Lebanon: Men, portraits of a journey
A multimedia photo exhibition is highlighting the vulnerability of men coping with war and conflict in Lebanon and across the region. The aim of the exhibition is to sensitize public opinion to the …
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Is the law of armed conflict in crisis and how to recommit to its respect?
On 21 April 2016, the ICRC hosted a livestreamed panel at the Humanitarium to discuss whether international humanitarian law (IHL) is under threat today; and if so – what are the ways forward to …
Mali: Staff members freed
22-04-2016 Geneva/Bamako (ICRC) – The three staff members with whom the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had lost contact on 16 April were unconditionally released today, safe and …
Humanitarian Policy at the WHS
The ICRC's policy objectives and positions are based on its operational experience and aim to enhance the protection and assistance of people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of …
Kenya / Tanzania / Djibouti: Refugees made 241,000 calls to families in 2015
In 2015 the ICRC continued to help hundreds of thousands of people reconnect with their families following refugee influx in Tanzania and Djibouti. We provided economic support to people directly or …
Cambodia: Physical rehabilitation programme in Battambang gets a new home
After 25 years of sharing offices with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation's physical rehabilitation centre in Battambang, the ICRC's physical rehabilitation programme …
World Humanitarian Summit: ICRC's comment on the UN Secretary General's Report
In February 2016, the United Nations Secretary General released his Report on the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS). The report calls on States, United Nations agencies, civil society and all parties …
Indonesia: Refreshing humanitarian action
A conference on "Refreshing Humanitarian Action" took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the end of February. The event was an opportunity for policy makers and humanitarians to look at how humanitarian …
Enabling people with disabilities in 2015: Facts and figures
The ICRC helps people with disabilities through our physical rehabilitation programme and the ICRC Special Fund for the Disabled. The people we serve include victims of armed conflict, of other …
Georgia: Efforts to clarify the fate of missing persons
Ms Biljana Milosevic, head of delegation for the ICRC in Georgia, outlines the problems of persons missing as a result of armed conflict, and how the ICRC seeks to discover their fate and …
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