Continuously raging violence in Taiz, Marib, Al-Bayda, Hodeida, Shabwah, Al-Jawf and Hajjah has forced over 157,500 people into displacement in 2021 only, adding to the over 3.3 million people who …
Jakarta (ICRC) – On 23 and 24 February 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Indonesian National Police's International Relations Division and Education and Training …
The project is called "From Zero Cost to Zero Waste" and aims at raising awareness on how to help save the environment by repurposing domestic waste. It also helps women in affected areas boost their …
Naing Naing Oo remembers meeting a group of children who had survived being stranded at sea. In a small boat, with little food, they drifted for days. "When we talked to them, we were inspired – …
Reuben Tabel shares the story of a teacher helping students dream of a future without tribal conflict Anna John Lakaio is a secondary school teacher in Upper Highlands, Papua New Guinea , with over …
A country in turmoil, a patriarchal society, a community rid with sexual and gender-based violence, a physical disability, a financial crisis, an emotional loss – their settings are different, their …
Thousands of Colombians continue to live in the shadow of armed conflict, suffering the effects of a situation they have no control over at all. As Colombia continued to focus on countering the …
Five years . This is how long Salwa's personal odyssey lasted to be reunited with her family. It was in early 2016 when Salwa got separated from her husband and three sons while fleeing from conflict …
This bulletin contains an overview of our operations in Kenya, Djibouti, and Tanzania in 2021. In 2021, the ICRC Nairobi Regional Delegation continued its work in places of detention focusing on …
On 30 November and 1 December 2021, the ICRC and the training division of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS) organized a two-day workshop entitled "International Humanitarian Law – …
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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
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