19-11-2015 Damascus (ICRC) – A three-day seminar on surgical techniques for treating weapon-wounded patients, attended by 45 surgeons, ended today in Damascus. The event – the first of its kind held …
Should militaries be involved in providing humanitarian assistance in conflict zones? This was the question at the heart of a debate co-hosted by the ICRC and the Centre for Military and Security Law …
In this shared experience, the Philippine Red Cross recounts the challenges it encountered and how it overcame them when fighting broke out between Philippine government forces and a faction of the …
In this shared experience, the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society recounts how it prepared for and responded to the increased tensions during the 2013 general elections in Zimbabwe. Owing to the volatile …
On 18 November, the Swiss Permanent Mission to the United Nations and the Sphere Project organized rountables gathering humanitarian practionners and representatives of permanent missions to discuss …
Briefing of the panelists before the event From left to right: Terry Morel (Director of the Division of Emergency, Security and Supply at UNHCR), Ambassador Manuel Bessler (Head of the Swiss …
18-11-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - An Armenian soldier who had crossed the Line of Contact on 22 March 2015 was returned today in an operation carried out under the auspices of the International Committee of …
18-11-2015 Kuala Lumpur (ICRC) – A two-day workshop on health care in places of detention is taking place in Kuala Lumpur, bringing together 25 health-care personnel from prisons, immigration …
Academic workshop on sexual violence Workshop structure Introduction 5 min Overview ICRC disclaimer about the facts as presented by the case studies Code of conduct (listening to and respecting …
Academic workshop on sexual violence International legal framework affording protection against sexual violence in armed conflicts and other situations of violence International humanitarian law …
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