Internal Displacement in Armed Conflicts
Displacement is one of the dramatic features of armed conflicts today. As the world becomes more urbanized, people are increasingly displaced between or within cities, sometimes for prolonged period …
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States must address concerns raised by autonomous weapons
Statement to the Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious …
Senegal: the silent suffering of the families of missing migrants
In Senegal, many families are suffering because they are plunged into uncertainty after the disappearance of a close party on the path of migration. In addition to the need to know the fate of …
Health despite bars: Asia-Pacific region tackles state of prison health
The 3rd edition of Asian and Pacific Conference on Prison Health Manila (ICRC) – With the Asia and Pacific region having over four million prisoners—the highest in the world according to the latest …
Ethiopia: ICRC delivered IHL training to high-ranking trainee military officers
On 6 November 2019, ICRC in collaboration with the Defense Command and Staff College, has conducted a one-day training on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to 75 high-ranking trainee military …
Islamabad: Two-day roundtable promotes discourse on Islam and humanitarian principles
In a first of its type, a group of 40 Islamic scholars, academicians, legal experts, medical and humanitarian practitioners got together in a two-day round table to deliberate upon Islam and …
Syria: Fears for civilian population as key water plant remains out of action
08-11-2019 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned for the civilian population in north-east Syria amid an ongoing shutdown of a key regional water …
South Sudan: 100 days to alleviate the suffering of millions
08-11-2019 Juba (ICRC) - Following the decision to extend the pre-transitional period by 100 days, peace and stability remain more than ever the prerequisites to alleviate the suffering of millions …
Shaken up: Looking back at the earthquake that changed personal history
There was nothing significantly different about 8 October 2005. It was just another day of running errands, doing chores at home, going to school, writing a test, working the fields, etc. Then the …
Brazil: Special report on stateless persons wins ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award
07-11-2019 Second and third place were given to a report on missing persons published by Época magazine and a special on the conflict in Syria that was aired by TV Bandeirantes São Paulo (ICRC) – The …
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