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Sustainable development at the ICRC, annual report 2014

This is the ICRC's third sustainable development annual report. It provides an update on progress made in 2014 on the organization's Framework for Sustainable Development, which was adopted in 2011. …

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B, General services, 1917- ongoing, 3313 metres of shelf space

The records produced by ICRC services, secretariats and departments in Geneva have an index number starting with the letter B. Particular attention should be drawn to the records pertaining to …

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Reading list - Sexual violence in armed conflicts workshop

Academic workshop on sexual violence Reading list Required reading  ICRC, How does law protect in war?, ICRC, Geneva, 2011 Specifically: - Case No. 207, India, Press Release, Violence in Kashmir …

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Ready-to-use workshop on sexual violence in armed conflict

Group work on case studies from "How does law protect in war?" allows students to apply the Geneva Conventions to concrete issues related to sexual violence, such as criminal repression © ICRC / T. …

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International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

32nd  International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 December 2015. Document prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross This is the fourth report …

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Ukraine crisis: What the ICRC did to help in August 2015

  30,000 people in Donetsk and Lugansk regions received food 10,000 people in Donetsk and Luhansk regions received construction materials, such as cement, bricks, timber and roofing, to help repair …

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Report: Urban services during protracted armed conflict

50 million people in urban areas face protracted and repeated armed violence. The direct impact of conflict is visible and well understood, but there is less research into the cumulative, long-term …

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Philippines: New and safer homes for thousands of Haiyan survivors

When Typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines in November 2013, it left widespread devastation in its wake. Over a million homes were destroyed. Together with the Philippine Red Cross, the ICRC …

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Results of the historical symposium on the Fundamental Principles

  A conference report and a detailed program are available for download at the bottom of this page. On 16 and 17 September, the ICRC, the University of Exeter and the UK Arts and Humanities Research …

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Colombia: Experts from 23 countries discuss challenges to humanitarian law

Cyber warfare, autonomous weapons and the use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas are among the topics for the third Conference of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law of …

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