ICRC action in Africa
Interview of Patrica Danzi Patricia Danzi, ICRC's Regional Director for Africa, says 40% or more of ICRC operations are in Africa. The geographical focuses of ICRC in Africa includes Lake Chad …
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The ICRC and Belt and Road Initiative
Patricia Danzi, ICRC's Regional Director for Africa, says ICRC can bring a humanitarian perspective to the Belt and Road Initiative. ICRC has been present in some of the Belt and Road countries for …
Learning from scratch in Tajikistan
At 16, Maruf had to learn to write again – with his left hand. He lost the right one after a cartridge he picked up exploded. In Tajikistan, people living along the borders with Afghanistan and …
ICRC President says conflicts more complex, still killing too many civilians
04-04-2018 MOSCOW (ICRC) – The changing nature of conflict is blurring the lines between military and civilian, ICRC President Peter Maurer said on Wednesday, noting the devastating consequences of …
Global security in a polycentric world
Statement Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC , during the Conference on International Security (Moscow). It is a great privilege to be here today. Thank you to the Government of …
Jordan: Humanitarian response during 2017
In 2017, the ICRC in Jordan continued to adapt its humanitarian response to both the emergency and the chronic nature of the Syrian refugee crisis. In the reporting period, the ICRC carried out a …
Yemen: Bridging gap between wishful thinking and reality on ground
Statement 2018 Yemen High-Level Pledging Event The ICRC statement on behalf of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement delivered by Robert Mardini, the ICRC regional director for the Near and Middle …
Sudan: Preventing lifelong disability by supporting ‘club foot program’
Clubfoot is a congenital deformity where a baby is born with one or both feet facing inwards and downwards, preventing them from placing the soles of their feet flat on the ground. Detecting and …
Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?
As part of continuing reflections on the legal and ethical issues raised by autonomous weapons systems, the ICRC convened a round-table meeting in Geneva from 28 to 29 August 2017 to explore the …
Yemen: The slow death of society could be reversed; progress is possible
03-04-2018 Sana'a/Geneva (ICRC) – This is what the slow death of society looks like. A list of things that have collapsed in Yemen: The food chain. The health care system. The education system. The …
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