Syria: Evacuations of civilians must be humane
14-03-2018 Damascus/Geneva (ICRC): In the event that humanitarian evacuations from Eastern Ghouta, Afrin, or any other area in Syria take place, the below standards and rules offer guidance to …
14-03-2018 Damascus/Geneva (ICRC): In the event that humanitarian evacuations from Eastern Ghouta, Afrin, or any other area in Syria take place, the below standards and rules offer guidance to …
When one of our colleagues, working in Afghanistan, took a picture of a baby snug in a pink sweater, he didn't really have much in mind. He was hoping the image would go some way in showing the …
In the second general round, a mooter from Soochow University (Taiwan, China) gives her submission for the prosecutor. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Yongtao XIANG General rounds' judges at the certificate …
When he told me that he had been sentenced to 20 years in prison, I felt as if my soul had been ripped apart. It’s been over two years since Champa's husband was detained in the Stung Treng prison, …
Over a million people have been displaced by serious violence that has been going on for nearly two years in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Far from home, and no longer …
Shifaa lost her father to kidney failure in 2014. He was not able to get proper medical treatment due to the conflict. The 15-year-old's eldest brother is detained and she lives with her other …
Damascus/Geneva (ICRC) – Teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and UN on Friday delivered urgently needed aid in Syria despite fighting that …
On this International Women's Day, Dr Helen Durham, director of the Humanitarian Law and Policy Department at the ICRC, discusses the role of women in shaping the discourse around international …
08-03-2018 Baghdad/Geneva (ICRC) – Observations on Iraq's new recovery phase from Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who visited Iraq between 6 and 8 …
Southern Africa facts and figures for 2017 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in southern Africa carries out humanitarian activities in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, …
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