Moldova: Rebuilding lives through the cash-for-livelihood programme
… since early 2022 due to the onset of the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict. …
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Olenivka penal facility: Prisoners of war and ICRC's role
… in the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, our work in helping POWs …
Australia: The hidden cost of conflict
… to Pakistan, Norway, Philippines, Chechnya, Russia, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Papua New …
ICRC president: "International humanitarian law only as strong as leaders’ will to uphold it"
… Large-scale drone and missile attacks in the Russia - Ukraine international armed conflict … released and returned home. We have supported Russia and Ukraine in the repatriation of …
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 …
Status update: The ICRC’s legal standing explained
… and soon in Ireland. Similarly for Australia, Russia, South Korea, South Africa and the US. …
Humanity after life: Respecting and Protecting the Dead
… paras 2 and 7. 9 ECtHR, Rantsev v. Cyprus and Russia, no. 25965/04, 2010, paras 232–233. 10 … 2005, para. 258; Khadzhialiyev et al v. Russia, no. 3013/04, 2008, para. 121; IACtHR, … UDHR, Art.12. 15 ECtHR, Sabanchiyeva et al v. Russia, no. 38450/05, 2013, para. 138. See …
Global security in a polycentric world
… be here today. Thank you to the Government of Russia, and in particular to the Russian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoigu for …
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 …
Five things to know about the deadly legacy of explosive remnants of war
… the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine , or elsewhere, are clear …
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