Building on the previous panel discussion " Responding to sexual violence in conflict: can we do better ?", the ICRC and the Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH) …
Geneva (ICRC) - As major powers gather in Vienna for fresh talks to try to end the conflict in Syria , the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on states to intensify efforts to …
13-11-2015 ICRC staff take part in the evacuation of bodies from Donetsk airport. ICRC / O. Davydova. Kiev (ICRC) – More than 40 experts from Ukraine and other countries have participated in the …
Eighty senior officers from some 70 countries will be in Algers from 14 to 19 November for a workshop on the international rules governing military operations. This workshop, developed by the ICRC, …
Originally from Gaza, Neamah, a 65-year-old Palestinian woman, moved to Hebron in the West Bank when she married, and has settled and lived there happily with her husband and children ever since. But …
Statement Speech given by Peter Maurer, president of the ICRC, 14 November 2015, Algiers, Algeria I would like to warmly welcome you to the Ninth Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing …
This flyer promotes the updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention – the first in a series of updated Commentaries to be published by the ICRC. The flyer can be used as a promotional tool …
The 15th Annual All Africa Moot Competition in International Humanitarian Law took place in Arusha, Tanzania from 14-22 November 2015. Ten teams from eight countries from across Anglophone African …
16-11-2015 Karachi (ICRC) – A research report on violence against health care in Karachi was launched today by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with the APPNA …
Have you ever thought of working in the humanitarian field? Do you have "soft" skills and professional experience? If so, the ICRC may be the place for you! This brochure explains some of the jobs …
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