The 2022 National IHL Competition in Israel
The National IHL Competition has been training generations of alumni passionate about IHL. This year's Competition will take place on 7-10 November. Eleven teams will train and compete with each …
The National IHL Competition has been training generations of alumni passionate about IHL. This year's Competition will take place on 7-10 November. Eleven teams will train and compete with each …
The ICRC's report on "Digitalizing the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal Emblems: Benefits, Risks, and Possible Solutions" is now available. As societies digitalize, cyber operations are …
Since 2012, Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon have been ravaged by recurring violence that has gone largely unnoticed by the global media. Displaced in Cameroon’s Far North Region, Hamadou, Hadidja, …
Devastating crop losses. Parched land. Millions of dead and dying cattle, goats and camels. Starving and severely malnourished children. Rising global grain prices that force families to go hungry. …
ICRC statement delivered on 21 October at the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee by Ian Macdonald, ICRC Humanitarian Affairs Advisor. Mr. Chair, The International Committee of the Red …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), organized the national rounds of the 13th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition on …
Every day the Red Cross Movement work helps to bring answers to families of the missing on the fate of their loved ones. It is never an easy task. Between April and August 2022, armed clashes in …
In Mali, people’s lives continue to be heavily impacted by the conflict there. Back in September, Martin Schüepp, the new director of operations at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …
" Nasaan ang anak ko? (Where is my daughter)," asked Anne* looking straight at Jennifer*, who was introduced to her by a staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Smiling, …
The ICRC defines a support relationship in armed conflict as one in which an actor provides support to a party to armed conflict that increases the latter’s capacity to conduct armed conflict. The …
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