Migrants: Vulnerabilities & Protection
An ICRC report published in Dec 2017 Migrants: Vulnerabilities & Protection report Publication 12.2017 Conference jointly organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the European …
An ICRC report published in Dec 2017 Migrants: Vulnerabilities & Protection report Publication 12.2017 Conference jointly organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the European …
A logo has been developed to represent the whole of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. This is an official logo that we will be using under certain circumstances, for example when …
20-12-2017 Manila (ICRC) – It has been almost two months since armed conflict ended in Marawi City but thousands of displaced people remain unable to return home and are in need of help and …
In October 2017, the ICRC helped reunite a seriously ailing woman from Donetsk with her daughter who lives in the south of Odesa region. Recently, our colleagues from the Odesa office visited the …
The report describes the needs, the challenges and the expectations of the families of missing persons related to the "Vala de Perus" case. Relatives of missing persons visit the lab where the …
18-12-2017 Geneva/Damascus (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by the intensifying fighting in Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus, which is taking an …
Meeting of States Parties, Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. Statement by the ICRC President, Peter Maurer Twenty years ago anti-personnel mines were a regular and lethal feature of armed conflicts …
Procurement and logistics are important for any organization, but especially for a humanitarian organization with operations around the world. For the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), …
Professor (Dr) Muhammad Munir is the vice-president and director-general of Shariah Academy and a professor of law at the International Islamic University. Considered an authority on international …
What is it like to be a forensic anthropologist in Colombia? Death is not something you ever get used to. At least that's what Ángel Medina believes. He has been working as a forensic anthropologist …
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