The laws of war are our shield against barbarity
President's address to the Human Rights Council On the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, I pay tribute to the work of the Council and the High Commissioner as a tireless …
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He’s being missed at that table
Report assessing the needs of family members of missing persons during the Military Regime in Brazil: case "Perus' …
Cambodia: From mine fields to rice fields
In 1992, Tith Pao went with a friend to gather wood behind the refugee camp they lived in. The next thing he remembers, a loud explosion. "I looked down at my leg and saw that my foot had been …
Community-level economic support provides a lifeline for women in northern Mali
In the village of Toya, 20 km from Timbuktu, people's lives are shaped by two devastating forces: climate and conflict. Overlooking sweeping sand dunes bordering the Niger River and – behind sparse …
Leadership in an age of friction – ICRC president confronts challenges of humanitarian action
The president of the ICRC took part in a lively discussion at London's Chatham House as part of a two-day visit to the UK last week. The event saw Peter Maurer and the director of Chatham House, Dr …
Armed violence in brazilian cities and the Safer Access methodology
The local scenario and the Safer Access methodology from ICRC Urban Violence in Brazil The armed violence and its most visible indicators have increased in cities in Brazil and in many countries in …
Colombia: it is not too late
It is time to give a voice back to over 8.5 million victims of the conflict. Christoph Harnisch Head of the ICRC Delegation in Colombia Colombia is now living through hopeful yet uncertain …
Ethical principles guiding the ICRC's partnerships with the private sector
The aim of these principles is to establish a transparent framework for relationships between the private sector and the ICRC. Content: Purpose ICRC's private sector strategy Guiding principles …
Two new members appointed to the Assembly of the ICRC
01-03-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – The Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appointed two new members, Edouard Bugnion and Katja Gentinetta. Mr Bugnion has been a professor in …
Missing persons, conflict and prison crisis: our current concerns in Colombia
Humanitarian challenges 2018 Beyond any doubt, the most critical humanitarian challenge currently facing the country is finding the people who have disappeared as a result of the armed conflict and …
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