Status update: The ICRC’s legal standing explained
… and soon in Ireland. Similarly for Australia, Russia, South Korea, South Africa and the US. …
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Australia: The hidden cost of conflict
… to Pakistan, Norway, Philippines, Chechnya, Russia, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Papua New …
Digitalizing the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal Emblems
… and Cyber Security Consultant, PIR Centre, Russia • Tamas Földesi, Senior Officer, … Senior Public Affairs Manager, Kaspersky, Russia Elizabeth Kolade, Security Analyst, … Associate Professor, ITMO University, Russia Marina Krotofil, Cyber Security Product …
Protected persons: Missing persons
… of families who lost loved ones in the Russia-Ukraine Armed Conflict Africa: Cases of …
Ukraine: Finding creative paths to learning amid armed conflict
… pandemic and then the escalation of the Russia–Ukraine armed conflict in 2022, … the hostilities and was under the control of Russian armed forces for more than six months. … was retaken after being under the control of Russian armed forces. They didn't leave their …
Ukraine crisis: ICRC activities between October 2014 and January 2015
… volunteers, etc. Cooperation with the Russian Red Cross In the Rostov region, which … US dollars' worth of supplies to the local Russian Red Cross branch to bolster its … and volunteers of the Rostov branch. Adygea, Russia. A displaced Ukrainian family receives …
Millennials think World War Three is likely in their lifetime
… Ukraine, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, United …
Afghanistan: People suffer as spending capacity shrinks and prices rise
… oil produced worldwide comes from Ukraine and Russia. Since June 2021, the price of wheat …
Olenivka penal facility: Prisoners of war and ICRC's role
… in the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, our work in helping POWs …
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: A human life is a human life
… Israelis have endured radiate outward. In the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict, …
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