Cyclone Kenneth: Looking Back
In April 2019, Cyclone Kenneth struck northern Mozambique, a country still reeling from the devastating effects of Cyclone Idai which hit the country only six weeks prior. Tens of thousands of people …
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Rwanda: 30 judges and court registrars complete advanced IHL training
Thirty judges, court registrars, researchers and inspectors of the High Court-Chamber of International Crimes and the Court of Appeal have completed a two-day training on International Humanitarian …
Displacement in armed conflict debated at panel discussion in Amman
ICRC News Release Amman (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hosted a panel discussion in Amman, on 14 November 2019, to present the findings from two recent ICRC studies …
Ethiopia: “Playing wheelchair basketball becomes an orbit of my happiness”
Francois Friedel (standing left with the ICRC badge), Yoseph Hailemariam (3rd from Francois), invited guests and players during the opening ceremony of the 5th National Wheelchair Basketball …
Sudan: Providing water for vulnerable communities in Darfur
The Hashaba example As of August 2019, the Khartoum delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had facilitated access to clean drinking water for a total of 326,407 persons in …
The Regional Maritime Security Operations Workshop: Enforcement challenges and humanitarian issues in maritime setting
In our globalised world, open borders inevitably facilitate transnational crimes, making it necessary for national, regional and international law enforcement bodies to cooperate with each other. …
Rules for the ages? London debate sets out challenges facing IHL
For 70 years international humanitarian law (IHL) has sought to limit the consequences of war and protect people in conflict zones. But in an age of changing warfare, is IHL still fit for purpose? …
African Union: ICRC seminar on use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas
Group photo of seminar attendants from the AU Member States, experts, the UN Agencies, AU partners and the ICRC. Samuel HABTEAB/ICRC Wars are being fought in cities, towns and villages. Missiles. …
Peacekeeping Operations: ICRC Statement to the United Nations, 2019
Statement by the ICRC to the United Nations General Assembly, 74th session, Fourth Committee. General debate on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their …
Not a Target: EU - ICRC campaign in Hungary
For a period of eleven weeks, from 14 November 2019 to 30 January 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), supported by the European Union (EU) and in collaboration with the …
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