Toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement
In the run-up to the Chemical Weapons Convention review conference, the ICRC is urging that the use of toxic chemicals for law enforcement be limited to riot control agents – also known as ‘tear gas’ …
In the run-up to the Chemical Weapons Convention review conference, the ICRC is urging that the use of toxic chemicals for law enforcement be limited to riot control agents – also known as ‘tear gas’ …
Expert meeting report: This publication is a summary report of the second and final ICRC expert meeting on so called "incapacitating chemical agents", which was held from 24 to 26 April 2012 in …
Full text of the statement issued by the ICRC on 5 September 1945, in the light of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki which brought the war to an end. There can be no doubt that war, an …
In 2021, the ICRC launched a project to reduce the sustainable risk of the distributed items distributed. Through this Request for Information (RfI), the ICRC is seeking to identify qualified, …
21-01-2022 Facilities used for detention in Sa’ada, Yemen, were hit early this morning, killing and injuring over a hundred detainees, and emergency workers were searching for victims amidst the …
The year 2021 has been an interesting one for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Pakistan. From formalizing partnerships with emergency responders, creating spaces for dialogue on …
"Interoperability" was an issue that generated considerable debate during the negotiation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). This term refers to the ability of armed forces or other State …
05-04-1950 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, - Supplement, Vol. III, No. 4. International Committee of the Red Cross to the High Contracting Parties, Signatory to the Geneva Conventions …
31-12-1996 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 315. Statement of the ICRC at the United Nations General Assembly, 51st session, 19 October 1996. A great deal has occurred this year in …
General Debate on all disarmament and international security agenda items. United Nations, General Assembly, 67th session, First Committee, statement by the ICRC, New York, 16 October 2012. …
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