Working for the ICRC: Forensic specialist
People go missing during wars, natural disasters and migration. Driven solely by humanitarian motives, forensic experts working for the ICRC try to give the unidentified remains of the dead back …
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Central African Republic: ICRC condemns killing of staff member
05-11-2017 Bangui/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is shocked and saddened by the killing of one of its staff in the Central African Republic. Youssouf Atteipe, an …
International humanitarian law course for practitioners
USYAN, Farshad/ICRC Course description Organized by the ICRC, this immersive five-day course in international humanitarian law (IHL) is open to humanitarian practitioners who wish to become …
Al-Bironey: "I felt that I hadn’t seen Khartoum in 100 years"
Sudan: ex-detainee held by armed group speaks about experience The International Committee of the Red Cross played the role of neutral intermediary in a handover operation in March 2017 that saw the …
My message to the Movement: It’s time to awaken the giant.
Statutory Meetings of the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement 2017. Statement by the ICRC President, Peter Maurer Welcome to the Statutory Meetings of the International Red Cross and Red …
Scaling up the humanitarian response in Bangladesh
Since August 2017, more than 600.000 people have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar fleeing violence in Rakhine State . After walking for several days or taking a boat, they often arrive exhausted …
Malaysia: IHL comes alive at 3rd IHL Role Play Competition
For three days, 13 teams from eight universities tested their knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) in fictional armed conflict and other scenarios put together during the 3rd IHL Role …
Choosing humanity: new video and online game challenge us to confront how numb we have become to abuses to the rules of war
07-11-2017 Geneva (ICRC) - The ICRC this week launches a new phase in its public awareness campaign on the need and relevance of the laws of war. Today a hard-hitting video shockingly reminds us that …
Yemen: An urgent call to keep borders open for health, medical supplies
07-11-2017 Geneva/Sana'a (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urgently calling for Yemen's air, sea and land borders to be kept open to allow vital humanitarian supplies to …
Humanity Knows No Borders: ICRC Participates in International Charity Sale
The booth of the ICRC is set up by colleagues who arrive on the spot early in the morning. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC The ICRC’s booth packed with enthusiastic visitors not long after the sale started. CC …
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