Amman (ICRC): A two-day regional meeting on Restoring Family Links began in Amman on Wednesday. It was co-organized by the ICRC and the Jordan Red Crescent Society. The first-of-its-kind meeting …
More than 20 million people across Bihar in eastern India are suffering as a result of the worst flood to hit the state in recent decades. With Assam, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal also …
States party to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I of 1977 have an obligation to take measures necessary to suppress all acts contrary to their provisions. Moreover, States must …
United Nations, General Assembly, 72nd session, Sixth Committee, statement by the ICRC, New York, October 2017. Terrorism negates the fundamental principle of humanity and is contrary to the core …
Volunteer actors from South Sudan Red Cross perform a weekly theatre drama where they raise awareness of the importance of protecting health-care workers and …
05-10-2017 Geneva/Damascus (ICRC)–As several regions throughout Syria are witnessing the worst fighting of the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by reports of …
The regional delegation of the ICRC for Venezuela and the CARICOM States has been active since the 1970s, following its principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence. In 2000, the ICRC …
Nurse Rehana Rehman has been taking care of the grievously sick patients at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar for over 20 years now. Having helped save many lives in the accident and emergency …
09-10-2017 Geneva/Kabul (ICRC) – After a series of attacks on its staff, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has taken the decision to reduce its presence in Afghanistan. "Since …
Islamabad (ICRC) – A nationwide public awareness campaign entitled PehlayZindagi: Give Way to Ambulances – Give Way to Life has been launched at a ceremony in Islamabad. The campaign draws attention …
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