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Where is the urgency to bring attacks on healthcare to an end?

Protection of medical and humanitarian personnel in conflict. Statement by the ICRC President, Peter Maurer Since my last briefing, brutal attacks have continued, unabated, against the wounded and …

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China: ICRC’s First Ever Attendance at Canton Fair

ICRC staff and the organizers of the Canton Fair pose for a group photo at the trading event in Guangzhou. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC Mr. Pierre Dorbes, head of ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia, …

Protection of cultural property - Questions & answers

Why should we worry about attacks on cultural property in armed conflict? The effects of war and conflict are felt in ways far beyond the immediate tangible tragedies that we are so familiar with. …

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Athens conference to mark 40th anniversary of 1977 Protocols additional to Geneva Conventions of 1949

Athens (ICRC) – Forty years ago, 124 States gathered in Switzerland to finalize and adopt Additional Protocols I and II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which contain the most important rules limiting …

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Attacks on our cultural property are attacks on our humanity

Historic monuments, works of art and archaeological sites – known as cultural property – are protected by the rules of war. Attacks against them are so much more than the destruction of bricks, wood …

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Int'l organizations expect to buy more Chinese products

Marie Otaegui(left), Asia Sourcing Manager of the ICRC and Pierre Dorbes(middle), head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia, talk with Yang Yingzhi, manager of Chuangsheng Company, ICRC's …

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Life after losing a limb

During the Lebanese armed conflict, Ali lost a leg and an arm, while Qassem lost both legs. However, their will to live was stronger than their traumatic experience. With the aid of the ICRC's …

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Mogadishu attack emergency response

Following the huge bomb blast that detonated on Saturday, 14th October, 2017, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) began rescue efforts …

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Peacekeeping operations: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2017

Statement by the ICRC to the United Nations General Assembly, 72nd session, Fourth Committee, item 55 of the agenda. General debate on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping …

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Nigeria: Conflict and prolonged displacement continue to affect millions of people

A report of the ICRC's work in Nigeria between January and September 2017 In Nigeria's north-east, prolonged displacement caused by the conflict has compounded vulnerabilities and increased …

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