Lebanon: Water infrastructure programmes in Beqaa
In recent years, the ICRC has completed several projects for the improvement of water infrastructure. These projects – aimed at benefiting the host community and refugees – were implemented in …
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Looking at HCiD through a gender lens
Jessica Cadesky is a project manager at the Swedish Red Cross and led the study that resulted in a report titled Access to Health Care during Armed Conflict and Other Emergencies: Examining Violence …
Health Care in Danger: Community of Concern
Video game wins special HCiD award Killing prisoners or wounded people, and attacking medical personnel, facilities and vehicles, are becoming increasingly frequent in video games. This is a problem, …
Lebanon: Meeting the need for water
29-05-2015 Beirut (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will inaugurate three water projects in the Bekaa valley, in eastern Lebanon, today. The projects were carried out in …
Pakistan: Spring Newsletter 2015
The latest newsletter from the ICRC in Pakistan features a variety of articles, including updates on our work in the country, on reuniting families, and taking a lead on teaching sessions covering …
South Africa: ICRC and SADC sign memorandum of understanding
29-05-2015 Pretoria (ICRC) – The ICRC and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have recently concluded a memorandum of understanding that will strengthen relations between them and …
Key conference on curbing spread of nuclear weapons ends in failure
An important UN-hosted conference to review progress on curbing the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear disarmament has ended in failure. The 2015 Review Conference of the Treaty on the …
Ukraine: ICRC activities, February and March 2015
In Ukraine, the ICRC has been providing food and other assistance, helping people repair their war-damaged homes, supporting hospitals visiting detainees, tracing missing persons, maintaining contact …
Cases of identity
Patricio Bustos says visits from ICRC delegates when he was imprisoned in Chile in the 1970s likely saved his life. Now, as head of the country's forensic services agency, he's working, with help …
Australia: Crossing the Rubicon - the path to offensive autonomous weapons
Join us for a timely discussion on the legal, ethical and moral implications of the use of offensive autonomous weapons systems, led by Professor Chris Jenks from the SMU Dedman School of Law in …
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