Mogadishu attack emergency response
Following the huge bomb blast that detonated on Saturday, 14th October, 2017, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) began rescue efforts …
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Life after losing a limb
During the Lebanese armed conflict, Ali lost a leg and an arm, while Qassem lost both legs. However, their will to live was stronger than their traumatic experience. With the aid of the ICRC's …
Int'l organizations expect to buy more Chinese products
Marie Otaegui(left), Asia Sourcing Manager of the ICRC and Pierre Dorbes(middle), head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia, talk with Yang Yingzhi, manager of Chuangsheng Company, ICRC's …
Attacks on our cultural property are attacks on our humanity
Historic monuments, works of art and archaeological sites – known as cultural property – are protected by the rules of war. Attacks against them are so much more than the destruction of bricks, wood …
Athens conference to mark 40th anniversary of 1977 Protocols additional to Geneva Conventions of 1949
Athens (ICRC) – Forty years ago, 124 States gathered in Switzerland to finalize and adopt Additional Protocols I and II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which contain the most important rules limiting …
Protection of cultural property - Questions & answers
Why should we worry about attacks on cultural property in armed conflict? The effects of war and conflict are felt in ways far beyond the immediate tangible tragedies that we are so familiar with. …
China: ICRC’s First Ever Attendance at Canton Fair
ICRC staff and the organizers of the Canton Fair pose for a group photo at the trading event in Guangzhou. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC Mr. Pierre Dorbes, head of ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia, …
Where is the urgency to bring attacks on healthcare to an end?
Protection of medical and humanitarian personnel in conflict. Statement by the ICRC President, Peter Maurer Since my last briefing, brutal attacks have continued, unabated, against the wounded and …
Global gathering to shape future of world’s largest humanitarian movement
31-10-2017 The leaders of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement will gather next week in Antalya, Turkey, for a series of meetings that will shape the future of the world's largest …
Focus on the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel
ICRC calls on states to put the humanitarian crisis at the forefront of their concerns The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) briefed the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council …
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