The Potential Human Cost of Cyber Operations
This report provides an account of the discussions that took place in November 2018 during a meeting of experts organized by the ICRC with the aim of moving towards a realistic assessment of the …
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CCHN Negotiator Handbook
The CCHN Negotiator’s Handbook offers a collection of updated CCHN tools for direct use in today’s negotiation processes. It outlines how to apply each tool in the CCHN Field Manual on Frontline …
Ensuring the Preparedness and Security of Health-Care Facilities in Armed Conflict and Other Emergencies
This publication is intended as a practical manual for governments, hospital managers and others concerned, with a view to helping them prepare for and manage situations that could jeopardize their …
Work for the ICRC: Finance and Administration Manager and HR Manager
The ICRC is always looking for talented HR and finance professionals willing to lend their skills to our humanitarian cause. This leaflet details the profiles we are looking for and the challenges …
Health Activities
An overview of the ICRC’s health programmes on the ground and the principles underpinning them. Treating and caring for the wounded and sick in armed conflict, other major violence and natural …
CCHN Field Manual on Frontline Humanitarian Negotiation
The CCHN Field Manual on Frontline Humanitarian Negotiation offers a comprehensive and systematic method for carrying out humanitarian negotiations. The manual includes a set of practical tools, …
Understanding the Arms Trade Treaty from a Humanitarian Perspective
The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) entered into force in December 2014. Through this treaty, States set common international standards for the transfer of conventional arms and ammunition, with the express …
Physical Rehabilitation Programme: Annual Report 2014
Access to physical rehabilitation is important from both human rights and human development perspectives. Personal mobility and the availability of assistive devices is a precondition for equal …
CCHN Facilitator Handbook
The CCHN Facilitator’s Handbook provides all the information and references needed to facilitate a peer workshop with members of staff on humanitarian negotiation. It assists CCHN facilitators as …
International Humanitarian Law: A Comprehensive Introduction
"International Humanitarian Law: A Comprehensive Introduction" is an introductory handbook that aims to promote and strengthen knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) among academics, …
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