When war comes to town
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 …
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Two billion CHF to fund humanitarian operations in 2018
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 …
War in cities: Towards a holistic response
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 …
Mozambique: Meeting the needs of communities affected by armed violence
The ICRC and Mozambique Red Cross Society are delivering humanitarian assistance to people affected by armed violence in central …
ICRC calls attention to overlooked humanitarian tragedy of missing migrants with powerful new website
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 …
Nigeria: Prosthetic leg aids recovery after school bag bombing
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," …
Somalia: Failed rains threaten nomad way of life
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 …
Moscow Humanitarium: in dialogue with Russian officials and experts on de-escalation zones in Syria
The May 2017 Astana Memorandum, which created the de-escalation zones in Syria, included the improvement of the humanitarian situation as one of its main goals. In an effort to better understand how …
Strengthening convergences for humanitarian action in Southeast Asia
The ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR), together with the Philippines Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the ICRC, held a symposium entitled …
Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention - 2017
Twenty-Second Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, The Hague, the Netherlands. Statement by the ICRC This year marks the 20th anniversary of the entry …
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