Malaysia: 14th National IHL Moot Court Competition
The team from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) lifted the winner's trophy at the IHL Moot Court Competition recently organized by the ICRC in partnership with the International Islamic University …
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How law protects persons with disabilities in armed conflict
Taking IHL as a starting point, this paper will identify commonalities between IHL and the CRPD and emphasize certain specific contributions of IHL to the protection of persons with disabilities in …
Brazil: Meeting of relatives of missing persons marks publication of Family Needs Assessment report
The report describes the needs, the challenges and the expectations of the families of missing persons related to the "Vala de Perus" case. Relatives of missing persons visit the lab where the …
ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2018
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is asking donors for more than 2 billion Swiss Francs to fund its field operations and headquarters in 2018. Our largest operations in terms of …
Afghanistan: Despite the challenges we remained committed in 2017
It's been a difficult year for the humanitarian community in Afghanistan. Besides the fragmented conflict landscape in some parts of the country, there is growing insecurity and an increase in …
Afghanistan: A difficult year in 2017, a new footprint in 2018
In all, 2017 was an extremely difficult year for the ICRC in Afghanistan. After 30 years of continuous presence in the country, a series of consecutive attacks on its staff in less than nine months …
Our work in Armenia in 2017
In Armenia, the ICRC focuses on civilians living in exposed communities along the international border, missing people and their families, mine victims and people deprived of their liberty. We also …
On the front line of health care in Mali
Like other health care facilities in Mali, Gao regional hospital effectively collapsed when various armed groups took control of the north in 2012. With the ICRC's involvement and support, the …
Colombia: Victims must be at the centre of the public agenda
01-03-2018 For the ICRC, the most critical humanitarian challenge currently facing the country is finding the people who have disappeared as a result of the armed conflict and violence. Bogotá (ICRC) …
Afghanistan: Keeping babies warm, beyond our activities
Two-year-old Raziais was admitted to the Therapeutic Feeding Unit, at Mirwais Regional Hospital. She is one of the many children in the hospital undergoing treatment for severe malnutrition. CC …
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