The results of ICRC writing competition
The Regional IHL Department in Cairo would like to thank all those who have shown interest in the activities that aim to support and promote understanding and dialogue on IHL by contributing to the …
The Regional IHL Department in Cairo would like to thank all those who have shown interest in the activities that aim to support and promote understanding and dialogue on IHL by contributing to the …
By Peter Maurer, the ICRC President . Syria enters its seventh year of fighting in 2018. Hunger and disease will affect millions of people in Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. Around the world, people …
The population southwest of Bujumbura now has easier access to drinking water, thanks to an ICRC water-supply project carried out in partnership with REGIDESO, Burundi’s water company. CC BY-NC-ND / …
Orphans milk goats at an orphanage in Russia’s Novgorod Province, August 1914. The ICRC supported charities throughout Russia and Eastern Europe. A hundred years after the First World War came to an …
28-01-2018 Juba - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has informed parties involved in the conflict in South Sudan that it can facilitate any potential release of persons detained in …
It's been a difficult year for the humanitarian community in Afghanistan. Besides the fragmented conflict landscape in some parts of the country, there is growing insecurity and an increase in …
Operational Highlights for 2017 The fourth year of South Sudan's civil war saw a severe deterioration of humanitarian conditions across the country. The conflict has claimed innumerable lives and …
The South Asia Teaching Session on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was held in Colombo on 3-8 July 2017. The seminar saw more than 40 participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, …
Between July and September 2017, we started conducting lectures on ambiguous loss for students and professionals in the fields of psychology and counselling to raise awareness of it, with the aim of …
Upon a request from Saudi authorities and the Arab Coalition, an ICRC team oversaw and helped in the repatriation of 27 Yemeni children aged between 8 and 17, as part of the ICRC’s neutral …
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