Migration in Europe - Video series
As hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants passed through the Balkans and central Europe in 2015 and the early part of 2016, many lost touch with members of their families . These four short …
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The World Humanitarian Summit: a game changer or business as usual?
By Yves Daccord, director-general of the ICRC. The real challenge is to turn promises and commitments into meaningful – and measurable – humanitarian actions on the ground. Read full article on …
China: Brave new world--Yunnan economic security project
In April, 2016, we revisited some beneficiaries of ICRC economic security project in Yunnan Province, …
Explosive weapons in populated areas – Humanitarian consequences and legal issues
Interview with the head of the ICRC's arms unit, Kathleen Lawand, on the humanitarian consequences and legal implications of using explosive weapons in populated areas. She emphasizes the need for …
Philippines: Drought-stricken farmers in North Cotabato receive food
Crop failures have left people desperately short of food in conflict-affected areas of North Cotabato Province in the Philippines. The ICRC and the Philippine Red Cross have distributed food to …
Georgia / Abkhazia: Remains returned to families provide relief and dignity
The unresolved issue of missing persons continues to burden Georgian and Abkhaz families and society many years after the end of the 1992–1993 armed conflict in Abkhazia. ICRC records show there are …
Web of violence drags Yemen closer to edge
There have always been wars. But the conflict in Yemen is receiving precious little attention right now. 6,000 people have died in the last 14 months, half of them civilians. Belgian Antoine Grand …
Lebanon: Mahmoud's family finally has a place to call home
Beddawe refugee camp, the second largest in north Lebanon, was home for mainly Palestinian refugees. Since the start of the Syrian crisis and the recent economic recession, the camp has become home …
Cameroon: Fadimatou receives vital aid after fleeing conflict in north
Despite repeated clashes in her village, Fadimatou Abbas did not want to leave Fotokol, which lies in Cameroon's Far North region, a few kilometres from the Nigerian border. But in mid-January 2016, …
Ensuring respect of IHL in multinational operations
Addis Ababa (ICRC) - The ICRC delegation to the African Union (AU) held a roundtable on 26-27 May on the obligation to ensure respect of international humanitarian law in multinational operations in …
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