Malaysia: 14th National IHL Moot Court Competition
The team from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) lifted the winner's trophy at the IHL Moot Court Competition recently organized by the ICRC in partnership with the International Islamic University …
The team from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) lifted the winner's trophy at the IHL Moot Court Competition recently organized by the ICRC in partnership with the International Islamic University …
27-11-2017 Yerevan (ICRC) – An exhibition highlighting the anguish of families whose loved ones have been missing in connection with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was organized to mark 25 years of …
Almost two decades on from an outbreak of communal violence, the ICRC and Tanjungpura University (UNTAN) held a seminar in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, to explore the linkages between …
War in Cities Symposium 28 November 2017, Humanitarium, Geneva. Statement by the ICRC President, Peter Maurer . Tonight, I will start with the broader picture: conflict dynamics and the humanitarian …
28-11-2017 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has asked its donors for more than 2 billion Swiss Francs to fund its operations in 2018, to assist and protect millions of people …
Baghdad. Woman and child in front of the remains of a warehouse destroyed by coalition forces bombing. Photo: VOETEN Teun Anthony/ICRC On 28 November, in the framework of a two-day symposium on "War …
The ICRC and Mozambique Red Cross Society are delivering humanitarian assistance to people affected by armed violence in central …
29-11-2017 (Geneva) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today launches a new website – missingmigrants.icrc.org – calling global attention to the human stories behind the …
Musa was a thriving 14-year-old student with a passion for football when a boy walked into his school with a bag - despite the fact bags were banned. "We kept asking him why he was carrying a bag," …
The words rob raac in Somali translate to rain follower. It is a term commonly used in pastoralist circles that refers to the lifestyle of moving from one place to another with one's livestock in …
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