The 15th Red Cross IHL Moot in Hong Kong
Around 100 law students representing 24 teams from 21 cities/universities across the Asia Pacific region participated in the annual Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court competition in …
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War on words: Is journalism disappearing from conflict zones?
Journalists are instrumental in raising awareness of wars and play a critical role in influencing the international community's humanitarian response to populations affected by crises. However, the …
Photographer Angela Ponce Romero wins the 2017 ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’Or award
05-07-2017 By unanimous decision of the jury, the Humanitarian Visa d'Or for 2017 has been awarded to Angela Ponce Romero. Her photo essay, "Ayacucho",* focuses on the people who went missing during …
ICRC comments on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration
Dramatic large-scale movements of migrants and refugees have prompted mixed reactions around the world in recent years. Significant expressions of solidarity and social mobilization have alternated …
Urban warfare and new technologies: challenges to humanitarian law and action
As part of ICRC's conference cycle on War in cities , Russian and foreign experts gathered on 6 March 2017 in the Humanitarium Center of the ICRC's Regional Delegation in Moscow, to discuss whether …
War in Cities: an African perspective
To discuss humanitarian concerns about, and challenges posed by the proliferating cases of urban armed conflict around the globe – particularly in African cities – the ICRC convened a regional …
Food, seeds bring smiles to South Sudan’s children
Cecilia Tabu, 12, is waiting for the distribution under a tree. "Normally, our only food is leaves that we cook with salt and water. Usually, we have nothing, so today we are happy. We can finally …
Historic agreement banning nuclear weapons a “victory for our shared humanity”, ICRC says
07-07-2017 Geneva (ICRC)–Over 120 countries today adopted a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons. The agreement comes at a time when the world has again been reminded of the threat of nuclear …
Joint Statement on the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Statement Joint Statement of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of …
Brazilian cities adopt measures to reduce the impact of violence on public services
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) supports Brazilian municipalities in the implementation of the "Safer Access to Essential Public Services" framework (SAF) with the aim of helping …
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