nearby …
Families of missing persons recently gathered in the central park of Armavir to plant ash trees in memory of their loved ones – 41 people from Armavir Region who went missing in the early 1990s, …
Interview with Peter Maurer and Tadateru Konoe Thursday, 6 August 2015 marks the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This historic occasion provides an opportunity to reflect …
Long-term Health Consequences of Nuclear Weapons Prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in cooperation with the Japanese Red Cross Society In 2015, seventy years after the …
Displacement, insecurity, flooding and a host of other issues have negatively impacted the ability of many South Sudanese to grow or otherwise access staple foods. This is compounded by renewed …
On 30 June, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) signed the ' Geneva Call 's' Deed of Commitment for the Protection of Children, which aims to reduce the effects of armed conflict …
Informal Meeting on strengthening compliance with International Humanitarian Law Friday, 13 July 2012, Geneva, Switzerland Guidance Document International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is a set of rules …
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