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 …
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Digitalizing the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal Emblems
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 …
Cameroon: Five stories of violence, escape and survival
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, …
Nothing to eat: Food crisis is soaring across Africa
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. …
The ICRC remains alarmed about the unabated increase in missing persons worldwide
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 …
Bangladesh: University of Dhaka wins national rounds of the 13th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court
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 …
Uganda: Families of the missing desperate for news
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 …
"For those affected by the conflict in Mali, everything has become a battle"
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) …
Philippines: Detained mother reunites with daughter after 30 years
" 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, …
Allies, Partners and Proxies: Managing Support Relationships in Armed Conflict to Reduce the Human Cost of War
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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