Anaesthesia Handbook
The aim of this handbook is to provide guidance for trained anaesthetists working for the ICRC and to offer advice in areas where practice will differ from that in their home country. It is designed …
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The ICRCs Physical Rehabilitation Programme
This leaflet provides a brief overview of the ICRC’s Physical Rehabilitation Programme, which celebrated 40 years of existence in 2019. The Physical Rehabilitation Programme was created in 1979, with …
ICRC Rules on Personal Data Protection
Safeguarding individuals’ personal data, particularly in challenging situations such as armed conflicts and other humanitarian emergencies, is an essential part of protecting people’s lives, dignity …
The Missing: End the Silence (poster)
This poster raises awareness of the plight of missing people and their families through the use of a simple but powerful image and …
CCHN Negotiator Notebook
The CCHN Negotiator’s Notebook is designed for note-taking during meetings and includes fact sheets related to humanitarian negotiation and templates from the CCHN Field Manual on Frontline …
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 …
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 …
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