Annual Report 2022
… of victims of war, and to promote respect for international humanitarian law. In 2022, we … have access to clean water and life-saving health care, and bolster their food security. …
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ICRC statement at second Brussels conference on Syria
… that patient" ICRC Director of Operations, Dominik Stillhart's address to the 2018 second … and this further disrupts water supplies and health services; The health care system has been severely impacted and is …
ICRC and Parliaments: the fruitful collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union
… Respecting and ensuring respect for International … violence during armed conflicts 69 Protecting health care in conflict situations 72 IHL and the …
Egypt: ICRC Activities from January to December 2022
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … The ICRC delegation also works with healthcare providers to help them enhance their …
From our archives: Modes of transport
… 1914-1918 war. Near the front, in a Hungarian Red Cross ambulance car, the … the medical mission and the department of health travel from Negrito to Barbacoas in dugout canoes, to bring health care to the people living in these isolated …
Protected persons: Children
… Under international humanitarian law, children … and lose contact with, their families or caregivers, in situations of armed conflict … essential goods and services such as food and health care where needed. We seek to prevent …
Means of personal identification
… Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the … of war— Annex IV A. REVERSE SIDE PRONT He. (care — rs then oftheooismty.oda&diy lie i~ etb … sit Cooling horn thosPital. eec) on State of health is Present eddresa •n. (a) is …
Israel and the occupied territories: Key Facts and Figures from 7 October 2023 to 31 March 2024
… Six months since the onset of renewed hostilities between … their humane treatment, access to adequate health care, ability to re-establish contact with …
Australia: 4th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on IHL
… Member States and National Societies gathered in Canberra for the Fourth Commonwealth Red … sexual violence, ensuring respect for health care, protection of cultural property, and …
South Sudan: World Bank and ICRC partner to save and change lives
… Since 2019, the World Bank and ICRC have partnered to expand access to health care for conflict-affected and hard-to-reach …
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