Ukraine: Shelling endangers civilians in Lugansk
ICRC delegates Marina Fakhouri and Bruno Pommier were in Lugansk from 21 to 26 August. They describe the precarious situation in the town as shelling continues to endanger civilian lives and damage …
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South Sudan: Health services struggle to meet needs
Facing massive displacement that has resulted from the fighting, health services in South Sudan are working under enormous pressure. Since the outbreak of violence in December, the ICRC has worked …
Is there still a place for impartial humanitarianism?
Speaker: Yves Daccord, Director-General, ICRC. Where: Chatham House, London When: 04.09.2014 Chair : Lord Mark Malloch-Brown Listen to an audio recording from this event on Chatham House's …
Ethiopia: Facts and Figures - January to June 2014
A summary of the ICRC's activities in Ethiopia between January and June 2014. Gezahegn Berhanu/ERCS More than 30, 800 detainees in 17 federal and regional prisons were visited. More than …
Central African Republic: Aid for more than 14,000 people in Kaga Bandoro
04-09-2014 Bangui (ICRC) – More than 14,000 people living in the Kaga Bandoro area, in the north-central part of the Central African Republic, have been given seed, farm tools, food and basic …
Transatlantic Dialogue on International Law and Armed Conflict: A blog series
In the middle of July, a group of academics and government lawyers gathered for two days at Oxford University to discuss issues related to current challenges pertaining to armed conflict and the …
Iraq: More than a million victims of fighting receive ICRC help
05-09-2014 Fighting in Iraq has displaced over 1.5 million people. The ICRC has delivered food, drinking water, other relief items and medical assistance to more than a million people since January, …
Gaza: Priorities and challenges
As an open-ended cease fire promises relief from a 51-day conflict in Gaza, the ICRC and its partner, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), are boosting their efforts to help those whose lives …
The use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the prohibition of indiscriminate attacks
37th round table on current issues of international humanitarian law: Conduct of hostilities: the Practice, the Law and the Future, Sanremo, 4 - 6 September 2014. Article by Laurent Gisel, legal …
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