Humanity in Action – 2015
Humanity in Action 2015 explains the ICRC's wide-ranging activities and how it spends its money, gives an overview of the impact of ICRC action during the year and introduces some of the people who …
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Sri Lankan students put IHL into practice at the prestigious Jean-Pictet competition
Six students from two universities in Sri Lanka were selected to take part in the Jean-Pictet International humanitarian law (IHL) Competition held in Indonesia in March 2020 and received rave …
When rain turns to dust
Countries affected by armed conflict are disproportionately vulnerable to climate variability and change, because the adaptive capacity of people, systems and institutions already coping with the …
The violence in Mali has spread into the Tillabéri area of Niger
The humanitarian situation continues to get worse in the Liptako-Gourma region, which spans the Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso border area. According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people …
Preparedness, prevention and control of COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention
Prisons and other places of detention are enclosed environments where people (including staff) live in close proximity. Every country has a responsibility to increase their level of preparedness, …
COVID-19, violence and climate change: Lake Chad herders in distress
Pastureland is disappearing fast due to climate change in the area surrounding Lake Chad, from Fouli to Kouloudia, Wayi and Mamdi. Livestock are dying off, and herders in the region are …
COVID-19: ICRC backs preventive measures in Pesantren Gontor Islamic boarding school
On 22 June 2020, the ICRC regional delegation for Indonesia and Timor Leste donated face shields, medical gloves and masks, contactless thermometers and posters on hygiene guidance to Pesantren …
Burkina Faso: Anyone being held must be treated with humanity and dignity
Ouagadougou (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed at the erosion of respect for international humanitarian law in Burkina Faso over the last few months. The …
Missing Persons Cyprus Report
This report lays out the extensive discussions and conclusions of a workshop co-organised in Cyprus in October 2019 by the ICRC and the Commission on Missing Persons in Cyprus. It contains …
Humanity in Action – 2019
Humanity in Action provides an at-a-glance guide to how we helped and protected victims of armed conflict and other violence in 2019. It provides facts and figures on our programmes around the world …
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