08-05-2018 Shanghai (ICRC) – Senior military officers from 19 countries in Asia and the Pacific have gathered in Shanghai for a regional workshop on the law of armed conflict at sea to be held from 8 …
04-05-2018 Bamako / Niamey / Dakar (ICRC) – Communal violence has intensified in Mali, with recent clashes in the region of Menaka along the Mali–Niger border killing dozens of civilians. The …
The last couple of years had been tough enough for Yapanu Daniel, a widow and mother of four. Having lost her husband in 2015, she had been working tirelessly to put food on the table for her four …
What exactly is IntegrityLine? IntegrityLine is a confidential mechanism for individuals wishing to report allegations of misconduct related to the ICRC. The organization's Ethics, Risk and …
Azat Azatyan and his family are among those who have been affected by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We helped him start a small charcoal production facility. He bought raw material and a car to …
Operational highlights for 2018 Decades of armed conflict continue to undermine veterinary services in South Sudan. It increases the risk of epidemics, parasites, wounds, and health issues that …
On the grounds of a destroyed electricity plant it feels as though a cloak of human suffering is wrapping around you. This place is in tatters, just like the lives of its new inhabitants. It is one …
Our Code of Conduct reflects our commitment to meet fundamental principles and rules concerning ethical conduct in all our organizational activities. It is about operational excellence with integrity …
03-05-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – An incident of violence against health-care facilities or personnel has taken place every single week since the passage two years ago of a U.N. Security Council Resolution …
02-05-2018 ICRC Geneva/Nairobi - A German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been abducted in the Somali capital Mogadishu. "We are deeply concerned about the …
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