Annual Report 2016
The Annual Report 2016 is an account of the field activities the ICRC conducted worldwide over the year. These activities are part of the organization's mandate to protect the lives and dignity of …
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Malaysia: Experts discuss humanitarian law application in maritime context
Experts from 21 countries deliberated upon operational aspects of the law of naval warfare and current issues relating to humanitarian action at sea during a regional workshop in Kuala Lumpur. …
Humanitarian action and the pursuit of peace: Speech on the anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize
Red Cross and the Nobel Peace Prize No recipient has been awarded the Peace Prize as many times as the ICRC. In 1901, the first ever Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Henry Dunant, founder of the Red …
Missing Israeli nationals: Hamas must abide by international humanitarian law
08-06-2017 Tel Aviv – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) urges the Hamas authorities to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law with regard to the five …
The Additional Protocols at 40: upholding humanity in today's conflicts
Signature of the AP to the GCs of 12 August 1949 / LEBLANC, GÉRARD To mark the 40th Anniversary of the Additional Protocols I and II (APs) on 8 June 2017, the ICRC will convene a conference at the …
Missing Palestinians: Israel must abide by international humanitarian law
Tel Aviv / Gaza - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls upon the Israeli authorities to live up to their obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL), in clarifying the …
Kenya: Cash assistance is putting more than just food on the table
Haduko has just received a cash transfer message on her mobile phone. She makes her way to a mobile money vendor to withdraw the cash. This assistance is helping people affected by drought in Kenya's …
Recent developments of the interplay between IHL and IHRL
The Advanced IHL Learning Series are addressed to lecturers and trainers who wish to be abreast of the latest developments in international humanitarian law (IHL) and other related areas. The series …
Shanghai Cooperation Organization and ICRC step up their humanitarian dialogue
12-06-2017 Astana/Geneva (ICRC) – In a move to promote structured dialogue on international humanitarian law, the ICRC and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) entered into a Memorandum of …
More than 350,000 people face acute water shortage in eastern Ukraine
12-06-2017 Following a new localized spike in hostilities in eastern Ukraine, workers manning a major water pumping station could not stay on duty, putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk of …
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