Armenia: Documentaries about landmine survivors
This documentary series is about people who survived accidents of landmines and explosive remnants of war. The first film of the documentary series follows Sose Grigoryan, a landmine survivor as …
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Somalia: Madina hospital receives Mogadishu’s war casualties
Dr. Abdikadir Haji Maalim, a surgeon at Madina hospital in the operating theatre attending to a weapon-wounded patient. Madina hospital sees most of the casualties of car bombs, shoot-outs, grenade …
Falkland Islands (Malvinas): ICRC presents final report after six Argentine soldiers are identified
08-11-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross presented its final report on forensic work to identify the remains of Argentine soldiers in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). …
Views and recommendations of the ICRC for the Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
The Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) , to be held from 13 to 17 December 2021 in Geneva, is a key moment for High Contracting Parties to take stock of, …
Promoting International Humanitarian Law among Rwandan law students
ICRC's Rwanda delegation held its fifth Annual National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The event, jointly organized by the ICRC, the Schools of Law and the Rwanda …
ICRC Statement to Counter Terrorism Committee Meeting on 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1373
Statement Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross on the Special Meeting of the Counter Terrorism Committee commemorating the 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council …
Venezuela – helping those most in need
In the third quarter of 2021, our work in Venezuela focused on addressing the needs of those people most affected by armed violence, particularly those caught up in the clashes that broke out between …
Reducing Civilian Harm in Urban Warfare: A Commander’s Handbook
While the humanitarian consequences of urban combat are all-too visible in recent examples such as Gaza, Aleppo, Marawi and Mosul, the prevalence of wars waged in cities will likely continue to …
Mongolia: Three-party MoU signed on IHL assessment study
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on an …
Where next? Escaping violence in the DR Congo
In Ituri Province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a staggering number of people are constantly forced to flee attacks by armed groups. This is Jeannette and Brigitte’s story. …
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