World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2018
Joint statement, Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC Nobody seems to know how many muscles it …
Joint statement, Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC Nobody seems to know how many muscles it …
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 …
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