Ukraine crisis: What the ICRC is doing
The ICRC has a delegation in Kiev, offices in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Odessa and sub-offices in Severodonetsk and Mariupol. We have over 50 staff in the country, and are currently sending further …
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Pakistan: Red Crescent doubles assistance to the displaced from North Waziristan
As a result of a military operation in North Waziristan, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced to various districts in neighbouring Khyber …
Côte d'Ivoire: Displaced persons receive emergency aid
Tabou, Côte d'Ivoire, 17 May 2014. Staff of the ICRC, the French Red Cross and the Danish Refugee Council prepare to leave Tabou for Grabo. Their cargo consists mainly of tents and medical supplies. …
Syria and neighbouring countries: Water shortages add to woes
Throughout the Middle East, people are suffering from water shortages. The rising violence of the past few years and record-low rainfall have made clean water increasingly difficult to come by – …
Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Third Meeting of States, 30 June & 1 July 2014
Establishing a dedicated IHL compliance system , Opening speech, ICRC President, Peter Maurer Third Meeting of States on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) 30 June and …
What’s new in law and case law around the world? Biannual update, July to December 2013
Biannual update on national implementation of international humanitarian law, July–December 2013 International Review of the Red Cross, Page 1 of 15. 10.1017/S1816383114000459 REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS …
Nigeria: Victims of conflict and violence struggle to survive
As armed conflict and violence intensify in parts of Nigeria, the ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross Society are responding to emergencies, managing and evacuating the wounded and dead, and helping …
Prohibition and punishment of torture and other forms of ill-treatment
Factsheet on measures of national implementation regarding torture and other forms of ill-treatment. In particular th e following questions/topics are addressed : definition of torture and other …
Ready-to-use workshop on protection of health care in armed conflict
How can universities help enhance respect for the impartial and safe provision of health care in conflicts and other emergencies? The ICRC has designed a tool to answer the question, in the form of a …
Interactive dialogue on internally displaced persons
26th session, Human Rights Council In the following, the ICRC would like to briefly take stock of some of what has been achieved since the creation of the mandate and to point to major shortcomings …
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