"Leaving Colombia got harder each time I did it."
An ICRC delegate from County Kildare, Ireland, reflects on her three missions in the South American country. Audrey Purcell O'Dwyer recently took up a new role with the ICRC in Geneva, as an …
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ICRC: Protect livelihoods during COVID-19 or risk a boom in aid-dependency
03-06-2020 • In Nigeria, 95 per cent of people we talked to told us their sources of income have suffered • In Iraq, 83 per cent of people told us livelihoods have suffered • In Ukraine, 75 per cent …
COVID-19: Fighting conflict and coronavirus in Nigeria's Borno
Gubio, one of the many camps for displaced people in Maiduguri, is currently home to 38,000 people. In the past few months, some 250 families have arrived. Around two million people in the north-east …
Yvonne Chaka Chaka and the fight against COVID-19
In collaboration with the ICRC, internationally acclaimed musician, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, is using her voice to fight misinformation against COVID-19 . Misconceptions, rumours and misinformation about …
The ICRC data protection framework
The ICRC has established a data protection framework that affords individuals protection in accordance with international standards. It includes the ICRC Rules on Personal Data Protection, revised in …
High-level pledging conference for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Speech given by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Excellencies, distinguished representatives. Yemenis continue to suffer outrageously, with COVID-19 the latest …
Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems
There is wide recognition that the need to preserve human control over weapon systems and the use of force in armed conflict will require limits on autonomous weapon systems. This report from the …
Monthly Middle East and North Africa newsletter – May 2020: Our response to COVID-19
Ramadan amid conflict and COVID-19 threat People across the Near and Middle East are marking Islam's holy month this year amid ongoing conflict, seasonal diseases, and a worsening economic situation, …
Facebook and Red Cross launch #AfricaTogether, a campaign calling for vigilance against COVID-19
01-06-2020 1 June 2020 - Facebook and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are partnering to launch #AfricaTogether – a digital campaign and two-day festival on 4 and 5 June …
International humanitarian law 101: IHL and COVID-19
Welcome to our series of short videos explaining International Humanitarian Law, and how it is relevant in Southern Africa. International Humanitarian Law, or IHL, is a set of rules that seek to …
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