A village in eastern Ukraine remembers its past
It is hard to imagine any conflict in the sleepy village of Zaitseve. Unfortunately, the rural community has spent the past 80 years steeped in violence – first during World War II, then in …
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Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations
Statement ICRC statement given by Hugo Slim at the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations Thank you, Chair. This year's Draft Resolution makes a …
Raqqa and Mosul: Humanity under attack
Statement Statement by Robert Mardini, Regional Director for the Near and Middle East at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) As fighting rages in Raqqa, Syria , and Mosul, Iraq, the …
War in cities: an African perspective
As part of its Conference Cycle on War in cities , the ICRC in Kigali convenes a regional panel of experts on 26 June at the Kigali Convention Centre. Focusing on East Africa, this public conference …
Old pain, new demons: Thinking torture and dignity today
Antoine d'Agata/Magnum Photos On 26 June 2017, on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the ICRC will convene a discussion at the Humanitarium between leading …
DPRK: officers trained on management of blast trauma
28-06-2017 Pyongyang / Beijing (ICRC) – A three-day course on Blast Trauma Care ends in Pyongyang today. Organized by the ICRC in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) and the DPRK …
About the handbook
Protecting individuals' personal data is an integral part of protecting their life and dignity. This is why personal data protection is of fundamental importance for humanitarian organizations. …
Where it matters
On 19 June, as part of the ICRC conference cycle on War in cities , the ICRC, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and HERE-Geneva convened a panel of experts at the Humanitarium to look at the ways …
ICRC to participate in Urban Humanitarian Response Symposium
Last year alone, more than 65.3 million people were forcibly displaced by conflict, while each year on average 26.4 million people are displaced by natural hazards. Globally, more than half of all …
More needs to be done to clarify the fate of over 1,600 people missing in relation to conflict in Kosovo
Belgrade/Pristina/Geneva (ICRC) – 1,658 people who went missing in connection with the 1998–1999 armed conflict in Kosovo are still being sought by their families. In recent years, very little …
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