Resolutions of the 2013 Council of Delegates
The official record of the Resolutions adopted at the 2013 Council of Delegates, in Sydney (Australia) …
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Red Cross Red Crescent: 150 years of hope (magazine)
A century and a half ago, the first National Society was formed in the Kingdom of Württemberg. In many ways, the changes, growth and conflicts that have faced this original National Society mirror …
Red Cross Red Crescent: Wiping polio off the face of the planet (magazine)
The world has a unique chance to eradicate polio. With billions of dollars of support and coordinated efforts by governments and international health organizations, it could be the biggest public …
Red Cross Red Crescent magazine
Red Cross Red Crescent is a global, humanitarian affairs magazine that serves as a source of high-quality humanitarian analysis and reporting for the many components of the International Red Cross …
Convention on Cluster Munitions
This booklet contains the text of the Convention on Cluster Munitions adopted on 30 May 2008 by the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions. It is intended to promote understanding of the …
Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) Guide: A Legal Manual for EHL Teachers
Organized in a question and answer format, the Guide offers teachers and other interested parties concise information on specific IHL …
HIV/AIDS Field Guide: A Planning and Practice Guide to Integrating HIV/AIDS into the ICRC's Health Work
This field guide is designed to assist in responding to HIV/AIDS as an integral part of health activities. It provides guidance and decision making tools to help decide what to do amongst specific …
Missing Persons: A Handbook for Parliamentarians
This manual, elaborated jointly by the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) and the ICRC, is composed of three sections. The first chapter contextualises the issue of persons reported missing following an …
International Humanitarian Law - Handbook for Parliamentarians
This handbook is designed to familiarize parliamentarians with international humanitarian law and to heighten their awareness of the key role they, as political leaders, can play in promoting its …
ICRC Survey: Our World, Views from the Field – Summary Report
To raise awareness of the impact of armed conflict or other situations of armed violence on civilians, in 2009 the ICRC launched a vast research programme in eight of the most troubled countries in …
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