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Never again: Why the ICRC wants nuclear weapons eliminated and how the nuclear ban treaty can help the world get there
A few seconds was all it took for an atomic bomb to wipe out thousands of lives in Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. The ICRC's Dr Marcel Junod was the first foreign doctor to reach Hiroshima to treat some …
Mongolia: Training on IHL for armed forces and Red Cross staff
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized training workshops on international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as law of armed conflict, for armed forces personnel of different …
South Sudan: Attacks on healthcare facilities putting communities at risk
Leer, Mayendit, and Koch counties in Unity state of South Sudan have been affected by armed violence in the last six months, displacing thousands of people and disrupting their means of livelihood. …
Meeting an A-bomb survivor after 76 years: A testimony of hope
As he gears up to participate in the First Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna (Austria) from 21 to 23 June 2022 as an ICRC youth representative, Keita …
Five things to know about sexual violence in conflict zones
Despite its prohibition in international law, sexual violence in conflict remains a brutal reality. Unfortunately, it remains widespread and prevalent during armed conflicts and other situations of …
Libya: Returnees of Tawergha rebuild their lives after displacement
“You only leave home when home won’t let you stay”, is a poignant line from Warsan Shire’s popular poem titled “Home” that aptly captures the reality of thousands of families from Tawergha in …
Peru: Dignified burial in Accomarca after almost four decades
The families of 80 people from the community of Accomarca in Ayacucho, who went missing almost four decades ago during the internal conflict in Peru that lasted from 1980 to 2000, were finally able …
Myanmar: Ensuring sustainable livelihoods for all
It has been a decade since intercommunal violence began causing waves of displacement in Rakhine State, Myanmar – disrupting lives and livelihoods for thousands of people. COVID-19 and the military …
Cyber security incident: How could it affect me?
Update: 24 June 2022 What happened? On January 18 we determined that the personal data on more than 515,000 people worldwide was accessed by hackers. They did so through a cyber-attack on the servers …
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