Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems
There is wide recognition that the need to preserve human control over weapon systems and the use of force in armed conflict will require limits on autonomous weapon systems. This report from the …
There is wide recognition that the need to preserve human control over weapon systems and the use of force in armed conflict will require limits on autonomous weapon systems. This report from the …
Speech given by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Excellencies, distinguished representatives. Yemenis continue to suffer outrageously, with COVID-19 the latest …
The ICRC has established a data protection framework that affords individuals protection in accordance with international standards. It includes the ICRC Rules on Personal Data Protection, revised in …
In collaboration with the ICRC, internationally acclaimed musician, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, is using her voice to fight misinformation against COVID-19 . Misconceptions, rumours and misinformation about …
Gubio, one of the many camps for displaced people in Maiduguri, is currently home to 38,000 people. In the past few months, some 250 families have arrived. Around two million people in the north-east …
03-06-2020 • In Nigeria, 95 per cent of people we talked to told us their sources of income have suffered • In Iraq, 83 per cent of people told us livelihoods have suffered • In Ukraine, 75 per cent …
An ICRC delegate from County Kildare, Ireland, reflects on her three missions in the South American country. Audrey Purcell O'Dwyer recently took up a new role with the ICRC in Geneva, as an …
For the release of the second edition of the Data Protection Handbook for Humanitarian Action , the ICRC has convened a panel of experts to discuss how, in today's technological landscape, data …
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has partnered with Facebook to encourage a continued vigilance against COVID-19 through a virtual festival dubbed #AfricaTogether. The event will …
After a 600 km long ride back home to northern Kurigram district, when Rehana saw her brother she forgot her own fatigue and cared for him instead. T.A. Sheonty / ICRC Taznoor Ahmad Sheonty, a BDRCS …
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