Bangladesh: ICRC visits the Islamic Foundation
On 1 March 2020, the ICRC paid a courtesy visit to Anis Mahmud, the new Director General of Islamic Foundation and Additional Secretary to the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. An …
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Afghanistan: Spike in violence against health care amid COVID-19 threatens millions
Kabul (ICRC) - The recent rise in violence in Afghanistan, combined with targeted attacks against health-care facilities, threatens to reduce or prevent access to health services for millions of …
Launch of the updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
On 16 June 2020, the ICRC held the online launch of the updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war, for an expert panel to discuss the …
Webinar: Humanitarian action in the time of COVID-19
Across the globe, we are all feeling the enormous pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic . With the disease rapidly spreading, we see governments reacting primarily to protect their societies from the …
COVID-19 and Violence Against Health-Care – Safer COVID-19 Response: Checklist for Health-Care Services
The Safer COVID-19 Response checklist has been produced for managers of health-care services, individual practitioners and health policymakers worried about the impact of violence against health-care …
COVID-19: General Guidance for the Management of the Dead
This document provides guidance on the management, or handling, of the remains of people believed or confirmed to have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It is meant to give a practical …
Reducing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Internally Displaced People
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (the Movement) has been actively working to meet the public health and humanitarian needs of the many communities around the world affected by …
Checklist : Domestic Measures to Implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions contains various measures and mechanisms for promoting its implementation and ensuring compliance with its provisions. Some of these may necessitate the adoption …
Recommendations on Including Camps and Camp-Like Settings in the Response to The COVID-19 Pandemic
Internally displaced people and migrants, including refugees, living in camps, formal and informal settlements and other collective sites (hereafter camp and camp-like settings), may be …
The Role of Humanitarian Actors in Safeguarding Access to Education – Workshop Report – Geneva, 19–20 June 2019
This report summarizes discussions held at a workshop on the role of humanitarian actors in safeguarding access to education, which took place at the ICRC’s headquarters in Geneva from 19 to 20 June …
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