Panel Debate on the Fundamental Principles
On September 21, the European Parliament Standing Rapporteur on Humanitarian Aid and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement organized a panel debate on the Fundamental Principles 50 years ago, the Red …
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Humanity in action
The ICRC works worldwide to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with …
Voices to Action: Migration and violence, major challenges for communities in Honduras
The second humanitarian hub event held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, as part of the Voices to Action campaign aimed to complement the online platform created to discuss ideas and thoughts about today's …
South Sudan: First there was war, now fire
18-09-2015 Juba, 18 September 2015 - Since Thursday, the ICRC and South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC) emergency action teams have been working tirelessly around the clock to help victims of the fuel truck …
Zimbabwe: Protecting health care during SADC peace support operations
18-09-2015 Harare (ICRC) – A seminar aimed at identifying best practices to improve access to essential health services during peace support operations recently brought together 17 experts from 11 …
South Africa: 15th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law - Summary Report
15th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law 18 – 21 August 2015 OR Tambo Building, Pretoria Representatives from 16 Southern African countries gathered in South Africa from 18 to …
What is IHL?
Extract from ICRC publication " International humanitarian law: answers to your questions " International humanitarian law (IHL) regulates relations between States, international organizations and …
Sudan: ICRC committed to expanding humanitarian activities
17-09-2015 Khartoum (ICRC) - Dominik Stillhart, the director of operations at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), today concluded a visit to Sudan where he discussed the scope of the …
Migrants in South-East Europe: The tragic toll
According to the information collected by the Red Cross Societies, between November 2014 and mid-2015, 28 migrants died in train accidents in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, four froze to …
Bulgaria: Hivro and Asra
Hivro and his wife (whom we will call Asra for the purposes of this story) are refugees from Syria. They spent a month in dfferent accommodation centres in Bulgaria, neither of them knowing what had …
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