Lebanon: A Law for Missing Persons
Thousands of people went missing during the armed conflict that plagued Lebanon from 1975 to 1990 and thousands are still missing. Their families have the right to know their fate. The Lebanese …
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Empty chairs, waiting families
Empty Chairs, Waiting Families is a memorialisation project for the families of people who went missing during armed conflicts in Lebanon which began in 1975. They express their suffering by painting …
Introductory Seminar on IHL
The seminar aims at providing humanitarian professionals with relevant background knowledge in IHL. The programme is designed to encourage discussions and debates on the main IHL issues arising in …
#NewNormal: Tales of life on the front line in eastern Ukraine
It's been three years since the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Before the conflict, people lived a different reality. Now their daily life has completely changed. Long hours waiting in the …
Banning nuclear weapons is our obligation to future generations and a humanitarian imperative
Statement International Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on the Prohibition and Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Nagasaki, Japan. Speech by Christine Beerli, vice president of the ICRC. In the …
South Sudan: Promoting agriculture to stave off food insecurity
Agriculture is essential for survival of people in South Sudan. When fighting erupts, agricultural cycles get disrupted and farmers can no longer produce food. This results in the severe food …
The breach of humanitarian rules persists in Colombia
"I see peace is too far away," Johana replies when asked about her life after the Peace Agreement signed between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP. "There was no calm or ceasefire for us. We …
Ethiopia: Parliamentarians discuss IHL and Red Cross activities
Thirty-one Members of Parliament (MPs) discussed the fundamentals of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Addis Ababa at a seminar organized jointly by the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Yemen: ICRC Statement on behalf of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
Speech given by ICRC Director of Middle East, Robert Mardini, to the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, held in Geneva, Switzerland. Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen I …
In any crisis there is a sign of hope #redcross #redcrescent
For people living through armed conflict, humanitarian crises or natural disasters, the red cross and red crescent symbols are a sign of hope. People trust those who wear it knowing they will do …
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