ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2020
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is asking donors for 2.2 billion Swiss Francs to fund its field operations and headquarters in 2020. Our largest operations in terms of budget are: …
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Myanmar: Passion and Persistence are Coach Joe’s Mantra for Wheelchair Basketballers
2nd Wheelchair Basketball Workshop with Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation, Yangon "The starting point for anything you do is the passion in your heart. It's my job to bring this passion out on the …
South Sudan: 80 Wheelchair basketball players to face off in two-day tournament in Juba
02-12-2019 Juba, South Sudan (ICRC)—Eighty wheelchair basketball players, including—for the first time—15 women, from across South Sudan have gathered in Juba for three weeks of training led by two …
Gaza: Crutches of metal and hopes of steel
A doctor overseeing the condition of a patient who was shot by an explosive bullet. The x-ray image shows bone fragmentation in the patient’s leg. Abed ZAGOUT/ ICRC Paramedics evacuating an injured …
Displacement in times of armed conflict: How international humanitarian law protects in war and why it matters
The main purpose of the study is to draw attention to the key role that IHL plays in addressing displacement and to influence law and policymaking among States and international and multilateral …
ERC, ICRC sign four-year agreement to meet growing humanitarian needs
Cairo (ERC, ICRC) – In order to continue the joint humanitarian response and to mark the cooperation between the two institutions, the Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERC) and the International …
Iraq: As death toll rises in protests, ICRC deplores loss of life and violence
Baghdad (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross deplores the use of violence and loss of life during the ongoing protests in Iraq . The rising number of casualties attests to patterns …
Mandate for ICRC's president extended for third term
Peter Maurer will serve a third mandate as president of the International Committee of the Red Cross following a vote by the ICRC's governing body, the Assembly, on 28 November 2019. The president …
War and the Children Left Behind
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, and the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the ICRC invited members of the public to join at this event addressing …
128 detainees repatriated to Yemen from Saudi Arabia
Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday facilitated the repatriation of 128 detainees from Saudi Arabia to Yemen following a request from the Coalition's Joint …
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