25-05-2023 Juba (ICRC) – The ICRC welcomes the ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions by the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly in May. The institution also stands …
In this report, the ICRC analyses the humanitarian consequences of hostilities in the urban environment and seeks to raise awareness among parties to conflict, especially civilian authorities, of the …
The ICRC’s report on ‘Childhood in Rubble: The Humanitarian Consequences of Urban Warfare for Children’. DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE Landmines, airstrikes, snipers – in cities across the world, …
Statement Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Side Event in New York on Protection of Civilians from Explosive Weapons in Populated …
Statement Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Side Event in New York on Humanitarian Carve Outs for UN Sanctions Regimes: The Impact …
In a first for the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), the Mission in Romania participated in a roundtable, organised annually by the Centre for International Humanitarian Law of the …
Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross to the UN Security Council in New York on the protection of civilians President Berset, excellencies, …
The 18th meeting of the Coordination Mechanism seeking to clarify the fate and whereabouts of people missing in relation to the armed conflicts of the 1990s and August 2008 and their aftermath was …
Urban warfare causes death and injury among civilians on a staggering scale. It destroys homes, communities and the social fabric. It cuts off access to health care, education, electricity, and clean …
The search for ways to improve our collective response has led the World Bank, UNICEF and the ICRC to publish a report. It is based on case studies from the field, as well as inputs from the Arab …
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