Every parent's worst nightmare
Imagine surviving a war, only for your child to go missing. The CCTV footage at the beginning is a reenactment; however, the scenes of families being reunited after years apart are all too real. You …
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31st Surgical Seminar "The management of patients with war wounds", Geneva, 10 to 15 December 2017
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is organizing its 31st surgical seminar in Geneva. It will be held at Ecogia training centre from 3.00 p.m. on Sunday 10 December to 4.00 p.m. on …
Yemen: ICRC urges warring sides on Red Sea coast to protect civilian life
09-12-2017 Geneva / Sana'a – As reports of intense fighting along Yemen's Red Sea Coast continue to emerge, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) urges all parties to the conflict in …
China: Humanitarian principles and practices, ICRC's perspective on emergency management
On Nov. 27th, 2017, Vincent Raymond Ochilet, Deputy Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia gives opening remarks during an emergency management training session at the Chinese Academy of …
China: ICRC shares humanitarian practices at an emergency management training
Delegates from the International committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) briefed the Chinese Academy of Governance (CAG) and Blue Sky Rescue Team staffs on humanitarian principles and practices on Nov. …
Mexico and Central America: Practical advice for migrants
Migrants endure great physical and emotional hardship. The ICRC and Red Cross Societies in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are encouraging migrants to take measures to look after their …
Trees uprooted: In the West Bank, a struggle to harvest
The olive harvest season is traditionally a joyous time for Palestinians, an occasion for families to get together and celebrate. However, as more farmers face restrictions on access to their land, …
Angola: Reconnecting families displaced by armed violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Armed violence in the Kasai Region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past year has displaced thousands of families. Many of these Congolese families fled into the neighbouring …
Young Humanitarian Writers competition: Winners announced
The ICRC and The National Press Club, together with the Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC), recently announced the six winners of the 2017 Young Humanitarian Writers Competition. The competition, themed …
Meeting of the States Parties to the Biological weapons convention - 2017
Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, 4–8 …
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