ICRC Position on Autonomous Weapon Systems
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has, since 2015, urged States to establish internationally agreed limits on autonomous weapon systems to ensure civilian protection, compliance …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has, since 2015, urged States to establish internationally agreed limits on autonomous weapon systems to ensure civilian protection, compliance …
Mariateresa Cacciapuoti, former Head of Sana’a Center Sub-Delegation in Yemen looks back on her mission which began in 2019. I remember the peculiar emotions that gripped me when I told my family I …
What responsibility do we have to the dead? An ICRC forensic specialist reflects on this sometimes harrowing but always meaningful area of work. Oran Finegan recently left his role as head of the …
The following statement can be attributed to the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Francesco Rocca, and to the President of the International …
Ene Abah reports from CAR*. The people around me filled their plates with towering piles of food. I noticed how much they were eating and asked them about it. Their responses were striking: They …
Armed conflicts feature an ever-growing number of actors organized in overlapping webs of alliances, proxy dynamics and other types of support relationships. And when armed actors fight alongside …
Humanitarian crises, including pandemics, often result in large-scale fatalities with many deceased going unidentified because of improper or undignified management of the dead. But an individual has …
Jakarta (ICRC) – In support of strengthening the capacity of the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia/PMI) at the provincial and district level, the International Committee of the Red Cross …
19-05-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – In an ideal world, health-care workers who risk their lives to save others would have just as many supporters as footballers. Unfortunately, that’s far from the reality. …
A statement in the name of Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC Near and Middle East Director. "People in Gaza and Israel urgently need respite from non-stop hostilities, as we enter the second week of airstrikes …
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